WURI digital ID project improving access to public services in Benin
Many citizens in Benin now have easy access to public and private sector services thanks to a foundational identity (fID)…
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ECOWAS pushes regional biometric ID card adoption to bring down travel, business barriers
Members of some women groups in border communities between Senegal and Guinea Bissau (the sene-Gambia zone) have received biometric national…
1 step forward, 3 steps back for West Africa’s regional digital ID projects
It may become more difficult for people living in several Western African countries to cross international borders, with their exit…
ECOWAS seeks consultant for regional biometric ID card transition roadmap
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is calling for expressions of interest from consulting firms to develop a…
ECOWAS talks travel, trade benefits of regional biometric ID card in Cote d’Ivoire
Cote d’Ivoire is the latest member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to host a workshop meant…
ECOWAS drums importance of regional biometric ID card for The Gambia in integration push
The Economic and Monetary Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recently undertook a sensitization tour to The Gambia to reiterate…
Biometric ID is a tool for migrant instrumentalization in Nigeria, study argues
An academic study on migrants from five central and west African countries seeking refuge in Nigeria has found that biometric…
PhilSys shares notes with WURI officials on digital ID best practices
Delegations form six West African countries participating in a regional identification project dubbed WURI recently had a working session with…
ECOWAS Commission urges remaining 9 member states to issue biometric regional ID card
The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Omar Touray, has revealed that just 6 out…
ECOWAS to fast-track regional ID card project to boost financial inclusion, integration
The World Bank-supported West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) programme is set to enjoy new impetus…
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