Faydaverse officially enters Africa’s DPI market
Faydaverse was officially inaugurated as a state-owned enterprise (SOE) under the umbrella of government strategic investment arm Ethiopian Investment Holdings…
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Co-creation gives MOSIP development a lift on path to sustainability
MOSIP’s vision of achieving open-source project sustainability rests in large part on contributions from the countries that adopt the modular…
Ethio Telecom enrolls 32M for Fayda as telecoms take bigger DPI role
Ethio Telecom says it has enrolled 32 million Ethiopians for the country’s Fayda digital ID, underscoring the increasingly important role…
Ethio Telecom, Huawei partner to expand Ethiopia’s digital infrastructure
Ethiopia’s state-run telecommunications company, Ethio Telecom, which is one of the biggest players in the country’s digital transformation landscape, is…
Fayda digital ID critical for Ethiopia’s five-year refugee inclusion strategy
Ethiopia’s national digital ID (Fayda) has been described as a critical tool in the implementation of a government framework aimed…
Ethiopia partners with Safaricom to run digital ID enrollment in 7 regions
Safaricom Ethiopia has signed an agreement with the country’s digital identity authority to take over biometric enrollment to the national…
Ethiopia builds DPI to power sovereign digital state
Ongoing efforts by the government of Ethiopia to build a digitally sovereign state were in the spotlight recently during the…
Ethiopia links digital ID with passport system in utility-first adoption push
Ethiopia’s Immigration and Citizenship Service (ICS) has announced the integration of the Fayda national digital ID with the passport application…
Ethiopia moves to expand Fayda enrollment with $54M Super Agent procurement
Ethiopia’s Digital ID for Inclusion and Services Project is in urgent need of “Super Agents” to facilitate large-scale registration and…
Building digital ID systems that last: African countries share experiences as ID4Africa 2026 opens
It is no longer enough to just build national digital ID systems. It is critical to ensure that the systems…
