Biometric banking requirement coming in Ghana, unmet by half of Nigerian accounts
From July 1, all banking and financial transactions in Ghana will be completed only upon presentation of the biometric ID…
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Ghana to address challenges slowing ongoing biometric SIM re-registration
The Board of Directors of the National Communications Authority (NCA) and mobile telephone operators in Ghana have agreed on a…
Track record of biometric Ghana SIM re-registration provider comes under scrutiny
At a time when many Ghanaians have been expressing frustration with the biometric capture process for a government-ordered SIM card…
Ghanaians cry foul over stressful biometric SIM re-registration experience
Many Ghanaians who have to stand on long queues to have their biometrics captured for the SIM re-registration drive directed…
Ghana opts for new biometric passports, Taliban resumes issuance in Afghanistan
Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has informed Parliament it plans to begin issuing passports with biometrics-embedded chips…
Simprints deploying biometrics for healthcare projects in Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania
Ghana will soon begin a pilot for an immunization project with a biometric solution from Simprints whereby service delivery of…
Major research project examines digital identity in 10 African countries
Detailed reports into the status quo of digital identity systems of 10 African nations have been released by Research ICT…
Controversy over Ghana VP remarks on ID card use as passport shows need for public engagement
The recent claim by Ghana’s vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia that the country’s national biometric ID card (the Ghana Card)…
Sectoral digital ID cards requested in India, Ghana, advance in Ethiopia
Roadside and pushcart vendors in India have written a petition asking the Union government to issue them biometric ID cards…
Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana share digital ID success stories in ID4Africa Livecast
The level of progress so far attained by Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana in the implementation of their respective digital identity…
