The week in Africa biometrics and digital ID: SDG progress, returning ghost workers and a pensioner deadline
A theme emerging this week is a pan-African perspective for digital ID schemes across the continent. Progress is being made…
A theme emerging this week is a pan-African perspective for digital ID schemes across the continent. Progress is being made…
This week sets a good example of the broadening impact of biometrics and digital ID across Africa. Beyond deals for…
Kenya dominated digital ID developments this week. What could have been its biggest story – downgrading the new role of…
The trend for this week is mobile – mobile banking, payments, SIM registration and even a mobile app to check…
It has been two steps forward and possibly two steps back again for digital ID in Africa this week. While…
The International Identity Day concept which was born of the ID4Africa movement gains significant ground as Nigeria becomes the first…
Developments this week highlight the divide between African nations in terms of the level of maturity of their digital ID…
A new scheme launching in Sierra Leone could rapidly increase the proportion of the population with bank accounts as set…
The importance of biometric legal identity from birth is something of a theme this week as UNICEF pushes the concept…
Neighbors Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have come to the fore this week. The two members of the Economic Community of…