As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, some African institutions are reacting by suspending fingerprint-based biometric access and attendance systems in the…
Once again, Nigeria dominates the biometrics news agenda in Africa and this week; even a university has resorted to biometric…
Africa’s most emblematic biometric ID scheme has been halted by the High Court. Kenya’s Huduma Namba must wait until adequate…
Tanzania is the main story this week for biometrics in Africa as its deadline for biometric SIM registration arrived when…
Heading into a new decade there’s a clear theme in Africa’s digital ID sphere: looming deadlines. First up is Tanzania’s…
Biometrics are at the core of an issue leading opposition parties in Ghana to call for demonstrations and mass picketing…
The use of biometrics by electoral commissions is once again at the fore in digital ID news in Africa. The…
As 2019 draws to a close, Tanzania reaches – and pushes back – its December 31 biometric SIM registration after…
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana is changing the biometric voter registration process for the 2020 elections, adding facial recognition…
Canadian identity verification firm Trulioo is extending its coverage to Ghana and Nigeria, allowing businesses to establish the identity of…
