Ghana’s identity authority claims $80M debt from government over ID card production
The Executive Secretary of Ghana’s National Identification Authority (NIA), Prof Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, has insisted that the government owes the…
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Ghana starts follow-up nationwide biometric ID card enrollment drive
The National Identification Authority of Ghana (NIA) has begun a new phase of a registration campaign for the country’s national…
Ghana to begin issuing digital IDs to newborns from August
The issuance of digital ID numbers, known as Ghana Card numbers, to newborns in Ghana is set to begin next…
National ID cards launched in DRC, remain uncollected in Ghana
The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched its new national ID card, in an official ceremony where current president Félix…
Report finds data protection loopholes in Tanzania’s biometric SIM registration drive
Tanzania’s efforts in crime prevention, social protection and financial inclusion through digital identity are commendable but the government has to…
Ghana plans mass block of SIM cards not registered with biometrics
Slightly over 11 million SIM cards not biometrically registered in Ghana will be blocked by the end of this month…
EC presses on with plan to make Ghana Card lone ID for voter registration
Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) is hoping to be second time lucky in convincing parliament to approve its plan of making…
Sole requirement of Ghana Card for voter registration rejected by parliament
A proposal from Ghana’s Electoral Commission to make the national digital ID card the sole document acceptable for voter registration…
MPs bicker over move to make Ghana Card sole ID for biometric voter registration
A proposal for the amendment of Ghana’s electoral law to make the Ghana Card the only ID document to confirm…
Ghana re-announces issuance of ID numbers to babies, Uganda to register citizen school children
Babies born in Ghana on or after 31 March 2023 will be issued with a Ghana Card number, perhaps, whereas…
