Voter registration plan makes Ghana Card ‘political tool,’ claims opposition
Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), says it strongly stands against an ongoing move to make the…
Ghana Card
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Ghana plans digital version of national ID card to simplify authentication
The producers of Ghana’s national ID card, known as the Ghana Card, have announced that a complementary digital version of…
Ghana negotiating to make credit for car loans available through digital ID card
In Ghana, it may soon be commonplace to secure a car on hire purchase by presenting one’s biometric national ID…
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…
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…
