Digital ID in Africa this week: biometrics for tea workers, financial inclusion with a thumbprint
A new scheme launching in Sierra Leone could rapidly increase the proportion of the population with bank accounts as set…
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…
African biometric and digital ID issues continue apace both on and off the continent. In Somalia a scheme to use…
It’s been two steps forward, one step back for biometrics in Africa this week. Liberia has issued a cancellation notice…
Biometrics news span issues of self-reliance, politics and counter-terrorism across Africa this week. Nigeria and Ghana continue to make progress…
National telecom watchdogs are fining mobile operators for not keeping up with SIM card registrations linked to ID, while in…
West Africa comes to the foreground this week in African digital ID news as Guinea announces plans for a comprehensive…
Developments across Nigeria’s digital ID projects have reached a certain momentum as more government departments require the country’s National Insurance…
Governments across Africa are spending more on digital ID and biometrics, including new digital service centers this week in Nigeria…