Digital ID in Africa this week: Nigeria extends biometric registration, Kenyan groups call for scrutiny
With the biggest digital ID job to do in Africa in terms of population size, Nigeria dominates the identity agenda…
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With the biggest digital ID job to do in Africa in terms of population size, Nigeria dominates the identity agenda…
A new scheme launching in Sierra Leone could rapidly increase the proportion of the population with bank accounts as set…
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…
Aviation security featured prominently among the headlines in the biometrics industry this week, with new pilots rolling out at airports…
National telecom watchdogs are fining mobile operators for not keeping up with SIM card registrations linked to ID, while in…
Kenya’s national ID project Huduma Namba was a topic of much discussion at ID4Africa 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The…
Digital identity themes, challenges, problems and progress came to the fore in Johannesburg as delegates from African governments, international agencies…
Governments across Africa are spending more on digital ID and biometrics, including new digital service centers this week in Nigeria…
Ahead of the ID4Africa event in Johannesburg, digital ID related companies are releasing think pieces on the future possibilities for…