Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric verification for Somali military pay, SIM registration in Tanzania
African biometric and digital ID issues continue apace both on and off the continent. In Somalia a scheme to use…
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Digital ID in Africa this week: Huduma Namba to become virtually compulsory, Ghana gets PKI, Liberia runs out of biometric passports
It’s been two steps forward, one step back for biometrics in Africa this week. Liberia has issued a cancellation notice…
This week in biometrics and identification technology
Aviation security featured prominently among the headlines in the biometrics industry this week, with new pilots rolling out at airports…
Digital ID in Africa this week: mobile money, tracking teachers and large SIM fines
National telecom watchdogs are fining mobile operators for not keeping up with SIM card registrations linked to ID, while in…
Taking biometric ID from rumors to government service delivery in Kenya
Kenya’s national ID project Huduma Namba was a topic of much discussion at ID4Africa 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The…
Key themes and debates emerge as ID4Africa opens
Digital identity themes, challenges, problems and progress came to the fore in Johannesburg as delegates from African governments, international agencies…
Digital identity in Africa this week: fluctuating govt spending and biometric travel
Governments across Africa are spending more on digital ID and biometrics, including new digital service centers this week in Nigeria…
Possibilities and teething difficulties for African biometrics and digital ID
Ahead of the ID4Africa event in Johannesburg, digital ID related companies are releasing think pieces on the future possibilities for…
Digital ID in Africa this week: demand for national biometric projects challenge capacities
Biometrics were firmly a part of the continental conversation in parts of Africa this week. In Kenya, at the start…
Digital ID in Africa this week: Huduma Namba lineups, Liberia verification roll out, biometric voting in SA
Governments press ahead across Africa to increase the uptake of digital ID and biometrics. Kenyans lined up ahead of the…
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