Local developers, mobile credentials and QR Codes take ID4Africa spotlight
The suitcase-sized biometric enrollment kits that dominated the exhibitions at ID4Africa’s early AGMs are gone. Instead, exhibitors at ID4Africa’s 2026…
ID4Africa
ID4Africa is a Pan-African Movement motivated by the need to promote legal identity for all in Africa. It is a tripartite with representation from African governments, development agencies and industry. Biometric Update has provided full coverage of the meetings and livecasts since 2016.
ID4Africa vendors see Africa leapfrogging legacy digital identity systems
The annual ID4Africa AGM is a major world event in identity – a must-attend for many biometrics providers working on…
Interoperable digital ecosystems next frontier of Africa’s digital transformation
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation, Salima Monorma Bah, says African countries must move beyond isolated national digital…
Governance can keep DPI working for people when other stakeholders turn against them
The promise of digital public infrastructure is in the scale and efficiency that allows governments to improve inclusion and service…
Digital identity must be built for interoperability from day one, says Margins CEO
Prominent Ghanaian entrepreneur and Margins ID Group founder and CEO Moses Kwesi Baiden Jnr. has argued that national digital identity…
ID4Africa’s Joseph Atick on why Africa is setting the pace for digital identity
At the ID4Africa 2026 AGM in Abidjan, digital identity leaders focused on a common theme: building sustainable digital identity ecosystems…
Why decentralized digital identity looks different in every country
Governments globally are developing and launching digital identity schemes. A variety of models exist, and many of the largest are…
Liberia restructures national ID deal with OSD, plans issuance restart
Liberia has agreed on a concession arrangement with Austrian identity company OSD International, paving the way for the resumption of…
There’s no digital ID without data protection: Mauritius privacy chief
Drudeisha Madhub, the Data Protection Commissioner of Mauritius, has emphasized that technologies like digital identity systems cannot operate in a…
Trust inevitable in building human rights-sensitive digital ID systems
Some digital rights advocates who spoke at the recent ID4Africa 2026 AGM in Abidjan emphasized that for African governments to…
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