‘Interoperable but not identical’: applying ID standards across diverse communities
Exchanging knowledge and experiences with identity systems to improve future ID projects is central to the concept of ID4Africa’s mission….
ID4Africa 2025
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Namibia weighs biometrics options for foundation of instant payment system
One of the signs of progress towards realizing the “prioritizing use, accelerating impact” part of the ID4Africa 2025 AGM’s official…
Benin envisages mobile wallet launch in inclusive national digital ID push
Benin has mentioned plans of launching a digital wallet as part of its push to make its national digital ID…
Tanzania launching infant biometric registration pilot with UNICEF support
Tanzania’s National Identification Authority (NIDA) says it is figuring how to implement an infant biometric registration system for children below…
Understanding of what #SafeDPI is, how to achieve it creeps forward
If a government spends millions of dollars on an identity system or any other kind of digital public infrastructure that…
Zambia says using multiple strategies to meet 50 percent birth registration goal by 2026
Zambia is currently at a point of transition where it is moving from extremely limited birth registration to universal registration…
Upanzi Network digital identity hackathons to continue nurturing African talent
The African Digital Identity Hackathon, organized by the Upanzi Network at Carnegie Melon University Africa in Rwanda and MicroSave Consulting,…
Guinea-Bissau deploys efforts to digitize birth registration, national ID systems
Considerable efforts are underway to ensure the complete digitization, integration and modernization of the civil registration and national ID systems…
Liberia needs more funding to widen national ID coverage
The Executive Director of Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR), Andrew Peters, says one of the biggest challenges they face in…
Sierra Leone reaches 93 percent national ID coverage, 80 percent services digitized
Sierra Leone says it has recorded a 93 percent civil registration and national ID issuance coverage rate, with at least…
