ID4Africa 2025 begins with record numbers, urgency and Ethiopian PM’s address
ID4Africa’s 2025 AGM kicked off today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, attended by Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali and several…
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.
Inclusive digital ID poised for leap forward with QR codes, similar credentials
QR codes have been around for decades, but they and other similar technologies have only recently emerged as digital identity…
AI, DPI offer Africa new hope for more efficient, impactful public sector: Tony Blair Institute
Generative AI can help Africa leapfrog its historical development constraints and fast-track a new approach to socio-economic progress which is…
African civil registration leaders, ACSA point direction for needed acceleration
There are several countries in sub-Saharan Africa on track to meet the civil and birth registration targets of Sustainable Development…
African speakers at ID4Africa double in reflection of digital ID progress
ID4Africa’s annual general meeting has grown every year, in terms of the size of the program and the number of…
ID4Africa announces 2025 Ambassadors Class that reflects growing legal ID impact
A total of 126 diligently chosen personalities from Africa’s identity ecosystem make up the 2025 batch of Ambassadors and deputies…
Identification for development: A Who’s Who
Identification for development, sometimes styled as “ID4D,” is a global initiative that seeks to provide legal identity for the 850…
Central Africa needs traction on financial inclusion to advance economic growth
Financial inclusion is increasingly being considered one of the major drivers of digital transformation in Africa and other parts of…
Cameroon civil registration agency lobbies govt to officialize ID Day
The National Civil Status Registration Office of Cameroon (BUNEC) used the International Identity Day observed recently to highlight how vital…
Fayda digital ID critical to Ethiopia’s 2025-2030 digital govt strategy: official
A data and governance system advisor at Ethiopia’s Ministry of Innovation and Technology has underscored the role of the Fayda…
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