Digital ID in Africa this week: biometrics for tea workers, financial inclusion with a thumbprint
A new scheme launching in Sierra Leone could rapidly increase the proportion of the population with bank accounts as set…
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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…
Digital ID in Africa this week: fresh calls for biometric voting in Zimbabwe, self-reliance in Nigeria and a possible UN biometric anti-terrorism platform
Biometrics news span issues of self-reliance, politics and counter-terrorism across Africa this week. Nigeria and Ghana continue to make progress…
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…
Digital ID in Africa this week: Nigerian biometrics reach turning point, Ghana caught selling voter data
Developments across Nigeria’s digital ID projects have reached a certain momentum as more government departments require the country’s National Insurance…
Infant biometrics in the spotlight at ID4Africa 2019
Among the highlights of the second day of ID4Africa 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa, was a packed and at time…
Opportunities and risks of biometrics and digital identity in focus on day 2 of ID4Africa 2019
The second day of ID4Africa 2019 featured 16 informational tracks delving into a range of issues related to this year’s…
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…
