Nigerian government in talks to harmonize biometric, ID databases and credentials
Nigeria’s push to issue universal legal and digital identity has resulted in a many more people who can prove who…
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Cameroon mayors resolve to make birth registration a top priority
Local and city council mayors in Cameroon have signed a charter which reflects their desire to take birth registration efforts…
African digital CRVS Shared Asset initiative advances as collaborative framework is born
Efforts aimed at putting in place an integrated and harmonized digital Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (e-CRVS) system that will…
The Gambia reaches 1.17M birth registration milestone with World Bank support
A World Bank-supported project to help set up a digital Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (eCRVS) system for The Gambia…
Cameroon launches free birth certificate issuance operation for 80K pupils in exams
About 80,000 primary school children, who do not have birth certificates, but who are preparing to write the First School…
2.7M people in India’s Assam state may get digital ID after activation of citizenship law
The biometric data of 27 lakh (2.7 million) people in the northern Indian state of Assam could be unlocked following…
World Bank to consider impact of lacking ID on digital financial inclusion for women
A blog post by the World Bank shares that an upcoming World Bank paper will recommend ways to close the…
OpenCRVS launches new version, resources and partner program to boost ecosystem
OpenCRVS has released a new version of its digital civil registration platform and launched a pair of initiatives to build…
African leader’s efforts to eradicate statelessness wins plaudits from UNHCR
The recent adoption by African leaders of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights Relating to…
NADRA decision on trans IDs presents a democratic exclusion challenge
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) decided to suspend the “X” category Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) after receiving…
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