Municipal ID programs offer ID to undocumented people, and ICE wants their data
Amid the ongoing collapse of democratic norms in the U.S., it is easy to miss a nightmare scenario unfolding for…
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LSE Identity Project reflects on 20 years of observing, influencing digital identity policy
The London School of Economics (LSE) Identity Project is celebrating twenty years of existence. At an event held in London,…
Women in Identity research sheds light on cost of ID exclusion
Identity exclusion is costing businesses money. The same problem is causing misery among real people, and in some cases preventing…
Liberians request more biometric ID centers as govt poised to expand enrollment
The National Identification Registry of Liberia (NIR) will have to positively respond to requests from citizens for the creation of…
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…
Namibia to roll out digital ID card in July 2026
The Namibian government has mentioned July 2026 as the date for the rollout of a national digital ID system that…
Nigeria amplifies efforts to ID prisoners, expand social register
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says its inclusive national digital ID efforts are yielding positive results in the correctional…
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…
São Tomé and Principe pilots MOSIP-based national digital ID system
São Tomé and Principe, Africa’s second smallest country by area and population, with just around a thousand square kilometres and…
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