Need for speed in removing barriers to birth registration, ID integration in Africa
Speakers on two panels dedicated to birth registration early on Day 3 of the ongoing ID4Africa 2025 AGM in Addis…
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Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya reveal revenue generation models from national ID programs
At ID4Africa 2025, a panel of representatives from five African countries deemed advanced in identity spoke on ‘Reimagining Identity Authorities…
PNG launches birth registration legislation in landmark for national ID project
Papua New Guinea is taking a concrete step in making sure every citizen is officially recognized and able to access…
Madagascar selects IN Groupe for €8.5M digital ID contract
Madagascar has selected IN Groupe for a project to modernize the country’s civil registry and create an integrated digital ID…
Pakistan introduces digital birth, death registration in health facilities
Pakistan has taken a decisive move to streamline birth and death registration by digitizing the process and making services available…
Uganda urges massive student participation in upcoming national ID enrollment drive
Uganda’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) used a recent school debate event to encourage the massive participation of young…
Namibia to step up civil registration efforts with $9M budget
The Department of Civil Registration in Namibia, which is under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, has…
Ghana’s new identification authority board to focus on public trust, inclusive service delivery
The National Identification Authority of Ghana (NIA) has new appointees on its governing board with a call on them to…
Chad issues biometric IDs to thousands of refugees with Idemia tech, UNHCR’s help
Refugees in Chad can now apply for a legal identity to bring them an important step closer to social and…
Pakistan updates digital ID system under new biometric policy framework
Pakistan is updating its national identity and biometric registration ecosystem through gradually implementing the National Registration and Biometric Policy (NR&BP)…
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