Leaders in Philippines weigh ePhilIDs vs physical IDs amid problems meeting production
As of September 8th, 2023, roughly 81 million Filipinos have registered for national IDs in the past three years, but…
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Kenyan govt assures civil society digital ID will meet data protection, inclusion goals
The Kenya government insists that the design of the country’s third generation national ID dubbed Maisha Namba will respect the…
Somalia begins issuing new biometric digital ID developed with NADRA’s help
Somalia has launched its own biometric identity card system with the head of the government expressing hope it will help…
Nigeria celebrates ID Day with digital ID self-enrollment app launch
Nigeria launched a new app with contactless fingerprint biometrics to allow people to carry out self-service enrollment to the country’s…
Kenyan rights groups warn digital ID program repeating past mistakes
The Kenyan Human Rights Commission is leading a group of ten civil society groups in responding to the country’s digital…
Ethiopia rolls out student IDs, integrates biometric data to issue Fayda
Ethiopia’s National ID Program and Ministry of Education have announced that biometric digital ID has been adopted as the official…
Nigerian digital ID system wrestles with persistent corruption and delays
Authorities in Nigeria are urging people not to pay bribes to third-party service brokers or National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)…
Kenya approves Maisha Namba, plans launch this month with $6.8M budget
Lawmakers on Kenya’s Technical Committee of Principle Secretaries have approved four pieces of the country’s digital identity plan, and the…
Philippines launches ‘eGov’ super app, tests biometric authentication for national IDs
The Philippines recently-launched eGov PH Super App aims to streamline government documents and services access. Part of the e-Gov PH system,…
Equatorial Guinea, Ghana want to flush out ‘ghost’ public workers using biometrics
The use of biometrics to identify government workers in African countries has been gaining traction over the years, and Equatorial…
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