Namibian lawmakers examine bill to streamline civil registration, lower age for ID cards
A draft piece of legislation seeking to make changes to Namibia’s civil status registration and identification system is currently in…
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Bhutan prepares to vote on its National Identity Bill
Bhutan is preparing to vote for its National Digital Identity Bill, the legislative framework designed to regulate its sovereign digital…
Home Affairs Dept to become national ID-issuing authority in Bangladesh
National ID cards in Bangladesh (NIDs) will henceforth be issued by the country’s Department of Home Affairs and no longer…
South Africans get their chance to comment on national ID bill
The Republic of South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs is inviting public comments on its draft National Identification and Registration…
Digital ID key in Kenya’s digital transformation agenda: Eliud Owalo
(Dr. Joseph Atick, Eliud Owalo, and Julius Bitok on stage at ID4Africa 2023) In Kenya, the idea of a national identity…
Papua New Guinea could be heading for a country-wide digital identity system ‘by 2025’
Papua New Guinea could be heading for a country-wide digital identity system by 2025 according to statements from two of…
Philippines govt expedites digital IDs
The government of Philippines is hoping to expedite the issuance of digital identity cards to nationals with the Department of…
Botswana and Namibia select Veridos technology for cross-border digital ID
German secure ID firm Veridos continues making moves in Africa. On the heels of a recent MOU aimed at simplifying…
Study proposes strategy for effective digital ID implementation in Somalia
The implementation of a digital ID system in war-torn Somalia will come with many benefits for the country such as…
Kenya aims for ID issuance within three weeks, same-day birth registration
Kenya is moving to accelerate the issuance of national identity cards, particularly in border counties like Mandera in the country’s…
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