UNDP, Visa partner to boost digital transformation and financial inclusion in Somalia
Somalia is next on the list of countries that are set to receive an injection of support to boost digital…
National Identification and Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA)
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Uganda biometric national ID enrollment rescheduled for October
The long-awaited national ID card renewal and enrollment program in Uganda is now expected to begin in mid-October, according to…
Uganda to issue alien ID cards with new enrollment software
The Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA), Rosemary Kisembo, says the enrollment of aliens…
NIRA explains adding iris biometrics to Uganda ID
Uganda is making iris biometrics part of its new national digital ID card not just as an added layer of…
Ugandan human rights lawyer’s arrest exposes use of national ID for surveillance
A Ugandan human rights lawyer’s recent arrest highlights the country’s surveillance and government control via the use of the national…
Uganda biometric ID rollout may be hampered by lack of funds: lawmakers
Ugandan lawmakers are worried that the rollout of the country’s new generation of biometric national ID cards by June 1,…
Uganda rumored to consider merging ID agencies as biometric kit price grows
Officials with Uganda’s Internal Affairs Ministry have requested a merger between government bodies responsible for issuing IDs and civil registration,…
Uganda mulls requiring return of old identity cards to issue new generation IDs
Ugandan authorities are studying a plan which may require citizens holding old and expired cards to hand them back before…
Nigeria reaches 57% in special birth registration drive targeting 12M children
The National Population Commission of Nigeria (NPC) says its teams have attained 57 percent coverage of a digital birth registration…
Liberia’s low biometric national ID card renewal rate bemoaned by authorities
The director of Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR), Andrew Peters, has expressed concerns over the reluctance by many Liberians and…
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