Niger joins regional biometric passport initiative with Burkina Faso, Mali
Niger has become the latest member of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to launch a regional biometric passport as…
Sahel
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Focus on Sahel digital sovereignty gets clearer with Niger’s new biometric ID card
Niger has become the second country of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to launch a new biometric national ID…
Burkina Faso aims for digital sovereignty with infrastructure supervision center
Burkina Faso has started work on a facility meant to supervise the country’s digital public infrastructure (DPI). This move advances…
Mali unveils new biometric passport with Emptech as supplier
Chinese biometrics firm Emptech is the supplier of Mali’s new biometric passport which was officially launched a few days ago….
Libyan firm wins Niger biometric passport, national ID contract
Libyan biometrics solutions provider Al Itissan Al-Jadeed has been contracted to oversee an upgrade of the passport and national ID…
ECOWAS to continue accepting old passports, ID cards from citizens of three Sahel states after exit
Citizens of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger who hold passports and ID cards with the ECOWAS logo will still get…
Sahel states under military rule unveil common biometric passport Jan. 29
Three West African countries – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – which are all currently running junta-led governments have announced…
