Senegal renews deal with Iris Corp for biometric ID cards
Iris Corporation has announced a deal extension with Senegal for the production of three million smart biometric national ID and…
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Senegal’s biometric database easing deportation of its nationals from EU territory
A national biometric database system in Senegal is now helping European Union (EU) member states to effect forced removals of…
Elyctis to deliver 550 ID BOX One biometric ID card readers to Senegal healthcare facilities
Elyctis has announced a collaboration with the Agence Nationale de la Couverture Maladie Universelle du Sénégal (ANACMU) to provide authentication…
Innovatrics biometric algorithms used in World Bank’s Senegal healthcare project
Innovatrics has been revealed as a partner with Credence ID in the World Bank project for a biometrics-based solution to the…
Credence ID mobile biometrics selected for better patient management in Senegal
Credence ID has announced it has been chosen to deploy its mobile biometrics and credential reading technology for patient identity…
The week in Africa biometrics and digital ID: SDG progress, returning ghost workers and a pensioner deadline
A theme emerging this week is a pan-African perspective for digital ID schemes across the continent. Progress is being made…
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometrics for tea workers, financial inclusion with a thumbprint
A new scheme launching in Sierra Leone could rapidly increase the proportion of the population with bank accounts as set…
Africa’s nascent data protection community members share their vision
Members from the first in-person gathering of what could become a pan-African data protection council, and the first time focusing…
Digital ID in Africa this week: Kenya’s biometric ID scheme, blockchain for refugees, universal health and moonlighting officials
Developments in digital ID across Africa this week include positive steps in Senegal to use digital platforms to rapidly reach…
