Sierra Leone hikes fees for obtaining biometric ID documents
Sierra Leoneans are raising complaints after a recent move by the government to increase fees, and now in U.S. dollars,…
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Sierra Leone signs up for national digital ID pilot built with MOSIP
Sierra Leone has struck a deal with MOSIP to build and pilot a national digital ID system with open source…
Digital ID needed for passport, residence, work permits in Sierra Leone
A new policy coming into force in Sierra Leone from 1 June, 2022, requires all foreign nationals applying for residence…
MOSIP, OpenG2P partner on digital ID solution for smooth service delivery
Open-source digital ID provider MOSIP and digital public goods organization OpenG2P say they are bringing together their solutions in the…
Sierra Leone seeks supplier of biometric voter kits and system ahead of 2023 elections
The National Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone has launched a tender for the design, installation and maintenance of a biometric…
Smartmatic wins Uganda biometric voter registration kit contract with $22.4M bid
After last week’s special report on Nigeria and Ghana, we cast our biometrics news net across the African continent again…
Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: politics, ecommerce, Covid-19 biometric capture bans
Covid-19 continues to impact biometric systems across Africa. After initial reports in previous weeks of systems being suspended to reduce…
Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: savings and costs in Nigeria, divisions in Tanzania, Ghana
Once again, Nigeria dominates the biometrics news agenda in Africa and this week; even a university has resorted to biometric…
Biometrics developments and digital ID across Africa this week: Huduma Namba halted, Tanzania SIM shutdown and a sea of opinions
Africa’s most emblematic biometric ID scheme has been halted by the High Court. Kenya’s Huduma Namba must wait until adequate…
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…
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