Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: mass enrollments, closed borders and system failures
While Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Chad either launched or announced mass enrollments for biometric civil registrations, the system in…
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While Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Chad either launched or announced mass enrollments for biometric civil registrations, the system in…
After much criticism of Kenya’s Huduma Namba scheme, this week there is a call for further use of biometrics to…
Africa’s most emblematic biometric ID scheme has been halted by the High Court. Kenya’s Huduma Namba must wait until adequate…
Tanzania is the main story this week for biometrics in Africa as its deadline for biometric SIM registration arrived when…
Heading into a new decade there’s a clear theme in Africa’s digital ID sphere: looming deadlines. First up is Tanzania’s…
Biometrics are at the core of an issue leading opposition parties in Ghana to call for demonstrations and mass picketing…
As 2019 draws to a close, Tanzania reaches – and pushes back – its December 31 biometric SIM registration after…
Biometrics and digital ID are becoming firmly embedded in everyday life in many parts of Africa. 150 social media influencers…
Biometrics for healthcare access comes to the fore this week as a new national healthcare scheme in Côte d’Ivoire moves…
The trend for this week is mobile – mobile banking, payments, SIM registration and even a mobile app to check…