Tanzania announces biometric voter registration from July 1 ahead of 2025 polls
Tanzania’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that a biometric voter registration process will be conducted in the Zanzibar…
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Kurdistan completes biometric voter registration amid delayed elections
The Iraqi region of Kurdistan is still awaiting its long-overdue parliamentary elections despite ongoing political strife, the process of registering…
3-week biometric voter registration on in Ghana amid opposition hullabaloo
A nationwide biometric voter registration initiative launched on May 7 is gathering steam in Ghana with the process expected to…
Cameroon election agency secures funding to replace aging biometric voter registration kits
The body managing elections in Cameroon (ELECAM) says it has obtained funds from the government and discussions are already ongoing…
Ghana’s election agency denies accusation that new biometric gear wasted public money
Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has struggled lately with multiple controversies, and another has emerged with claims of massive spending on…
Cameroon bishops urge massive participation in ongoing biometric voter registration
Catholic bishops under the banner of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) have launched a fervent appeal to all…
Papua New Guinea, Kurdistan prepare for biometric elections; Guyana takes a pause
Biometric voter registration systems have been gaining ground in countries around the world – but still remain a point of…
Ghana EC finally aborts plan to require national ID for upcoming voter registration
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) will not go ahead with its plan to make the Ghana Card the only…
Tech5 wins ABIS contract for Jamaican biometric voter registration
Tech5 will provide the automated biometric identification system (ABIS) for Jamaica’s voter registry, to deduplicate, identify and verify voters using…
Voter registration plan makes Ghana Card ‘political tool,’ claims opposition
Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), says it strongly stands against an ongoing move to make the…
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