PNG finalizes DPI policy draft, plans last digital ID consultation for July
The government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has announced the completion of a draft policy that lays out a clear…
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Liberia needs more funding to widen national ID coverage
The Executive Director of Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR), Andrew Peters, says one of the biggest challenges they face in…
Cameroon civil society urges persuasive, not punitive govt approach to drive ID adoption
Cameroonian civil society organizations are asking the government to make some legislative changes that could also change the perception citizens…
Sierra Leone reaches 93 percent national ID coverage, 80 percent services digitized
Sierra Leone says it has recorded a 93 percent civil registration and national ID issuance coverage rate, with at least…
São Tomé and Principe pilots MOSIP-based national digital ID system
São Tomé and Principe, Africa’s second smallest country by area and population, with just around a thousand square kilometres and…
$60M to speed up digital connectivity infrastructure in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Tanzania
A data center operator, Wingu Africa, has announced the obtention of $60 million to accelerate the rollout of critical digital…
Phygital IDs and PPPs: IN Groupe CEO Agnès Diallo on realizing identity’s promise
IN Groupe is one of the oldest companies in the identity space, but promoted Agnès Diallo to the CEO role…
Ethiopia’s digital ID chief lays out roadmap for reaching 90M enrollments by 2027
“Digital ID is not optional; it is a necessity.” It is on this conviction that Ethiopia is riding to make…
Chad, Mali, Senegal pursue birth registration reforms to close gaps
Efforts deployed by the Republics of Chad, Mali and Senegal to reform and digitize their respective birth registration systems are…
Sri Lanka OneRegistry to bridge gap between citizens and government databases
With help from the UN Development Program (UNDP) and the World Health Organization (WHO), along with the UN Sri Lanka…
