Zambia says using multiple strategies to meet 50 percent birth registration goal by 2026
Zambia is currently at a point of transition where it is moving from extremely limited birth registration to universal registration…
Identification for Development (ID4D)
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Somalia walking a thorny road to an inclusive national digital ID system
Flashback about 30 years ago, Somalia had no functional national ID system. Legal identity in this Horn of Africa nation…
IOM releases Digital Identity Toolkit for policymakers, practitioners
The International Organization for Migration has released the IOM Digital Identity Toolkit so that decision-makers and policymakers have a better…
World Bank demystifies PKI and electronic signatures at ID4Africa 2025
A workshop chaired by World Bank officials Nay Constantine, Tunde Fafunwa and Chris Tullis addressed how electronic signatures enable remote…
Need for speed in removing barriers to birth registration, ID integration in Africa
Speakers on two panels dedicated to birth registration early on Day 3 of the ongoing ID4Africa 2025 AGM in Addis…
ID4Africa 2026 AGM will take place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Cote d’Ivoire’s commercial capital, Abidjan, will be the venue of the 2026 edition of ID4Africa’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). The…
Namibian govt aims for strong public awareness on digital ID as rollout nears
Namibia’s Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, has called for a clear timeline for the imminent…
Robust connectivity needed to drive digital economy: GITEX Africa 2025
Africa’s digital transformation is progressively maturing and one of the ways of giving this journey a massive boost is by…
MOSIP Connect 2025: creating a winning ID system, inclusivity insights
On MOSIP Connect 2025 day one on Tuesday, various panels discussed topics relevant to the digital identity and digital infrastructure…
Nigeria stakeholders propose strategies to accelerate inclusive digital ID issuance
Stakeholders in Nigeria have called on the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to refresh the engagement with its partners and…
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