Ethiopia orders 1.5 million passports to clear citizen backlog
https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/36422/
Here’s how a well-connected security company is quietly building mass biometric databases in West Africa with EU aid funds
Here’s how a well-connected security company is quietly building mass biometric databases in West Africa with EU aid funds
https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/4290/heres-how-well-connected-security-company-quietly-building-mass-biometric
The “EU Trust Fund for Stability and Addressing Root Causes of Irregular Migration and Displaced Persons in Africa” (EUTF for Africa) isn’t exactly headline news (and nor does it exactly roll off the tongue), but its influence is vast and will be felt for decades to come for millions of people ac
Digital Identity and Inclusion: Tracing Technological Transitions
Digital Identity and Inclusion: Tracing Technological Transitions
https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/digital-identity-and-inclusion-tracing-technological-transitions
Idemia on the block with €6B price tag
Idemia on the block with €6B price tag: report | Biometric Update
https://www.biometricupdate.com/202303/idemia-on-the-block-with-e6b-price-tag-report
A memo on the prospective sale has been sent by Advent, which owns a majority stake in Idemia, to candidate funds and manufacturers.
Kenya - Commissioning of the new generation number plates
https://twitter.com/FredMatiangi/status/1564557091309850625
Kenya election 2022: Kenya's Shona community first time vote after statelessness
Formerly stateless community voting for the first time in Kenya
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-62437130
The Shona community in Kenya will be voting for the first time in the 2022 Kenya election after receiving citizenship in 2020
Three women arrested for 'buying' identity cards in Narok
Three women arrested for 'buying' identity cards in Narok
https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/narok/three-women-arrested-for-buying-identity-cards-in-narok-3904342
County Commissioner Isaac Masinde told reporters in his office that the three would be charged with election offences.
Indian children without Aadhaar digital ID shut out of school
Indian children without Aadhaar digital ID shut out of school | Context
https://news.trust.org/item/20220727140816-89gn0
Millions of children risk being excluded from school and free food programmes due to a lack of the Indian government's biometric ID cards.
Surveillance-enabling Identity Systems in Africa: Tracing the Fingerprints of Aadhaar
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https://digitalid.design/PI-surveillance-id-africa.html
'Why every Lagos resident must obtain new Smart LAG ID Card'
'Why every Lagos resident must obtain new Smart LAG ID Card' - P.M. News
https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/07/13/why-every-lagos-resident-must-obtain-new-smart-lag-id-card/
LASRRA explains why everybody living in the state should obtain its soon to be launched upgraded Resident Identity Card (LAG ID Card).