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Malawi’s Journey Towards Transformation: Lessons from its National ID Project

Published: 19/Aug/2020
Source: Center for Global Development (Washington DC)

In 2017, Malawi was one of the only countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Common Market for Southern and Eastern Africa (COMESA) without a functioning national registry and identification system. This essay chronicles the story of how […]

CDD FACT-CHECK: Has FG Dumped the National ID Card and Replaced it with Digital Identity?

Published: 18/Aug/2020
Source: Centre for Democracy and Development (Abuja)

VERDICT: Misleading CLAIM: On Thursday, August 13, 2020, multiple news sources published a claim that the Federal Government of Nigeria has dumped the use of the National Identity Card for Digital Identity. One of the headlines read ‘’ FG dumps Plastic National Identity […]

Mali: Célébration de la Journée Africaine de l’Etat civil (JAEC)

Published: 15/Aug/2020
Source: Maliactu.net / L'Independant (Bamako)

Les 8 Communes les plus performantes dans la transmission des statistiques d’Etat-civil récompensées A l’instar de la communauté africaine, le Mali a célébré, le samedi 10 Août dernier, la Journée Africaine de l’Etat-civil (JAEC), au CICB, sous le thème : […]

Nigeria: Citizen Data Management and Harmonization Report

Published: 13/Aug/2020
Source: Government of Nigeria

CHAIRMAN’S SPEECH AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CITIZEN DATA MANAGEMENT AND HARMONIZATION TO MR PRESIDENT, HELD AT ASO ROCK VILLA ON THURSDAY AUGUST 13, 2020 1. I wish to most respectfully thank His Excellency for […]

Nigeria: FG dumps Plastic National Identity Card for Digital Identification

Published: 13/Aug/2020
Source: Vanguard (Abuja)

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday announced that it was opting for a digital national identification card instead of the present plastic card. The Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola, who disclosed this while briefing State House […]

Congo: Etat civil, 150 mille personnes dépourvues d’actes de naissance

Published: 11/Aug/2020
Source: Agence d'information d'Afrique centrale

Organisée par le Haut commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés (HCR), cette rencontre réunit durant deux jours tous les administrateurs maires des différents arrondissements de la capitale. Elle constitue un véritable cadre d’échanges qui leur permettra d’identifier ensemble les […]

Togo: le rôle de l’état civil abordé par le ministre Boukpéssi

Published: 11/Aug/2020
Source: icilome.com

Cette année, la célébration est marquée par le thème : « Enregistrement à l’état civil et les statistiques de l’état civil, un service essentiel pour surveiller et atténuer l’impact des situations d’urgence ».  Le ministre togolais en charge de l’Administration […]

Angola: Parlamento vota alteração do regime de emissão do BI

Published: 11/Aug/2020
Source: Jornal do Angola

A Assembleia Nacional discute e vota, hoje, na generalidade, a Proposta de Lei que altera a Lei sobre o Regime Jurídico da Identificação Civil e Emissão do Bilhete de Identidade de Cidadão Nacional. O diploma pretende dar, aos cidadãos, a […]

Commemoration of Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day

Published: 10/Aug/2020
Source: African Union

Theme: “Civil Registration and Vital Statistics: An Essential Service for Monitoring and Mitigating the Impact of Emergencies”. As the continent commemorates the Third Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is […]

Bénin : la carte nationale d’identité biométrique mise en vigueur

Published: 10/Aug/2020
Source: Ciomag

(CIO Mag) – Au Bénin, l’Agence nationale d’identification des personnes (ANIP) a lancé l’ouverture de l’accès à la carte biométrique. Cette innovation intervient dans un contexte d’extension et de modernisation des services rendus à la population. « La carte nationale d’identité […]