Gabon launches new national ID system
Published: 1/Juil/2024
Source: Biometric Update
By Ayang Macdonald
After more than a decade of waiting, Gabonese will now be able to apply for and obtain a national digital ID card. The identity credential, known officially as the National Electronic Identity Card (CNIE), was launched last week in a ceremony presided at by the country’s military leader, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema.
The last time national ID cards were issued to Gabonese was in 2013. Since then, the government has made several attempts to restart the process to no avail.
A press release from Gabon’s presidency notes that the rollout of the new card reflects the willingness of Nguema to ensure that all citizens have a government-issued national ID which can permit them enjoy a wide array of services.
Oligui Nguema had taken the commitment to pursue the national ID system modernization program when he staged what is referred to in the country as “a coup of liberation” on August 30, 2023.
During the launch, the president and his wife, Zita Oligui Nguema, symbolically received their ID cards from the hands of the Minister of Interior and National Security.
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