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Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: Ghana demonstrations, Tanzania SIM registration deadline

Biometrics are at the core of an issue leading opposition parties in Ghana to call for demonstrations and mass picketing across the country. They are vehemently opposed to plans to create a new biometric voter management system. In nearby Nigeria, it’s a case of two steps forward after visa-on-arrival for all Africans is launched but high fees for compulsory biometric capture on arrival for first-time visitors is reintroduced ... Read the full story here.

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