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Digital identity in Africa this week: fluctuating govt spending and biometric travel
Governments across Africa are spending more on digital ID and biometrics, including new digital service centers this week in Nigeria and e-passport centers in Kenya, but some budgets are being cut. As well as new ePassport centers for Kenyans at home and abroad, Egyptians travelling to Mecca are having their biometrics captured for visas ... Read the whole story here.

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The importance of voice biometrics in the healthcare industry
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Laxton bringing new multi-modal biometric desktop device to ID4Africa 2019
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IDEMIA adds business development veteran to Identity & Security NA division
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ID4Africa 2019 participants preview biometrics news to come from leading global event
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  June 18, 2019 - June 20, 2019
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