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Malawi is advancing efforts to strengthen its digital identity infrastructure, with government and international partners reviewing progress on an e-KYC and Digital Identity Project designed to improve access to financial services and support the country’s wider digital transformation. The initiative is being implemented with the Reserve Bank of Malawi and …
The Central Bank of West African States has expanded access to its regional instant payments platform, with 175 financial institutions and payment providers now authorised to offer interoperable services across eight West African countries. The latest list, published by the BCEAO at the end of September, covers banks, electronic money …
Egypt’s national instant payments infrastructure has reached nearly 22 million registered users, highlighting the rapid growth of digital payments as the country continues its transition towards a less cash-dependent economy. The Central Bank of Egypt said the country’s Instant Payment Network had processed around 1.47 billion transactions worth EGP 4.33 …
Nigeria is strengthening its satellite communications infrastructure after government-owned NIGCOMSAT signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space to develop a new telecommunications satellite aimed at expanding connectivity across Africa. Known as NigComSat-2A, the geostationary satellite is being designed to provide a range of communications services, including television broadcasting, broadband internet, …
South Africa has unveiled the first working prototype of its national Digital ID, marking a major step in the government’s plan to transform how citizens access identity and Home Affairs services. Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber demonstrated the new digital credential at Constitution Hill, using his own personal information to …
Uganda is moving ahead with plans to use the National Identification Number, or NIN, as the primary tax identifier for individuals, in a reform designed to simplify access to public services and improve the way government agencies share and verify citizen information. The change follows Cabinet approval on 1 September …
Togo has taken another step towards digitising government services after the country’s revenue authority launched a new online platform allowing eligible businesses and taxpayers to declare and pay the Single Business Tax electronically. The e-TPU platform, introduced on September 17 by the Office Togolais des Recettes (OTR), is aimed primarily …
Ethiopia’s digital payments landscape is set for further expansion after Dashen Bank and Visa agreed to a five-year partnership aimed at increasing the use and availability of electronic payment services across the country. The agreement, announced in Addis Ababa this 16 September, will focus on several areas of the payments …
Nigeria has brought forward the timetable for one of its largest digital infrastructure projects, with the government now aiming to complete a planned 90,000-kilometre national fibre network within three years. The revised schedule was announced by Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Minister Bosun Tijani at Semafor’s The Next 3 Billion …
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has expanded access to its Smart ID system as part of a wider push to modernise identity services and make government documentation more accessible. The reforms have opened Smart ID applications to naturalised South African citizens and lawful permanent residents, groups that had previously …
Senegal is reshaping its digital transformation agenda around sovereign cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence as the government seeks to turn its technology plans into projects with a direct impact on public services. The priorities form part of the New Deal Technologique, Senegal’s national digital strategy covering areas including digital infrastructure, …
Liberia is preparing to modernise its national identity infrastructure by connecting the national identification system with civil registration and vital statistics records under a proposed US$54 million public-private partnership. The planned upgrade would create a digital framework linking identity records with key life events, including births and deaths. The National …