African govts must ensure adequate safeguards in digital ID rollouts: report

The 2023 Londa digital rights and inclusion in Africa report published by digital rights watchdog, Paradigm Initiative (PIN), has emphasized the need for necessary safeguards to be considered by African governments in the conception and implementation of digital ID policies.

The voluminous report of 308 pages dissects issues bordering on respect for digital rights and inclusion in 26 African countries.

PIN’s internal teams and external researchers contributed to the report which presents findings in major thematic areas with information gathered …

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