Cameroon PM announces major reforms to national ID system as issuance backlog swells

Cameroon’s Prime Minister Dr. Joseph Dion Ngute told lawmakers on Friday June 30 that a new national digital ID card system announced by the President of the Republic Paul Biya in 2021 will go operational soon, as the number of unissued ID cards in the country remains high.

Before that happens however, the PM said the issuing authority – the General Delegation for National Security (DGSN) – is taking some stop-gap measures to handle the situation that has …

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