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ECOWAS Commission urges remaining 9 member states to issue biometric regional ID card
May 12, 2023, 10:17 p.m. | Alessandro Mascellino
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The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Omar Touray, has revealed that just 6 out of the 15 member states currently support the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card (ENBIC), according to News Diary Online.
The biometric ID with an embedded electronic chip began rolling out in Nigeria and Senegal in 2016.
Similar to biometric passports, the ENBIC has a secure chip that contains crucial biometric and biographical data about the cardholder, …
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