Malians will have to switch to a biometric health ID card by April 1 in order to keep accessing health services paid for by the compulsory health insurance (AOM), reports Mali Actu. Mali: Biometric health cards go into effect April 1
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The Lagos-based company helps businesses automate due diligence and compliance by providing address and identity verification with credit history and facial recognition through APIs. Youverify has secured $1.5 million seed funding from Orange Digital Ventures Africa reports TechNext. Nigeria: Verification startup secures $1.5M funding from Orange They believe the purchase of new equipment will equate to savings of over $18 million.
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Political coalition the Mass Action Committee has stated that claims the commission has not been upfront about existing biometric verification registration kits are unfounded, reports another article in Modern Ghana.
So if we have to do anything, we just have to do a little more repairs, do a little maintenance, buy a few things, and that will not get you to the US$74 million that they said you need to improve the current system.” “From the parliamentary records, we’ve seen almost US$80 million since then buying new things. “Since 2011, it is a lie that we have not bought any new equipment and we’ve spent millions of dollars,” honorary vice president of the think tank, Bright Simons, is quoted as saying. The IMANI Africa think tank predicts unnecessary spending of $150 million if the electoral commission buys new equipment and creates a new electoral register, reports Modern Ghana. Ghana: Think tank criticises estimates $150M loss if EC goes ahead with new register The biometric e-yellow cards are intended to reduce the number of cases of people buying fake certificates. The minister of health Osagie Ehanire announced that the requirement had been temporarily suspended to allow nationals to return home amid the coronavirus outbreak but that the reintroduction was to guard against the spread of yellow fever. The requirement to show a vaccination certificate against yellow fever to enter the country has been reinstated and an e-document version linked to the bearer’s biometrics is required to leave the country, reports The Premium Times. Nigeria: Yellow Fever e-certificate enforced
In more positive news, several companies have announced positive developments in leadership, financing, and a major customer win. Elsewhere, disagreement has surfaced about what hardware to use for election registrations in Ghana and whether biometrics are reducing corruption in Uganda.