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Developments in biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: Malawi election nullified, lack of funds in Uganda
Uganda’s electoral commission warns it does not have the funding to prepare for the country’s 2021 elections and Ghana claims it will have a new biometric voter register in place for their November 2020 elections despite ongoing opposition to the plan to spend more money on it. Last week’s ruling on Kenya’s Huduma Namba, meanwhile, continues to send ripples worldwide .. Read the full story here.

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