Region
Africa
Enables service providers to collect a KYC packet of profile information
No
Transparency in processes to access, review, edit and delete one's identity data
No
Allow digital authentication
No
Allow individuals to use a SSO or esign facility to authenticate themselves through a single government portal
No
Claim to have a digital identity
No
Collects or uses biometric data
No
Data Protection Act
Yes
Digital identity has legal status
No
Entities other than the owner or operator use the digital identity infrastructure
No
Governance structure responsible for de digital identity
Unknown
Identity act establishes the accountability of the ID executors to the ID authority
No
Identity act or civil registry act
Yes
Identity authority is subject to courts oversight
No
Identity infrastructure enable at least two sectoral use cases
No
Identity system is under the purview of Freedom of Information Law
No
Legally binding redressal mechanism
None
Name of the identity
National digital identity
Organizations providing funding
World Bank
Organizations providing technical support
Personal data breach notification
Yes
Procedural rules for the ID
No
Qualitative status for implementation
In 2022, a regional system for digital identity that is interoperable between West African countries (ECOWAS) waslaunched in Niger. The project intended to support the establishment of a biometric ID for domestic and regional use (WURI Program). But, in 2024, Niger left ECOWAS, meaning that their citizens will no longer be able to use the ECOWAS Passport or biometric ID card, and they will not be part of the WURI digital ID program.
Quantitative status of implementation
Plan
Secondary act or policy for digital identity
No
Transparency about collection, storage and sharing of personal data
No
Type of institutional governance structure
Unknown
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