Digital IDs could save Africa $50bn annually, report shows

Around 500m Africans have no official ID, which contributes to their exclusion from banking systems; implementing digital ID systems can help to overcome this problem.
Songwe pointed to countries in the East African Community that are growing at almost double the rate of those in the rest of the continent on the back of their investment in technology. / Courtesy
Songwe pointed to countries in the East African Community that are growing at almost double the rate of those in the rest of the continent on the back of their investment in technology. / Courtesy
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