Launch of the unique identifier in Burkina Faso
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Launch of the unique identifier in Burkina Faso (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso launched mass registration for an electronic unique identifier (IUE) in Ouagadougou on 11 November 2026, to be assigned to every person living or transiting in the country. Regional rollout is scheduled to run until July 2027.
Burkina/Electronic revolution: official launch of the Unique Identifier operation (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso has officially launched national registration for the Unique Electronic Identifier (IUE) for individuals, in the presence of Captain Ibrahim Traoré. Regional rollout is to continue until July 2027.
Unique identifier in Burkina Faso: A mass enrolment operation launched to modernise administration (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso has launched a mass enrolment operation in Ouagadougou for its unique identifier system, a personal twelve-digit number meant to ease administrative procedures. Free enrolment collects biographical and biometric data and will roll out progressively across the country.
Population Register of the Unique Identifier: Burkina Faso Launches the Identification of Its Population (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso has launched mass enrolment for its national basic identification system, based on a unique 12-digit number linked to biometric data. Enrolment is free, data is hosted domestically, and a first assessment is expected by the end of 2026.
Unique electronic identifier: Captain Ibrahim Traoré gives the go-ahead and warns fraudsters (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso's head of state, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, launched in Ouagadougou the mass registration for the national unique electronic identifier register, which will assign an individual number to every Burkinabè and to foreigners residing or in transit in the country. The system aims to fight…
Unique Electronic Identifier: the President of Faso launches the population registration operation (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
President of Faso Captain Ibrahim Traoré presided over the official launch in Ouagadougou of the mass registration of the population in the unique identifier register. The operation aims to strengthen digital sovereignty and modernise civil registration.
Burkina Faso: Captain Ibrahim Traoré officially launches mass enrolment for the electronic unique identifier (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
President Ibrahim Traoré launched in Ouagadougou the nationwide mass enrolment of the population in the national unique identifier register, under the WURI project. It includes collecting biometric data through public bodies.
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