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🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Ethiopia is building a foundational biometric ID, Fayda, under Digital Identification Proclamation No. 1284/2023, with tens of millions of registrations used for banking and telecom eKYC.

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Fayda National ID (Ethiopia National ID Program)

Fayda is Ethiopia's foundational digital ID, governed by Digital Identification Proclamation No. 1284/2023. Each registrant receives a 12-digit Fayda number linked to demographic data, fingerprints, iris scans and a facial photo, which banks, telecom operators and government services use for real-time biometric authentication and eKYC.

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