ECOWAS to fast-track regional ID card project to boost financial inclusion, integration
The project seeks to close the ID gap existing in the region and to put in place a unique ID platform that will streamline access to services.
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The project seeks to close the ID gap existing in the region and to put in place a unique ID platform that will streamline access to services.
The programme is part of efforts to deepen regional inclusion and identification of citizens of member states across the region.
The West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) project commenced project implementation in 2022. The project is a World Bank-ECOWAS Commission partnership aiming to implement a multiphase programme with an overall Programme Development Objective (PrDO) of increasing the number of persons in participating Member States who have…