Ethiopia has launched a digital ID enrollment campaign in Addis Ababa, aiming to integrate digital IDs with the civil registration system. The campaign, a partnership between the Addis Ababa Civil Registration and Residence Services Agency and the Ethiopia National ID Program (NIDP), seeks to register citizens and legal residents in 11 sub-cities and 119 districts. The digital ID, known as Fayda, will provide secure and verified identification, vital for accessing public services.
The NIDP has issued 8.8 million digital IDs to date, completed 3.2 million authentications, and integrated the ID system with 32 agencies for service delivery. The country aims to register 90 million people for the Fayda digital ID by 2030. Ethiopia’s digital ID program has already contributed to the country’s improved performance in the UN’s 2024 E-Government Survey, with a 10-place jump in the ranking.
