[HN Gopher] Ethiopia gets $350M World Bank financing for its dig...
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       Ethiopia gets $350M World Bank financing for its digital ID project
       (2024)
        
       Author : tinfoilhatter
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2026-03-05 21:41 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | tinfoilhatter wrote:
       | Ethiopia is in the process of implementing a nationwide digital
       | ID program called Fayda ID. Fayda ID is an implementation of the
       | open source platform MOSIP [1].
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       | The Bill & Melinda Gates foundation is a strategic partner and
       | funder of the MOSIP technology platform. [2]
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       | The digital ID is required by citizens for access to banking,
       | obtaining a drivers license, obtaining SIM cards, and other
       | essential services citizens rely on. [3]
       | 
       | The government of Ethiopia is now receiving funding from NGOs
       | such as the World Bank to implement their national digital ID
       | program. [4]
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       | [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayda_ID
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       | [2] https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/articles/mosip-
       | digital...
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       | [3] https://id.et/benefits
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       | [4] https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-
       | release/2023/12/13/w...
        
         | seanw444 wrote:
         | > The Bill & Melinda Gates foundation is a strategic partner
         | and funder of the MOSIP technology platform.
         | 
         | Because of course it is.
        
       | cadamsdotcom wrote:
       | (2024)
        
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