Biometric ID systems are proliferating in Africa but without the appropriate protections for citizens, say activists.
![Nearly every African country with a stable government now has active biometric ID programmes in place or under way, according to ID4Africa [File: Feisal Omar/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-11-12T100112Z_1766464484_RC2M1K9JXIG0_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SOMALIA-AID-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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