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Kenya pilots new ID cards
Some citizens are concerned about the collection and safety of biometric data
As Kenya pilots new ID cards that will be used to access government services, some citizens are concerned about the collection and safety of biometric data. We bring you a special report on healthcare in Anglophone Cameroon and how it is being decimated by the ongoing conflict. And arts treat on a musical genre known as 'African art music'.
(Picture: Fingerprints being collected for Kenya's new ID cards. Credit: BBC)
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Wed 20 Feb 201919:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
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- Wed 20 Feb 201919:06GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
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