
2025 CALENDAR OF
ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA
Find out what's happening across Africa for ID Day

Click on a country below to view activities.
ANGOLA
CAMEROON
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
GABON
GUINÉE-BISSAU
MADAGASCAR
NIGER
SOMALIA
UGANDA
BENIN
CAPE VERDE
DR CONGO
GAMBIA
KENYA
MALAWI
NIGERIA
SOUTH SUDAN
ZAMBIA
BURKINA FASO
CAR
ESWATINI
GHANA
LESOTHO
MOZAMBIQUE
SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE
TANZANIA
ZIMBABWE
BURUNDI
CHAD
ETHIOPIA
GUINEA
LIBERIA
NAMIBIA
SIERRA LEONE
TOGO
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ANGOLA
1. [13,20,27/9/25] ID verification and authenticity campaign at schools and colleges
2. [15/9/25] Webinar on the importance of Civil Registration
3. [16/9/25] Colloquium on identity under the theme "My identity, My umbrella"
4. [18/9/25] Webinar on "Update and use of ID cards in the diaspora"
BENIN
[13-16 September]
1. Departmental launch ceremonies
2. Open day at ANIP
3. Awareness campaigns (local radio stations, caravan, social media, posters)
4. Updating, registration and issuance of identification documents at strategic locations along key routes
5. Symbolic ceremony to present birth certificates and FID/CIP certificates to children, women, vulnerable persons and persons with disabilities
6. Testimonials filmed and broadcast live or recorded on local networks and television stations
7. Conference-debate in Cotonou on the theme: ‘An identity for all in the digital age’
BURKINA FASO
1. [15–19/9/25] Open days at the nine regional branches
2. [15–19/9/25] Special national biometric ID card collection and delivery operation
3. [17–19/9/25] Exhibition
4. [17/9/25] Partners' Day
5. [18/9/25] Countries' Day (Panels)
6. [19/9/25] Official ceremony
BURUNDI
[22/10/25] Awareness-raising workshop
CAMEROON
1. [16 Sept] Round table with thematic panels and discussions
2. [16 Sept] Signing of an MOU between UNDP and BUNEC
3. [16 Sept] Identity fair and interactive stands
4. [17 Sept] Awareness-raising on birth registration and the right to identity in a primary school.
CAPE VERDE
Conference
CAR
[15 Sept]
1. ID Day Statement by Minister of Territorial Administration
2. Distribution of school kits and national identity cards to needy children
and orphans
CHAD
Open Day at ANATS
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
[16/9/25]
1. Conference
2. Mobile enrolment for National ID and Universal Health Coverage
DR CONGO
1. Conference
2. Launch of awareness-raising activities
ESWATINI
Mobile registration in outreach areas
ETHIOPIA
1. Live Q&A sessions (Facebook, Tiktok) with leadership of "Fayda"
2. Social media campaign
GABON
1. Op-ed in several newspapers
2. Social media campaign
GAMBIA
1. Birth registration drive
2. Talk shows on the importance of identity and birth registration
GHANA
1. [16/9/25] Press conference
2. [17/9/25] Media tour with the Executive Secretary of the NIA
3. [19/9/25] Round-table conversation on Global Identification and the role of NIA in Ghana’s economy, followed by fun games at the NIA head office
GUINEA
1. Press conference
2. Open day on identification
GUINÉE-BISSAU
1. Campaign to register population in remote areas.
2. Press Conference with Minister of Justice and Civil Rights
3. Social media campaign
KENYA
1. 10-16 Sept - Meeting of community and stakeholders in identity management to promote awareness about identity and its importance
2. Outreach program for registration to assist citizens obtain ID documents
3. Highlighting NRB achievements towards obtaining legal identity for all including issuance of identification documents to previous stateless communities
4. Showcase and launch of a digital solution developed by NRB to provide biometric authentication to citizens
LESOTHO
Promotion of legal identity for school enrolment
LIBERIA
1. ID Day March
2. Official ID Day indoor event with ID Day porclamation
3. Free registration for attendees at official indoor program"
MADAGASCAR
1. Round table organised by the CNECI in collaboration with the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Antananarivo
2. Moot court competition
MALAWI
[4/9/25]
Official function
Launch of NRB strategic plan 2025-2030
Launch of enrolment tablets
Launch of national integrated registration software
MOZAMBIQUE
1. [16/9/25] Official ceremony
2. [14/9/25] Social fair with i) birth registration and ii) issuance of ID cards
3. [14/9/25] Mobilisation of schools and the community
NAMIBIA
'1. [15/9/25] Television interview on civil registration, identity matters and ID Day commemoration
2. [16/9/25] Official commemoration ceremony with awareness-raising activities on legal identity and the upcoming e-ID
NIGER
'Launch of the national campaign for systematic birth registration and the commitment of mayors
NIGERIA
Official ceremony
SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE
1. [4/9/25] ID Day workshop on the topic of 'The Electoral System'
2. [8,16,23/9/25] Birth Registration and Awareness Campaigns
SIERRA LEONE
Activities to be confirmed
SOMALIA
Activities to be confirmed
SOUTH SUDAN
Activities to be confirmed
TANZANIA
1. Special registration drives at designated centers in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, supported by mobile teams to improve accessibility
2. Awareness campaigns highlighting the importance of legal identity in enabling access to rights, services, and opportunities
3. Engagement with partners across government, civil society, and the private sector to strengthen inclusive identity systems.
TOGO
1. Registration drive
2. Conference with key stakeholders and officials
UGANDA
[16 Sept]
1. Provision of ID services at homes of vulnerable persons
2. Breakfast meeting with Uganda Parliamentary Press Association
ZAMBIA
Activities to be confirmed
ZIMBABWE
1. Public march
2. Official ceremony
