Burkina Faso is one of six countries implementing the regional ID project which has funding support from the World Bank. Togo recently signed a financing agreement with the World Bank for an additional $20 million to expand digital ID coverage under WURI. Countries are increasingly adopting or adjusting legal frameworks as part of efforts to strengthen their national identity and digital public infrastructure efforts. The legal framework adoption is the latest in a series of moves Burkina Faso has taken to modernize its identity infrastructure. Article TopicsAfrica | biometrics | Burkina Faso | digital ID | digital public infrastructure | national ID | WURI