Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is set to start issuing digital national identification card (ID) for its inhabitants next week. Among the personal information to be included in the new digital ID of Addis Ababa includes, blood type of the ID bearer. The City will start issuing the new digital ID from Addis Ketema Sub City, according to the office of Federal Documents Authentication and Registration Agency. The report also indicated that unlike the previous Kebele ID of Addis Ababa, the new digital ID will not have tribe and birth place of the bearer. The introduction of information technology based digital ID in Ethiopia is expected to help the fight against the people who use fake IDs to avoid tax and commit crimes, among others.

Source: Ethiopian News February 23, 2019 15:11 UTC