Liberia Halts National ID Rollout, Suspends Mandatory Use Order

MONROVIA – The Government of Liberia has suspended the issuance of National Identification Cards and paused the enforcement of Executive Order No. 147, which had made the biometric ID mandatory for accessing public and financial services.

In a statement issued Monday, the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT), in collaboration with the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) and the National Identification Registry (NIR), cited administrative concerns as the basis for the decision….