Côte d'Ivoire launches feasibility study for national digital identity wallet and authentication platform

Summary

This opportunity is a news article published by We Are Tech Africa on 6 October 2026. It is not a tender notice and contains no tender documents. It reports that Côte d'Ivoire's Ministry of Digital Transition and Technological Innovation launched a feasibility study in Abidjan on Monday, 5 October, for a national authentication platform and digital identity wallet. The study runs under the E-Government Strengthening Support Project (PARAE) with support from the African Development Bank. It is part of the government's target of putting 700 public services online by 2029. A national workshop in September identified 620 services, reviewed 140 and classed 59 as high-impact priorities.

The study will look at how users can authenticate securely online and how identity attributes and digital credentials can be verified. It will assess existing identity infrastructure to decide what can be reused, strengthened or newly developed, and how to improve interoperability across government systems. This includes the national population registry (Registre national des personnes physiques, RNPP) and the systems run by the Office national de l'état civil et de l'identification (ONECI). It also covers: - the authentication levels needed for different services; - personal data protection safeguards; - measures against fraud and identity theft; - the technical, institutional, regulatory and economic requirements of the future platform.

Institutions responsible for telecommunications, cybersecurity, government information systems and social services are involved. The process includes a diagnosis of current infrastructure, an analysis of possible scenarios and recommendations. An implementation roadmap is expected by the end of January 2027.

The article gives no procurement details: no contracting procedure, contract value, duration, lots, submission deadline, submission portal or bid language. It does not say who is carrying out the feasibility study or whether any part of it will be tendered. The study appears to be already under way. No bidder requirements or award criteria are stated. Any procurement to build the authentication platform or digital identity wallet would likely follow the roadmap expected in early 2027, possibly under African Development Bank procurement rules. That is not confirmed. Watch PARAE, the Ministry and AfDB procurement channels for a formal notice.

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"implementation roadmap expected by the end of January 2027" — Côte d'Ivoire has launched a feasibility study for a digital ID platform with an expected roadmap by January 2027, signaling a planned procurement but no open call for vendors yet.

Checked against the source on 8 Oct 2026

Source

https://www.wearetech.africa/en/fils-uk/news/cote-d-ivoire-lays-groundwork-for-digital-id-across-government-services ↗

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