The OpenID Foundation was proud to join the recent ID4Africa 2026 Annual General Meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. ID4Africa is the only pan-African movement dedicated to helping African nations build robust and responsible identity ecosystems, bringing together 48 member governments, international development agencies, and the private sector. This year’s theme, Digital Identity: From DPI to Digital Public Ecosystems , reflected a maturing conversation. The conversation is about more than just