Digital Gabon — National Legal Identity & E-Government Project

In December 2023/January 2024, the World Bank signed a $68.5 million (IBRD) loan agreement with the Government of Gabon in Libreville to finance the Digital Gabon Project, implemented by the Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Numériques et des Fréquences (ANINF). The project has four components: enabling environment ($20.0M), legal identity systems ($24.5M), public-administration digital transformation ($17.0M), and project support/monitoring ($7.0M), according to the World Bank's Project Appraisal Document.
The most visible outcome so far is the relaunch, on 25 June 2024, of Gabon's national electronic ID card (CNIE) and associated digital ID number — the country's first new-generation ID issuance in roughly 11 years, using hardware and software from French vendor IN Groupe. Rollout began in Libreville, with expansion to police stations nationwide described as planned rather than yet completed.
The project's stated development objective is to increase both the adoption of digitalised public services and the share of the population holding a legal-identity credential, tracked via indicators including a rural-versus-urban coverage ratio. The loan closes 30 June 2026; as of the sources reviewed, no independent post-project evaluation of nationwide reach or outcomes had yet been published.

Read the full analysis: https://www.biometricupdate.com/202401/gabon-gets-68-5m-world-bank-loan-to-facilitate-access-to-legal-id-digital-services