ECOWAS pushes biometric ID toward region-wide border acceptance by December 2026

ECOWAS is working toward mutual recognition of its common biometric ID card, ENBIC, at air, land and sea borders by December 2026. Awareness campaigns have launched in Ghana and Nigeria, and seven member states already issue the card, including Senegal, Ghana, Benin and Nigeria.

• Goal is ENBIC card recognition at all ECOWAS borders by December 2026
• Seven states have launched ENBIC: Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Gambia, Benin, Sierra Leone, Nigeria
• Nigeria opened its ENBIC production center in December 2024
• Ghana and Nigeria campaigns, backed by IOM, explain card eligibility and border use