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ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia is working to issue digital IDs to refugees, the first-of-its-kind in Africa, with the hope of ensuring the latter's social and economic benefits, the Refugees and Returnees Service said.
Mentioning Ethiopia's long history of hosting refugees, Teyba highlighted that the agreement would have a paramount importance to integrate refugees and returnees to the rest of the society."The government is revising proclamations, policies and regulations to ensure the rights and benefits of refugees. Besides, these agreements enable them to access any services as Ethiopian citizens.
"The National ID project aims to register about 90,000 Ethiopians including refugees and foreign nationals in the coming three years."
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