In October 2025, a delegation from Senegal's Ministry of Communication and the Digital Economy MCTN, accompanied by SENUM S.A and the Directorate of Financial Affairs DAF, visited Togo's National Identification Agency ANID for a benchmarking mission on digital identity. The purpose of the visit, which took place between October 22 and 27, was to study Togo's implementation of a foundational biometric digital identity system and draw lessons that could guide Senegal's own national electronic identification EID project.
During the visit, the Togolese team showcased the technical, infrastructural, and logical architectures of their EID platform, built on the open-source MOSIP Modular Open Source Identity Platform. They explained how MOSIP's various components-covering biometric enrolment, identity management, and authentication-had been integrated within Togo's national systems. Senegalese officials expressed appreciation for Togo's technical setup, noting that their visit confirmed Senegal's own decision to adopt an open-source approach for its digital ID project.
The Togolese delegation also emphasized their country's choice of data sovereignty, with all identity data hosted domestically within national infrastructure that complies with international standards. This approach, they explained, not only enhances security but also reinforces trust among citizens and strengthens national ownership of the identity system. The Senegalese representatives, in turn, acknowledged that this model provided important insights-helping them identify both best practices and early missteps in their own development process.
