For a Simplification of the Procedures for Renewing the National Identity Card (Ndiaga Sylla, Electoral Expert)

Ndiaga Sylla emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between routine renewals and cases requiring additional verification for the ECOWAS biometric national identity card. He states that improving identification reliability, combating duplicates, and securing data should adhere to principles of necessity, proportionality, and procedural simplification. He argues that a widespread procedural complexity is not justified solely by the need for better identification, especially given the ongoing limitations of the civil registry system despite reforms carried out in 2004-2006 and 2016-2017.