VID (Virtual ID) — Sovereign Network Identity for Africa

VID (Virtual ID) is a decentralized, privacy-preserving identity system that leverages the GSMA CAMARA APIs (via Nokia Network-as-Code) and Random Forest ML to provide every African with a verifiable digital identity—no plastic cards required.

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📺 Project Demo

Watch the Full System Walkthrough

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🚀 The Problem

• Identity Gap: 500M+ Africans lack foundational ID.
• Privacy Leakage: Current KYC processes require sharing PII (Names/Phones) with third parties.
• Fraud: SIM swapping and identity theft are unchecked.
• Exclusion: Rural feature phone users are locked out of digital services.

💡 The Solution

VID transforms your SIM card into a trust anchor. By analyzing 5 core network signals, we calculate a Trust Score and generate a Virtual ID (e.g., Virtual NIN in Nigeria, Virtual Huduma in Kenya).

Key Features:

• Zero-PII Storage: We store SHA-256 hashes, never your name or phone number.
• Multi-SIM Bonding: Trust scoring across multiple mobile networks.
• Agentic Monitor: Autonomous fraud detection and auto-revocation.
• Universal Access: Parity between premium Web App and USSD (*384*57911#).
• Pan-African: Native support for 54+ countries and 6 local languages (Hausa, Swahili, Zulu, etc.).

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🛠️ Architecture

VID is built on a modern, high-performance stack:

• Backend: FastAPI (Python 3.11+)
• Trust Engine: Scikit-Learn (Random Forest Classifier)
• Networking: Nokia NaC SDK (CAMARA APIs)
• Frontend: React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
• USSD: Africa's Talking Gateway
• Monitoring: Autonomous Agentic Workers (Asyncio)

For a deep dive into the engineering, see docs/ARCHITECTURE.md.

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📂 Documentation

• Case Study — Problem, Solution, and Impact.
• Feature Catalogue — Detailed breakdown of all capabilities.
• User Guide — Step-by-step instructions with screenshots.
• Pitch Deck — Content for presentation slides.

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🛠️ Installation & Setup

Prerequisites:

• Python 3.11+
• Node.js 18+
• Nokia NaC API Credentials
• Africa's Talking API Key

Backend Setup:

cd vid-backend
pip install -r requirements.txt
./run-backend.sh

Frontend Setup:

cd frontend
pnpm install
pnpm dev

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🌍 Africa Ignite Hackathon 2026

This project was developed for the GSMA Africa Ignite Hackathon, specifically targeting the Nokia Network-as-Code and Africa's Talking tracks.

Team: Gobe Submission Date: May 9, 2026

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⚖️ Privacy Guarantee

VID is like a Yes/No Oracle. When a bank verifies a user, they only receive a "Valid/Invalid" signal and a Trust Grade. No raw subscriber data is ever exchanged. We believe identity is a human right, and privacy is its shield.