White paper
Kweli — Pan-African Self-Sovereign Identity.
The conceptual framework for a mobile-first digital identity connecting Africa and its diaspora — the thinking behind Cari's verifiable-credential platform. Kweli is Kiswahili for truth: the basis of trust.
What's inside
- Why Web 2.0 identity failed Pan-African communities — and what replaces it
- Self-sovereign identity that respects governments as credential issuers
- How digital identity accelerates trade under the AfCFTA
- Real-world scenarios: cross-border trade with verifiable credentials
- A conceptual framework and open standards for implementation
Provenance
Published by the Identity Working Group of the African Digital Asset Framework (ADAF), co-authored by Cari founder Kenroy George with collaborators from Vibranium ID, the African Digital Asset Foundation, and Pocmi — reviewed by leaders from the Internet Identity Workshop, uPort, Telenor, and the Office of the Former Chief Justice of Kenya.
The ideas in Kweli run in production today: Cari issues permits and registry records as W3C Verifiable Credentials with citizen-held wallets.
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