ONECI

What ONECI does

ONECI (Office National de l'Etat Civil et de l'Identification) is the national civil registry and identification authority of Côte d'Ivoire, established in its current form by decree N°2019-458 of May 22, 2019. It operates as a government state entity headquartered in Abidjan with 355 employees, and is the sole legal issuer of national identity cards (CNI), resident cards, and civil registry documents. The organization manages the Registre National des Personnes Physiques (RNPP), a centralized biometric identity database assigning a unique Numéro National d'Identification (NNI) to every person from birth to death, supported by the CityWeb civil registry software deployed across domestic centers and 14 international embassies.

The platform architecture layers biometric enrollment, API-based authentication, and electronic-seal verification (Terminal de Vérification d'Identité / TVI) over the RNPP, with ISO 27001:2022 as the information security framework. Service delivery spans 125+ domestic enrollment centers, e-services portals, the MyONECI+ mobile app (launched April 2025), and a 1340 call center. Customers are segmented into Ivorian citizens, foreign residents (CEDEAO and non-CEDEAO), the Ivorian diaspora abroad, and vulnerable populations under Law 2018-863.

Revenue is generated through transaction-based fees for identity documents (CNI stamps at 5,000 FCFA, resident cards from 35,000 to 300,000 FCFA, certificates of conformity at 35,000 FCFA, mobile subscriber verification at 1,000 FCFA, among others), paid via Mobile Money, Versus Bank, or direct channels. Strategic partnerships with SEMLEX (PPP operator for RNPP since 2019), COMPUTEC (AMOA), La Poste de Côte d'Ivoire, and financial institutions (UBA, BHCI, Orange Bank Africa, SGCI) extend the platform's reach, while funding support from the World Bank, EU, AFD, AfDB, UNICEF, and IOM funds civil registry modernization and inclusion programs.

Name

ONECI

Legal name

Office National de l'Etat Civil et de l'Identification

Website

https://oneci.ci

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ONECI is the national civil registry and identification authority of Côte d'Ivoire, issuing national ID and resident cards and operating the RNPP biometric identity database, serving citizens, foreign residents, and the diaspora through 125+ domestic centers and 14 international embassies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Identity Management

NAICS

Public Administration (92)

akta.pro primary industry

Decentralized Identity (DID) & Verifiable Credentials (BPAMAEAJ)

Keywords

• Civil registry services
• National identity management
• Biometric enrollment systems
• Identity verification services
• Resident card issuance

Headquarters

HQ city

Abidjan

HQ country

Côte d’Ivoire

HQ region

Africa

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Identity Document Issuance Fees: Fees charged for issuance and renewal of national identity cards, resident cards, and related identity documents. Revenue is generated through one-time fees for document processing and biometric enrollment.
2. Stamp Duty (Timbre RNPP): Sale of enrollment stamps required for identity document applications. Cost is 5,000 FCFA for CNI enrollment.
3. Resident Card Fees: Fees for resident cards vary by nationality: 300,000 FCFA for non-CEDEAO foreigners, 150,000 FCFA for French nationals, 35,000 FCFA for religious workers and French cooperants. VIP services available at 15,000 FCFA.
4. E-Services Fees: Fees for various electronic services including NNI requests (2,500 FCFA), title transfers (2,500 FCFA), special withdrawals (2,500 FCFA), certificate of conformity (35,000 FCFA), temporary resident cards (50,000 FCFA), and identity verification (5,000 FCFA).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ONECI is the national civil registry and identification authority of Côte d'Ivoire, issuing national identity cards (CNI), resident cards, residence certificates, and civil registry documents. It operates the Registre National des Personnes Physiques (RNPP), a centralized national identity database that assigns each citizen a unique Numéro National d'Identification (NNI), supported by biometric enrollment and identity verification services accessible via physical enrollment centers, e-service portals, and the MyONECI+ mobile application.

Product overview

ONECI (Office National de l'Etat Civil et de l'Identification) is the national civil registry and identity management authority of Côte d'Ivoire. Its product portfolio is organized around a core identity infrastructure — the Registre National des Personnes Physiques (RNPP) — supported by the CityWeb civil registry software, and delivered through a network of physical enrollment centers, an e-services portal, and the MyONECI+ mobile application. The primary identity credentials are the Carte Nationale d'Identité (CNI) for Ivorian citizens and the Carte de Résident / Carte de Résident CEDEAO for foreign nationals, complemented by the Certificat de Résidence and Extrait d'acte de naissance. ONECI's e-services layer includes around 20 online add-on modules covering enrollment (pre-enrollment, VIP service), document management (status tracking, transfers, special withdrawals, home delivery), authentication (public verification, mobile subscriber ID), and corrections (modifications, certificates of conformity). The MyONECI+ app, launched in April 2025, provides mobile access to the identity service ecosystem. The RNPP serves as the foundational data platform underpinning all products and enabling interopable API access for authorized government and private sector services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Carte Nationale d'Identité (CNI) The National Identity Card is ONECI's primary identity credential for Ivorian citizens. It is a biometric smart card issued through the RNPP system, used for all civil, administrative, and financial transactions.
• Carte de Résident The Resident Card is a biometric identity document for non-Ivorian nationals (outside CEDEAO) legally residing in Côte d'Ivoire, issued through pre-enrollment and enrollment at ONECI agencies.
• Carte de Résident CEDEAO The ECOWAS Resident Card is a specialized identity document for nationals of ECOWAS member states residing in Côte d'Ivoire, with a distinct application process and fee structure.
• Certificat de Résidence The Residence Certificate attests to a person's residence in Côte d'Ivoire and is issued at ONECI agencies and partner postal locations (La Poste) upon presentation of identity and proof of residence.
• Extrait d'acte de naissance (Civil Registry Extract) Birth certificate extracts are issued through civil registry centers managed by ONECI in partnership with municipal authorities, providing official proof of birth for administrative and legal purposes.
• Numéro National d'Identification (NNI) The National Identification Number (NNI) is the unique digital identifier assigned to each person in Côte d'Ivoire through the RNPP. It links all identity records and is required for enrollment, document tracking, and access to public and private services.
• Registre National des Personnes Physiques (RNPP) The RNPP is ONECI's foundational national digital identity infrastructure — a centralized, interopable database that stores verified identity records for all physical persons in Côte d'Ivoire, supporting issuance of identity credentials and serving as the trust anchor for public and private sector digital services.
• CityWeb (Logiciel d'état civil) CityWeb is ONECI's civil registry management software deployed across civil registry centers nationally and internationally at Ivorian diplomatic missions. It manages registration of births, marriages, and deaths, produces official civil registry documents, and connects to the RNPP for identity linkage.
• MyONECI+ (Application mobile) MyONECI+ is a mobile application launched in April 2025 providing citizens direct digital access to ONECI identity services, enabling them to manage identity documents from their smartphones.
• Service VIP (Identity Services) The VIP Service provides priority, expedited enrollment and processing for identity documents (CNI and Resident Card), with optional add-on services such as home delivery. Base cost is 10,000 FCFA with additional 5,000 FCFA for supplementary services.
• Service d'Authentification de titres Public-facing identity document authentication service allowing third parties (employers, banks, authorities) to verify the validity of an ONECI-issued identity document for a fee of 5,000 FCFA per verification.
• Identification des abonnés mobiles

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000 daily enrollment capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered industry, core, technology, social impact, strategic, international and major.

• ID4AfricaindustryOthers · 12 May 2026ONECI actively participates in ID4Africa, the pan-African identity movement, hosting the 2026 edition in Abidjan and sharing the Ivorian RNPP-ID model with other African nations.
• SEMLEXcoreTechnology or Integration · 6 May 2026Belgian company operating as the private partner in the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for the RNPP system implementation since 2019. SEMLEX handles technology infrastructure and system operations for the national identity management system.
• COMPUTECcoreTechnology or Integration · 6 May 2026Technology partner serving as Assistant à la Maîtrise d'Ouvrage (AMOA) in the RNPP implementation, providing technical oversight and project management support for the identity system.
• Quipux AfriquetechnologyTechnology or Integration · 13 April 2026ONECI provides identity expertise and technical support to Quipux Afrique for their digital solutions requiring secure identity verification.
• BCPFS (Bureau de Coordination des Programmes de Filets Sociaux)social impactStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2026Convention for social inclusion, facilitating access to identity documents for vulnerable populations benefiting from social programs.
• Sant'Egidio Communitysocial impactStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2026Partnership for free birth registration services, supporting ONECI's mission to register all births and prevent statelessness through community outreach.
• La Poste de Côte d'IvoirestrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 January 2026Joint development of the MaPoste application, integrating ONECI's identity services with postal infrastructure to expand citizen access to identity verification.
• Banque Hsbc Côte d'Ivoire (BHCI)strategicTechnology or Integration · 29 December 2025Convention signed to provide reliable digital authentication services for banking operations, integrating ONECI's identity verification into BHCI's customer onboarding and transaction processes.
• UBA Côte d'IvoirestrategicTechnology or Integration · 11 December 2025Partnership to reinforce security of financial transactions through identity verification services. UBA uses ONECI's authentication systems for customer identity verification.
• SGCI (Société de Garantie des Couvertures et Investissements)strategicTechnology or Integration · 1 December 2025Strategic partnership for reliable digital authentication, leveraging ONECI's identity infrastructure for investment and guarantee services verification.
• LONACI (Loterie Nationale de Côte d'Ivoire)social impactStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 August 2025Partnership to facilitate CNI access for disabled citizens, with LONACI providing 10 million FCFA donation to support enrollment operations for persons with disabilities.
• Banque Hsbc Côte d'Ivoire (BHCI)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 February 2025Additional convention signed for expanded identity services collaboration in the banking sector.
• Orange Bank AfricastrategicTechnology or Integration · 4 February 2025Partnership for identity verification services supporting digital banking operations, enabling secure customer identification for Orange Bank Africa's financial services.
• IOM/OIM (International Organization for Migration)internationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerMigration and identity management collaboration, supporting identity services for mobile populations and cross-border movement documentation.
• UNICEFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting birth registration campaigns, child identity protection, and the NONAME campaign against无名(anonymous births). Focus on including children in identity systems.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IDEMIA: IDEMIA is a global leader in augmented identity, providing biometric and identity solutions to governments and enterprises. It is a broad incumbent serving as a technology vendor and identity infrastructure provider for many national identity authorities, including potentially competing with or complementing ONECI's RNPP operations.
• Thales Digital Identity & Security: Thales provides digital identity and security solutions including biometric identity credentials, civil registry platforms, and identity verification services. It is a broad incumbent serving many national identity authorities globally as a technology partner and infrastructure provider.
• Veridos GmbH: Veridos is a German identity solutions provider jointly owned by Giesecke+Devrient and Bundesdruckerei, providing national identity credentials, passports, and identity management systems to governments worldwide. It is a broad incumbent competing in the same government identity infrastructure space as ONECI's RNPP.

Direct peers

• National Identity Management Commission (NIMC): NIMC is Nigeria's national identity authority, managing the National Identification Number (NIN) and National Identity Database. Like ONECI, it operates as a government agency providing biometric identity credentials, civil registration, and identity verification services for citizens and foreign residents in West Africa.
• NADRA (National Database and Registration Authority): NADRA is Pakistan's national identity authority managing the CNIC (Computerized National Identity Card) and NADRA Mega Centers. It is a direct peer operating at comparable national scale with biometric enrollment, multi-purpose identity credentials, and identity verification services for government and financial sectors.
• RENIEC (Peru): RENIEC is Peru's national identity and civil registry authority, issuing the DNI (Documento Nacional de Identidad) and managing vital records (births, marriages, deaths). It is a direct peer operating as a government-mandated monopoly on civil registration and identity issuance with biometric enrollment.
• UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India): UIDAI operates India's Aadhaar system, the world's largest biometric identity program covering over a billion residents. It is a direct peer in national-scale digital identity infrastructure, providing a unique identification number linked to biometric and demographic data for government and private sector verification.
• National Identification Authority (NIA) Ghana: NIA operates Ghana's national identity system (GhanaCard), providing biometric identity credentials to citizens and foreign residents. It is a direct regional peer to ONECI, sharing similar West African context, ECOWAS alignment for cross-border identity, and government-mandated civil registry functions.
• DGSN Morocco (Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale): DGSN operates Morocco's national electronic identity card (CNIE) and civil registry. It is a direct peer as a Northern African government body providing biometric identity credentials, civil registration, and identity verification services to the Moroccan population, including diaspora.

Emerging players

• SEMLEX Group: SEMLEX is a Belgian biometrics and identity management company serving as ONECI's private partner in the RNPP Public-Private Partnership since 2019. It is an emerging player in identity management that operates the technology infrastructure for ONECI's national identity database.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

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