Currently issuing e-passports for Ordinary, Diplomatic and Service books. Tanzania, United Republic of Issued since 1 January 2018. The Bio-metric Tanzanian passport is one of the strongest passport in Africa. It's in compliance with the new East African Community Passport which eases border crossing for east African community member nationals. In 2022, the Tanzanian passport was ranked 74 in the global mobility ranking and maintained its spot as the ninth most powerful in Africa. Togo Issued since August 2009, cost then was 30,000 CFA francs. For Togolese residing abroad, the price varies. Tunisia The Tunisia ministry of interior stated that it will start issuing biometric passports at the end of year 2016 which did not happen. Somalia Issued since 10 October 2006, costs US$100 if applied inside of Somalia, and US$150 abroad. South Sudan Issued since 3 January 2012. The new passport are valid for five years. Sudan Issued since May 2009, costs SDG 250 (approximately US$100), SDG 200 for students and SDG 100 for children. Valid for 5 years, or 7 years for a commercial passport. The new electronic passport are issued in three categories. The citizen's passport (ordinary passport) will be issued to ordinary citizens and will contain 48 pages. Business men/women who need to travel often will have a commercial passport that will contain 64 pages. Smaller passports that contain 32 pages only will be issued to children. The microprocessor chip will contain the holder's information. Zimbabwe The Zimbabwean government launched the new e-passports on the 15th of December 2021 at Chiwashira Building in Harare. Asia Afghanistan Issued since September 2011. Contains digital images of fingerprints, photo and electronic signature of the passport holder. Valid for up to 10 years. Armenia Issued since July 2012. Contains digital images of fingerprints, photo and electronic signature of the passport holder. Valid for 10 years. Azerbaijan Issued since September 2013. Contains information about the passport holder's facial features, as well as finger and palm prints. Bangladesh Issued since April 2010, biometric machine-readable passports cost for regular delivery, including all taxes, and for express delivery including all taxes. E-passports cost to with all taxes included. The cost varies depending on the number of pages and the validity of the e-passport. The e-passport is valid for either five years or ten years depending on the age of the applicant. Bangladesh is the first country in South Asia to issue e-passports for all