Topline A lethal, skin-eating fungus has been rapidly spreading across African wildlife since the turn of the century, scientists warned Wednesday, shedding light on an unnoticed amphibian plague that...
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Energy Diplomacy Isn’t Helping Russia In Africa
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) gestures as Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) and … [+] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) pose for a family photo with African count...
The Lost Tribes Of Israel And The Documentary 3000 Years In The Making
A still graphic illustrating a header page for the We Were Never Lost documentary. We Were Never Lost An upcoming docu-series titled We Were Never Lost from leading Jewish-Israeli rights activist Rudy...
Is Freddy The Longest-Living Tropical Cyclone In Recorded History?
Cyclone Freddy Track (2023) Meow using WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Tracks/NASA/NOAA/NRL We can be a little Atlantic-centric here in the United States when it comes to hurricanes. However, they do ha...
South African Rand Plunges to New 2023 Low Versus the US Dollar – Africa Bitcoin News
Just a few weeks after tapping its best exchange rate versus the greenback in 2023, the South African rand fell to a new 2023 low of 18.636 local currency units for every dollar on March 7. South Afri...
Nigerian Central Bank Unveils Open Banking Guidelines – Africa Bitcoin News
The Nigerian central bank recently said it had issued operational guidelines for open banking in Nigeria which are expected to enhance efficiency and access to financial services. According to the cen...
Web3 platform partners with self-custody wallet to broaden crypto adoption in Africa
Cassava Network — an African Web3 platform focused on nonfungible tokens (NFTs), gaming and loyalty rewards — has launched the third version of its platform, featuring integration with noncustodial sm...
Blockchain Africa Conference 2023: Gearing African businesses to compete in the global marketplace
The adoption of blockchain technology has gained traction in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana – resulting in more efficient and lower-cost cross-border payments to facilitate African businesses ...
GBP/ZAR regains momentum as UK, South Africa diverge
The GBP/ZAR price rose for the third straight day after the relatively weak South African GDP data. It also jumped after mixed messaging about the pace of Bank of England (BOE) interest rate hikes. Th...
Central Bank Orders Financial Institutions to Ration Dollars – Africa Bitcoin News
Growing shortages of foreign exchange on the interbank market have reportedly forced the Central Bank of Kenya to ask financial institutions to ration dollar purchases by Kenyan businesses. The shorta...
Ripple Partner Tapped by Western Union for Cross-border Payments in Africa
The partnership would enable customers to receive money from over 200 countries. MFS Africa, a Ripple partner, has partnered with global American financial services giant Western Union. Benjamindada....
Nigerian Crypto Leverage Searches Second-Highest Globally — Africa Dominates Searches for Leveraged Trading Products – Africa Bitcoin News
According to an analysis of Google searches by Leverage Trading, Nigeria is the “second-highest country in the world for searches related to crypto leverage.” Along with South Africa and Ghana, the We...
Zimbabwean Blockchain Startups Launch Service to Help Migrants Efficiently Move Funds Across Borders – Africa Bitcoin News
Two Zimbabwean startups, Flexid and Uhuru Wallet, recently launched a platform that offers digital identity and remittance services to migrants living and working in South Africa. The two startups hai...
Mirror Trading International Liquidators Spent More Than $6 million on Lawyers and Investigators – Africa Bitcoin News
Liquidators of the now defunct bitcoin trading platform, Mirror Trading International have so far used approximately $4.2 million on expenses such as lawyers’ or consultants’ fees. Between Jan. 23, 20...
Nigerian Central Bank Seeks New CBDC Tech Partner — Bank Urged to Improve E-Naira User Experience – Africa Bitcoin News
More than a year after it launched its central bank digital currency with partner Bitt Inc, the Central Bank of Nigeria is reportedly seeking a new technology partner. The new partner is expected to h...
Nigerian Crypto Payment Gateway Fluidcoins Acquired by Seychelles-Based Crypto Exchange – Africa Bitcoin News
The Nigerian crypto payment gateway Fluidcoins was recently bought for an undisclosed sum by Blockfinex, in a deal which the former’s CEO Lanre Adenowo described as an “acquihire deal.” Blockfinex rep...
FTX Promised High Earnings to African Students That Successfully Recruited Fellow Learners – Africa Bitcoin News
The collapsed crypto exchange FTX reportedly used the lure of high earnings to convince African university students to become its ambassadors. In addition to encouraging new FTX investors to use the p...
Income Movement Rightfulshare Says It Has Launched ‘First Unconditional’ Crypto UBI in South Africa – Africa Bitcoin News
Rightfulshare, an income equality advocacy movement, recently said it has launched what it describes as the “first unconditional” crypto universal basic income (UBI) transfer. According to Karen Joost...
South Sudan Government Bans US Dollar Transactions – Africa Bitcoin News
The government of South Sudan has reportedly prohibited U.S. dollar-based transactions and has directed that all local payments be settled in the local currency. The Salva Kiir Mayardit government rep...
Flutterwave CEO in Bid to Recover Millions Stuck in Kenya – Africa Bitcoin News
According to reports, the CEO and co-founder of the Nigerian fintech Flutterwave, Olugbenga Agboola, recently visited Kenya where he sought to convince the country’s monetary authorities to grant the ...
What Is Marburg? What You Need To Know About The Deadly Virus Detected In Equatorial Guinea
Topline Equatorial Guinea confirmed the country’s first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus on Monday, placing it on high alert months after another outbreak was reported in Ghana as experts scramble...
Kenyan AI and Blockchain Startup Receives Investment From Swiss VC Firm – Africa Bitcoin News
Fastagger Inc, an artificial intelligence and blockchain startup from Kenya, recently revealed that it had received an investment from the Swizterland-based blockchain investor CVVC. Mutembei Kariuki,...
Russia Introduces New Investor Immigration Program Despite War And Sanctions
Moscow launched a new investor immigration program in January 2023 (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / … [+] AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Russia recently...
Gold Coins Help Zimbabwe Achieve ‘Price and Exchange Rate Stability’ — Central Bank – Africa Bitcoin News
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe recently revealed that some 25,188 of its value-preserving gold coins were sold between July 2022 and Jan. 13. According to the central bank governor, John Mangudya, the g...
Only Nigeria in Africa Ranks Among the Top 15 World Crypto Hubs
Recap ranked London with the greatest crypto-readiness to attract firms and startups. The indicators include crypto-related jobs, BTC ATM count, and crypto ownership. Only one African city, Lagos, app...
South African Retailer Pick n Pay Now Accepting Payments via BTC at All Its Stores – Africa Bitcoin News
Pick n Pay, one of South Africa’s leading retailers, reportedly now accepts bitcoin as payment at all its stores across the country. Using the bitcoin lightning network, Pick n Pay’s customers can now...
Nigerian Crypto Users and Enthusiasts Dismiss 100% BTC Premium Claims – Africa Bitcoin News
Nigerian blockchain and crypto enthusiasts have said recent reports suggesting that local residents are paying a premium of almost 100% on top of the prevailing price of bitcoin “are totally false.” T...
1,600+ Pick n Pay Stores Set to Pioneer Mainstream Bitcoin Payments in South Africa ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     South Africa’s third largest retail store, Pick n Pay, is on course to commence the acceptance of Bitcoin payment for goods and services across its 1...