China on Monday urged the United States to earnestly shoulder its responsibilities and make greater efforts to address debt issues in African countries. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin made …
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Africa is home to the second most crypto-currency holders in the world. According to Chainalysis’ 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index, three African countries are among the top 20 countries using …
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Bitcoin Shakes up the Money Supply in Central America and Africa
by Editorby EditorThe efforts to expand Bitcoin development and adoption in Africa and Central America continue. So the market is looking pretty comfortable with BTC after the failures of Silicon Valley Bank …
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Binance, Showmax partner to deepen crypto adoption in Africa
by Editorby EditorBinance, a leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has announced its collaboration with Showmax, Africa’s video streaming service to further promote crypto adoption in the continent. They are offering …
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Venture Capital firm Novastar Ventures secures $25M to invest in climate tech in Africa
by Editorby EditorNovastar Ventures, a Pan-African venture capital firm has secured $25 million in equity investment from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) for its new Africa People + Planet Fund, …
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SA Fintech Peach Payments secures US$31M Series A funding
by Editorby EditorPeach Payments, a South African fintech company, has secured $31 million in a Series A funding round led by Apis Partners, a UK-based asset manager to accelerate its expansion across …
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Mastercard joins Kamala Harris on the move for financial & digital inclusion in Africa
by Editorby EditorMastercard joined US Vice President Kamala Harris for a roundtable discussion in Zambian capital, Lusaka, where she issued a call to action to public and private sector leaders to invest …
Orange ended its exploration of Nigeria as a potential addition to its African footprint, as the Middle East and Africa CEO Jerome Henique (pictured), bemoaned a lack of market conditions …
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Africa’s Premier Telecom Summit Transforming to Telco’s of the Future
by Editorby EditorAfter the grand success of the previous edition, Connected Africa is back, back much bigger stronger and larger than before, themed “Transforming to Telco’s of the Future”. The 3rd Edition …
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Africa in the 5G spotlight, says recent research from Kagan
by Editorby EditorCommercial 5G launches rebounded in the second half of 2022 as operators in developing markets – and notably Africa – turned on their networks. That’s one of the key findings …