‘Diplomacy Is Back’: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Is Confirmed as Biden’s U.N. Envoy
Jendayi E. Frazer, who served as President George W. Bush’s assistant secretary of state for African affairs, said the United States had “lost a lot...
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Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z to set up 500 BTC blind Bitcoin trust in India, Africa
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced the creation of a blind Bitcoin (BTC) development trust worth 500 BTC ($23.7 million), along with rapper Jay-Z, for...
Mobile money platform Pngme raises $3M to expand across Africa
Africa-focused but U.S. based unified financial data platform Pngme this week announced its successful seed funding round raised $3 million. The investment was led by...
Token-based electricity top-up app expands in Africa but faces headwinds
Electroneum has announced the expansion of its service coverage to four additional West African countries — Benin, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, and Sierra Leone. The move brought...
It Spied on Soviet Atomic Bombs. Now It’s Solving Ecological Mysteries.
Not being able to see the forest for the trees isn’t just a colloquialism for Mihai Nita — it’s a professional disadvantage. “When I go...
Africa is the future of DeFi, argues Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson
In one of his frequent Youtube missives to his following, CEO of IOHK — the developers behind the Cardano Blockchain — Charles Hoskinson revealed that...
CIA officer killed in Somali raid on suspected al-Shabaab bomb-maker
A CIA officer died during a raid in Somalia last month targeting a key extremist thought to be responsible for an attack that killed an...
Nigerian pop star Davido: ‘Africans were made fun of. Now everyone wants us’
The buoyant, trumpeting chords of Fem, the opening track on Davido’s fourth album, A Better Time, suggest an artist who is vivacious, free of self-doubt,...
The Nobel peace prize winner fighting a war in Ethiopia
Just over a year ago, Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, was the toast of the international community. His peacemaking efforts with neighbouring Eritrea had been...