#Namibia auctioning off 170 ‘high value’ wild elephants

#Namibia auctioning off 170 ‘high value’ wild elephants

“#Namibia auctioning off 170 ‘high value’ wild elephants” Who wants their very own elephant?       The southwest African country of Namibia will be auctioning off 170 “high value” wild elephants to domestic and international bidders, the southern African country’s environmental ministry announced this week. All potential elephant owners will have to meet strict criteria including…

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# Everyone’s talking crypto for solving Sub-Saharan Africa’s payments problems

# Everyone’s talking crypto for solving Sub-Saharan Africa’s payments problems

“# Everyone’s talking crypto for solving Sub-Saharan Africa’s payments problems ” As global interest in stablecoins explodes, a number of key players are pushing especially hard for more adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa. On Thursday, the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Africa Program published new analysis advocating more options for crypto users in Sub-Saharan Africa….

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#What is Seychelles famous for?

#What is Seychelles famous for?

“#What is Seychelles famous for?” In Seychelles’s chapter of the famous things across the globe series, we have invited our fellow blogger Rachita Saxena of “meanderwander” What is Seychelles famous for? This is her wonderful response! Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 islands, each island unique and beautiful in its own way. And most of…

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# Following Binance Uganda closure, Binance P2P makes strong inroads in Africa

# Following Binance Uganda closure, Binance P2P makes strong inroads in Africa

“# Following Binance Uganda closure, Binance P2P makes strong inroads in Africa ” Following the announcement of a disappointing closure of a Ugandan subsidiary in October, Binance — the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange — released a blog post yesterday indicating that another initiative, Binance P2P, is making strong inroads across the world’s second-most populous continent. …

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#Students in Burkina Faso fear extremists more than COVID-19

#Students in Burkina Faso fear extremists more than COVID-19

“#Students in Burkina Faso fear extremists more than COVID-19” DORI, Burkina Faso — Balkissa Barro’s been waiting for months to go back to school, but now that she has, the 10-year-old fears classes might once again stop. Children returning to school in Burkina Faso’s volatile Sahel region have to practice safety drills to prepare for…

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# Nigeria is establishing a framework for widescale crypto adoption

# Nigeria is establishing a framework for widescale crypto adoption

“# Nigeria is establishing a framework for widescale crypto adoption ” Nigeria’s Finance Ministry is reportedly in talks with the country’s securities regulator to develop a new framework for blockchain and cryptocurrencies — a move that could accelerate adoption in Africa’s largest economy.  Business Day, a Nigerian market intelligence publication, reported Tuesday that the Ministry of…

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# Etherisc to offer blockchain-based crop insurance to Kenyan farmers

# Etherisc to offer blockchain-based crop insurance to Kenyan farmers

“# Etherisc to offer blockchain-based crop insurance to Kenyan farmers ” Today the Chainlink Community Grant program announced funding for a low-cost insurance collaboration between Etherisc, a decentralized insurance protocol, and ACRE Africa, a microinsurance issuer focused on the second-most populous continent on the planet.  According to an announcement from Chainlink, the project aims to…

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