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Nivoaka ofisialy, omaly, ny lisitry ny Malagasy mpilalao mandrafitra ny ekipam-pirenena malagasy, Ankoay, hiatrika ny fiadiana “Africa Cup 3×3”, hotanterahina ao amin’ny Lapan’ny fanatanjahantena Mahamasina, ny 5 hatramin’ny 7 desambra izao. Andro roa tsy hanombohan’ny fifaninanana, fantatra ireo mpilalaon’ny Ankoay hiady ny anaram-boninahitra amin’ity fiadiana ny ho tompondakan’i Afrika, ta­ranja […]

Visa has partnered with crypto infrastructure company Aquanow to expand stablecoin settlement across the CEMEA region, cutting cross-border costs and friction. Visa is expanding its use of stablecoins for settlement in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) through a new partnership with crypto infrastructure company Aquanow. In an announcement Thursday, Visa said it partnered with Aquanow “to settle transactions using approved stablecoins such as USDC, reducing costs, operational friction, and settlement times.” The company said the move came amid strong demand from banks and payment companies for faster, cheaper cross-border payments. The move aims to leverage stablecoins to digitize the back end of money movement and to enable 24/7 settlement. Godfrey Sullivan, Visa’s head of product and solutions for the CEMEA region, said the integration will allow institutions in the region “to experience faster and simpler settlements.” Read more

[PRESS RELEASE – Johannesburg, South Africa, November 17th, 2025] VALR has partnered with Mukuru to expand USD stablecoin infrastructure in South Africa, further strengthening financial access on the continent through regulated crypto solutions VALR, the largest crypto exchange in Africa by trade volume, has partnered with Mukuru, a leading financial services platform serving over 17 […]

Ethiopia has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the south of the country, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday. The Marburg virus is one of the deadliest known pathogens. Like Ebola, it causes severe bleeding, fever, vomiting and diarrhoea and has a 21-day incubation period. Also like Ebola, it is transmitted via contact with bodily fluids and has a fatality rate of between 25 and 80 percent. The head of the World Health Organization, Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, confirmed on Friday that at least nine cases had been detected in southern Ethiopia, two days after Africa CDC was alerted to a suspected haemorrhagic virus in the region. “Marburg virus disease (MVD) has been confirmed by the National Reference Laboratory (in Ethiopia),” Africa CDC said. “Further epidemiological investigations and laboratory analyses are underway and the virus strain detected shows similarities to those previously identified in East Africa.” It said Ethiopian...

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Crypto laws are popping up across Africa as countries race to offer favorable conditions to the crypto industry and balance consumer safety concerns. Yesterday, the governor of the Bank of Ghana, the country’s central bank, said that crypto regulations will be in place by the end of 2025. This follows draft guidelines the bank published last year. By introducing a strong legal footing for crypto investors and companies, Ghana will join nine other countries on the continent that have laws in place for digital assets. In general, crypto adoption is growing in Africa, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Grassroots adoption and retail activity make it the third-fastest-growing region for crypto. Read more

Crypto laws are popping up across Africa as countries race to offer favorable conditions to the crypto industry and balance consumer safety concerns. Yesterday, the governor of the Bank of Ghana, the country’s central bank, said that crypto regulations will be in place by the end of 2025. This follows draft guidelines the bank published last year. By introducing a strong legal footing for crypto investors and companies, Ghana will join nine other countries on the continent that have laws in place for digital assets. In general, crypto adoption is growing in Africa, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Grassroots adoption and retail activity make it the third-fastest-growing region for crypto. Read more

Tontosa ny faran’ny herinandro teo, tany Maorisy, ny andiany voalohany tamin’ilay fifaninanana “Battle for Africa”, taranja Muay thai. Nandray anjara tamin’izany i Madaga­sikara, tamin’ny alalan’i Jaomboto Jerry Edino, sokajy latsaky ny 60 kg, lehilahy sy Rasoanirina Olga, sokajy latsaky ny 60 kg, vehivavy. Teo amin’ny sokajy lehilahy, nandresy ilay Maorisiana […]

Hotontosaina anio, any Maorisy, ny fifaninanana “Battle for Africa”, taranja Muay Thai. Manana solontena roa i Madagasikara. Mianadahy, ahitana an’i Jaomboto Jerry Edino, sokajy latsaky ny 60 kg, lehilahy sy Rasoanirina Olga, sokajy latsaky ny 60 kg, vehivavy no miaro ny voninahi-pirenena mandritra ity fifaninanana matihanina eo ambany fiahian’ny WMC […]

Africa stands at a crossroads: harness cryptocurrency’s $4-trillion potential for sovereignty and growth or risk financial instability and exclusion. Opinion by: Ure Utah, technical advisor to Nigeria’s minister of innovation With the value of digital currencies surging close to $4 trillion, the world is rushing to cash in. While Elon Musk’s Dogecoin (DOGE) and the US president’s Official Trump (TRUMP) coin grab headlines, Africa sits at the frontline of this worldwide financial upheaval. This is a crucial point. Unless African leaders act to regulate or harness crypto, what happens next will determine whether the continent’s 1.55 billion inhabitants build greater sovereignty over their future or usher in a new era of financial instability. Read more

Africa has its first Bitcoin treasury company, but its utility goes far deeper than publicly-listed stocks tied to BTC holdings on a balance sheet. Bitcoin treasury companies are in vogue, and Africa has its first trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. While the launch of Africa Bitcoin Corporation promises to attract billions of South African rand from capital markets, its founders believe Bitcoin’s impact on the continent remains in grassroots, retail adoption. South Africa’s Altvest Capital grabbed headlines as it rebranded to Africa Bitcoin Corporation (ABC), the first publicly-listed company actively building a Bitcoin (BTC)-based treasury on the continent. The company has a long-term goal to raise $210 million to buy Bitcoin using preferential share offerings and structured debt notes in the mould of the UK’s Smarter Web Company. Altvest announced its pivot into Bitcoin in February. Read more

Geneva, Switzerland – September 10, 2025 – UQUID, a leading Web3 shopping infrastructure, has published a research report, providing a detailed analysis of the transactions on the TRON network processed through the UQUID platform. The report highlights TRON’s accelerating adoption in stablecoin payments, everyday purchases, and its growing role as a preferred network in emerging […] The post UQUID Report Identifies TRON as Core Infrastructure for E-Commerce Payments Across Latin America, Africa, and Asia appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Stargazers will have a chance to see a “Blood Moon” on Sunday night during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia, as well as swathes of Europe and Africa. When the Sun, Earth and Moon line up, the shadow cast by the planet on its satellite makes it appear an eerie, deep red colour that has astounded humans for millennia. People in Asia, including India and China, will be best placed to see Sunday’s total eclipse, which will also be visible on the eastern edge of Africa as well as in western Australia. The total lunar eclipse will last from 1730 GMT to 1852 GMT (10:30pm PKT to 11:52pm PKT). Stargazers in Europe and Africa will get a brief chance to see a partial eclipse just as the Moon rises during the early evening, while the Americas will miss out. The Moon appears red during lunar eclipses because the only sunlight reaching it is “reflected and scattered through the Earth’s atmosphere”, said Ryan Milligan, an astrophysicist at Northern Ireland’s Queen’s University Belfast. Blue wavelengths of light are...

The Russian Federation is expanding its propaganda network in Africa by engaging journalists and political analysts under the pretense of combating disinformation.

Un muncitor alb de la o fermă din Africa de Sud, acuzat de uciderea a două femei de culoare, susține că a fost obligat să le arunce cadavrele porcilor, potrivit avocaților.

Kenya’s proposed 1.5% crypto transaction tax could disrupt Africa’s digital integration. As Kenya advances a 1.5% tax on every crypto transaction, the nation risks undermining its fintech leadership, driving startups and talent abroad. Opinion by: Chebet Kipingor, business operations manager at Busha As Kenya pushes forward with a revised 1.5% crypto transaction tax, it risks losing more than revenue — it could forfeit its regional fintech leadership, drive startups across borders, and fracture Africa’s digital economy before it can unify. Parliament is debating implementing the Digital Asset Tax (DAT) on every cryptocurrency transaction. While the intention to broaden the tax base is valid, the policy’s current form could deliver unintended consequences for Kenya and financial inclusion efforts across the continent. With over 450 million unbanked individuals in Africa, digital assets offer a real chance to leapfrog traditional infrastructure and extend financial services to underserved populations. This tax ...

The platform allows investors in Africa to access global real estate and stock markets through tokenized fractional shares using stablecoins. Xend Finance, a decentralized finance project backed by Binance and Google, is launching a platform in Africa to offer tokenized access to global real estate and stock markets. Partners in the launch include Risevest, a digital wealth management platform that offers individual and institutional investors exposure to global markets. The company recently acquired a broker-dealer license in the United States. According to a May 30 announcement, the new platform will allow users to invest in international real estate and stock markets by purchasing fractional shares via tokenization. The entry barrier is low, starting at $5 when investors use stablecoins such as USDt (USDT) and USDC (USDC). Read more

Father-son team Kain and Laban Roomes are using XRP Ledger to track and dispense medicines in Uganda and are listing the startup in Canada. Its been a long road for entrepreneur Laban Roomes and his footballer-turned-crypto founder son Kain, but their XRP Healthcare startup is in the process of going public on the Canadian stock exchange. They co-founded the Dubai-incorporated company with the goal of modernizing healthcare in Africa by combining crypto infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and real-world services. It operates a digital healthcare platform as well as a chain of pharmacies in Uganda using the XRP Ledger to track pharmaceutical supplies and patient outcomes. In the West, we take reliable pharmacies and access to medication for granted, says Laban. In parts of Uganda, that just isnt the case. This is about changing that and starting on the ground, not in the metaverse. Read more

Un incident curios a avut loc în Africa de Sud, când un pinguin transportat într-o cutie de carton nelegată a dus la prăbușirea unui elicopter, fără a provoca victime.

O femeie albă care „se identifică drept neagră” a dezvăluit că plănuiește să „se mute în Africa”, deoarece acolo se simte „acasă”.