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TerraCredit (CREDIT) - a South African hidden gem or the next Onecoin?

10 Feb 2021 7 minute read 6 comments Heruvim78

I have the habit to skim through all the emerging projects and check some of them over time. I have some specific ways to measure them that most of the time have nothing to do with trading. Team members, are they anonymous or not? Activity and develo...

Ease of Doing Business in Africa: Mauritius Shines a Light

10 Feb 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Scopeman

It’s no secret that businesses in sub-Saharan Africa face several barriers when it comes to ease of doing business, despite some of the fastest growing economies in the world being located in this region. According to the Doing Business 2017 World Ba...

Supfrica - A Great Business Move

9 Feb 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Juan Molina

Since they learned about the new changes in WhatsApp policies, which, apparently, threaten the privacy of users' personal data, a massive migration of the user base to other platforms and messaging services has been unleashed. Much has been said abou...

10 Amazing Photos of the Skies and Sights in Katsina, Nigeria

9 Feb 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Scopeman

Katsina state in Nigeria is a beauty yet unexplored. Its vast lands that stretch far across the horizon, like an unending day, is but a little taste of what makes this place a tourist’s delight. Here are 10 amazing photos, all unfiltered nor edited,...

Four key drivers of rural development in Africa

8 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Scopeman

Most economic transformations begin in rural areas. 637 million (61.6%) of Africans live in rural areas. If the potential of Africa’s rural areas is developed and harnessed, it would lead to significant increases in food production, job creation, and...

New Case of the Ebola Virus Detected in the DR Congo

8 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Three months after announcing the end of its 11th outbreak, the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Public Health announced that a new case of the Ebola virus has been detected in the town of Biena in the North Kivu province. According to heal...

Nigeria's clampdown on Crypto Exchanges leaves a bad taste

6 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Scopeman

In May 2020 Google Trends Data showed Nigeria ranked 8th on the topic of cryptocurrency. This was reflective of the growing interest and usage of cryptocurrency in the country and across the continent. The popularity of crypto in Africa has largely g...

Akoin (AKN) – What it is?

2 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Batinium

Akoin is a Stellar-based cryptocurrency co-founded by the renowned singer, music producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Akon. The cryptocurrency is designed with a mandate of fueling and revolutionizing the rising tech-entrepreneurship in Africa...

Nigerian Customs Officials Seize 8,800 Kilograms of Pangolin Scales

28 Jan 2021 1 minute read 2 comments AverageVancouverite

Customs officials in Nigeria reported that they seized a shipping container carrying endangered animal parts falsely declared as furniture at the Lagos port destined for Haiphong, Vietnam. The Nigerian Customs Service say that in total, about 8,800 k...

Uganda Hit by Internet Blackout Amid Tense Elections

14 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

The Ugandan government ordered a temporary block on all social media and messaging apps, cutting internet access in the country hours before a tense presidential election pitting Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa's longest serving leaders, against pop s...