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Akon's Cryptocurrency Billion Dollar Kenyan Tech City

20 Apr 2020 1 minute read 20 comments Abhimanyu Krishnan

Akoin, the cryptocurrency launched by musician and philanthropist Akon, will be the primary currency of billion dollar technology city Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC), according to a press release shared with CryptoSlate on April 16.  The t...

One of Brazil's Most-Wanted Criminals Arrested in Mozambique

15 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

In an international sting operation carried out by Interpol, American drug officials, and Brazilian and Mozambique police, 49 year-old Gilberto Aparecido dos Santos, one of Brazil's most-wanted criminals who also goes by the name Fuminho, was arreste...

Guinea Makes Mask-Wearing Compulsory

14 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

In a televised address, Guinea President Alpha Conde stated that in an effort to reduce the transmission of the Covid-19 Coronavirus, the wearing of face masks will be temporarily made compulsory. The new order will come into effect on Saturday, Apri...

BIC Art Master Competition : Africa 2019

11 Apr 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Jaemoney

Introduction Last October I was really pleased to see a post about an art competition in my Instagram feed. The competition was by BIC to produce some artwork about Africa. This really piqued my interest on so many levels. Competitions are cool becau...

Moroccans Without Masks in Public May Face Fines and Prison

8 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Effective Tuesday April 7th, 2020, local time, Moroccans who leave home without face masks risk prison sentences of up to 3 months along with fines of up to the equivalent of 126 United States dollars. The decision was announced after a government me...

Ghana Government to Pay Citizens' Water Bills for 3 Months

6 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo stated that to combat the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus and to reduce the financial burdens of citizens amid the pandemic, the government will pay citizens' water bills for the next three months. In his televise...

Malawi President and Ministers Take 10% Pay Cut

5 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Malawi President Mutharika announced that he along with all government ministers will be taking a 10% wage cut for 3 months to raise funds to combat the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic. President Mutharika earns the equivalent of $3,600 United States d...

Imani: Book Review

4 Apr 2020 2 minute read 0 comments troynamps

Title: Imani Author: Liliane Mukidi ISBN: 978-0-9947229-2-8 Release Date: 10 November, 2018 Imani is a book written to speak louder than our imaginary voices. It brings a better appreciation of the fact that literature is the mirror through which so...

Tunisia Deploys Police "Robots" Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

3 Apr 2020 1 minute read 1 comment AverageVancouverite

To ensure that citizens are following guidelines amid a lockdown to reduce the spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus, 4-wheeled police robots known as "PGuards" have been deployed to patrol areas of the Tunisian capital city of Tunis. Local media say th...

13 Year-Old Kenyan Boy Shot During Covid-19 Curfew

1 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Kenya's police inspector general has ordered an investigation and forensic analysis of all firearms held by officers on duty in the Huruma-Mathare area of Nairobi after the shooting and subsequent death of a 13 year-old boy named Yasin Hussein Moyo....