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Nigeria and Binance

14 Jun 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic

Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, to cease its operations there. The SEC stated that Binance Nigeria Limited was not registered or regulated, making its activities ill...

Africa, energy and climate change

14 Jun 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

Africa is facing a pressing need for clean and modern household energy due to its growing population. Currently, a large majority of the population, around 900 million people, rely on polluting and inefficient energy sources such as wood, charcoal, a...

The current crisis in Congo

13 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

The M23 crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) persists due to a combination of factors, including long-standing geopolitical tensions between the DRC and Rwanda, proxy warfare, and the weak commitment of the Congolese state to address...

Europe, Africa, oceans

8 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

The importance of safeguarding the oceans and promoting the blue economy for sustainable development, food security, and climate resilience, particularly in Africa, which is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Closer cooperation between Afri...

African Union and Pan-African Payments

7 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

Kenyan President William Ruto has called on African leaders to transition away from the U.S. dollar and adopt the Pan-African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS) as an alternative payment solution. Ruto emphasized that the PAPSS, launched in Janua...

Block for Africa update

1 Jun 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

The Bitcoin mining difficulty is expected to reach a new all-time high of over 50T, which may continue to increase. This surge is due to the rising value of Bitcoin and the growing popularity of the Ordinals protocol, which has made mining mo...

Pomerium and Verse - recent update via Blockbuild Africa

30 May 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

Pomerium, a Web3 game developer, has secured a $20 million angel investment from an undisclosed investor. The funding will be utilized to expand the company's portfolio of blockchain-based games and drive innovation in the growing Web3 gaming market....

Sudan and South Sudan - the current situation

26 May 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic

Thousands of South Sudanese refugees are returning to their war-torn country from Sudan, facing dire conditions and limited support. Around 70,000 civilians have fled to South Sudan due to ongoing fighting in Sudan. Still, upon arrival in Sou...

From Cash to Chaos: Nigeria's CBDC Experiment

23 May 2023 2 minute read 4 comments ⚡ Daniela ⚡

The implementation of CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) in Nigeria did not unfold as initially intended. It is often observed that African nations are frequently chosen as experimental grounds by influential individuals. Nigeria embarked on a grad...

NFT art from Africa

19 Apr 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

There is a growing interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) within the African art market and the role of NFT wallets in this emerging space. As the popularity of digital art increases, African artists are embracing NFTs to monetize their work and gain...