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CAR is first African country to adopt bitcoin as official currency

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– – The Central African Republic has now adopted bitcoin as an official currency, making it the second country in the world do to after El Salvador. El Salvador became the second country to do so when it made its own announcement last year. CAR lawmakers voted unanimously to pass the bill legalizing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in parliament this week.… Read More
Africa Featured World 

British porn-watching MP resigns

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– – A British MP, Neil Parish has announced he will be resigning as an MP after admitting he watched pornography twice in Parliament. He told the BBC that the act had been a “moment of madness”. According to the MP who has represented Tiverton and Honiton in Devon since 2010 the first time he watched porn in parliament it… Read More
Africa World 

Data security and privacy laws develop across Africa

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– – Numerous countries in Africa have developed or implemented data privacy and security laws in their countries in the last few years. With the rapid rise in digitisation as a result of the pandemic, the broad implementation of such laws across the continent has never been more urgent. Countries including Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Togo,… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Kenya holds state funeral for ex-president Kibaki

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– – Kenya is holding a state funeral service on Friday for former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki who died a week ago at the age of 90. The event is being held at the Nyayo National Stadium in the capital Nairobi. Kenyans queued to pay their last respects to the late president for several days. The body of the late president… Read More
Africa World 

Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa

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– – Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases over the past year. Almost 17 500 cases of measles were recorded in the African region between January and March 2022, marking a 400% increase compared with the same period in 2021. Twenty African countries reported measles outbreaks in the first quarter of this year, eight more than… Read More
Africa World 

African flag registries exploited by high-risk fishing operators

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– – A report published by international maritime intelligence organisations TMT and I.R. Consilium, examines both how foreign fishing operators are accessing and exploiting African flag registries for their fishing vessels in pursuit of legal impunity, and how weaknesses in African flagging regimes attract this exploitation. The global fishing market is projected to be worth $194 billion by 2027, so… Read More
Africa World 

Top 5 Types of Lists to Help You Feel More Productive and Happier

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– – Lists are a favorite tool for increasing productivity. The classic option is a to-do list. It’s simple, easy, and straightforward. And it’s incredibly boring: in this area everything has already been studied and tried out – and one wants something new. It turns out that in order to be productive, you don’t have to make only the usual… Read More
Africa Featured World 

Top 6 Effective Ways to Develop a Sense of Humor and Impress Others

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– – A sense of humor is a skill that develops from birth along with the expansion of knowledge and under the influence of upbringing. A good sense of humor is highly valued in different cultures and is among the strengths of a person’s character. Having a good sense of humor includes the ability to be optimistic, good-natured, friendly, pleasant… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana: University student killed by friend over $40 debt

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– – A 25-year-old tailor apprentice has been arrested in Ghana’s second biggest city – Kumasi for allegedly killing one of his friends to avoid paying a $40 debt he was due to clear. The suspect, Emmanuel Boateng has been arrested by the police after he killed the victim who was a second-year student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana: Philips lighting ads sparks anger

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– – A lighting advert by electronics giant Philips has sparked anger among some Ghanaians. The company has erected several billboards on streets of major cities in the West African nation drawing attention to its products. Among others, the billboards subtly suggest that the lighting products of Philips last longer than the sexual strength of men. Some of the boards also suggest that… Read More
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