Africa report 2018

Africa is winning cryptocurrency adoption despite 2022 bear market

With many Africans using cryptocurrencies for everyday transactions rather than speculation, cryptocurrency market across Africa grew by over 1200% between 2020 and 2021, and its usage remains high in 2022 despite the ongoing difficult bear market. 2022 has been a very difficult year for digital asset and cryptocurrency markets when the value of many major […]

Kenya: Victims of 1998 bomb attack on US embassy renew demand for compensation

Kenyan survivors and victims of the 1998 bomb attack on the US embassy in Nairobi renewed calls for compensation from the US government on Monday (7 August) as the East African nation marked the 25th anniversary years since its deadliest terror attack. In mid-morning on 7 August 1998, a car bomb exploded in the rear […]

Morocco Officially Takes Over Presidency of COP22, Pledges to Address Climate Change

Morocco has officially taken over the presidency of the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) Monday as the global conference kicked off in the city of Marrakesh. At the opening ceremony of the 22nd Conference of Parties to the Framework UN Convention on Climate Change, COP 22, […]