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Electricity, key for Africa’s development – ECA top official

In Africa, nearly 600 million people, or 48% of the continent’s population, still lack access to electricity, with the majority living in rural areas.   The continent will not fully develop if hundreds of millions of its people continue to live without electricity, Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe said Thursday. Songwe who […]

Morocco’s Currency Regulator Does Not Recognize Bitcoin

The transactions made via Bitcoin, the digital payment system, constitute a “violation of regulations, punishable by penalties and fines”, said the Moroccan government agency “Office des Changes”. The Office stand comes few days after Moroccan digital services company MTDS said it would accept payment in bitcoin. According to the Office des Changes, the use of […]

Erdogan receives HoR’s speaker, PC member to discuss developments in Libya

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Tuesday, met up in Ankara with Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aqila Saleh, and member of the Presidential Council, Abdullah Al-Lafi to discuss the situation in Libya where Turkey wields a sway. Al-Lafi on Twitter said the meeting with the Turkish President dealt with political developments, noting that the […]