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Why the Central African Republic adopted Bitcoin
Some 90% of people in the Central African Republic lack access to the internet, needed to use Bitcoin.
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PSG player Idrissa Gueye criticised for not playing in anti-homophobia day game
A group fighting homophobia in football has called on the French league and Paris Saint-Germain to ask player Idrissa Gueye for an explanation after he missed a game last week amid reports that he refused…
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OMG! Shocking But Easiest Way To Get Loans For People Under Debt Review 2022
Are you under debt review and you need a loan as fast as possible? Don't worry, this article would help you get loans for people under debt review and also...check this out
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Why France (Still) Controls Africa
France's African empire ended in the 1960s...but not really. Ismael Loutfi explains.
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Canadian oil company illegally bulldozes protected land in Africa
Farms, water, and endangered wildlife are threatened as ReconAfrica expands its operations despite violations.
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Why broken African phones are shipped to Europe
A lack of recycling facilities in Africa has spurred one Dutch company to import broken phones.
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The last warrior of Africa’s ‘Forgotten Army’: Gambia and WWII
Ebou Janha, 102, is the only surviving veteran of a regiment of Gambian soldiers who fought for the British in Burma.
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Chess coaches in Africa are building the next generation of grandmasters
More than a dozen children gather under a canopy in Makoko, the floating slum in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial center. Aged 8 to 18, they are focused on the chess boards before them, calculating moves that will allow them to win the game.
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Nigeria becomes first African nation to roll out digital currency
The eNaira is expected to boost cross-border trade and make transactions more efficient, Nigeria’s central bank said.
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Fast fashion: The dumping ground for unwanted clothes
Countries in West Africa are said to be drowning under the weight of waste shipped to their shores.
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Rwandan conservationist helps to save hundreds of cranes
The Umusambi Village has rescued more than 200 cranes from captivity over the years, helping to boost the population of the endangered birds to 881 from 487 just four years ago.
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The man 'taking back' Africa's lost treasures from European museums
During its time as a colonial power, France took tens of thousands of objects from Africa. Now, one man says he's taking them back.
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Guinea coup attempt: Soldiers claim to seize power from Alpha Condé
Troops announce a takeover on TV, while the defence ministry insists a coup attempt was thwarted.
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Madagascar is hit by the world’s first climate change famine
It is the only place where climate change has caused 'famine-like conditions', resulting in acute malnutrition among many of its inhabitants.
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Why are rivers turning blue in Africa?
Fast fashion is ‘killing’ Africa’s rivers by polluting them with chemicals and dyes.
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At least 1m people facing starvation as Madagascar’s drought worsens
People eating termites and clay as UN says acute malnutrition has almost doubled this year in south
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World's first 3D-printed school tackles classroom shortages in Africa
Through pioneering projects in Mexico, China, Texas and elsewhere, we're starting to see how 3D printing can make building construction a whole lot more cost effective. An affordable housing venture in Africa named 14Trees has now leveraged the technology to produce the world's first 3D-printed school in Malawi, where students started taking their first lessons late last month.
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Russian Mercenaries Are Driving War Crimes in Africa, U.N. Says
An investigative report says that Russian operatives in the Central African Republic who had been billed as unarmed advisers are actually leading the fighting, including massacres of civilians.
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Wattle is an Aussie icon. So why did scientists end up in a fight over its scientific name?
The first wattles of the season are about to burst into fluffy pom-poms of resplendent gold and pale cream. But in the early 2000s, these plants were in the centre of one of the world's biggest botanical controversies.
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Invasive species costing Africa $3.66 tn a year: study
Invasive species introduced by human activity are costing African agriculture some $3.66 trillion every year—around 1.5 times the combined gross domestic product of all African countries—new research showed Thursday.
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