Finance
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How minerals in phone and EV batteries fund armed conflict in Africa
Tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. All of these minerals are found in our electronics and all are considered ‘conflict minerals,’…
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A brief history of currency change and redesign in Nigeria
On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), announced that it will redesign the…
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Red flags for cybercrime ‘advance-fee scam’ for international buyers
Cyber-crime takes many forms and can be perpetrated from anywhere; the individuals with whom you are communicating may not be…
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Nigeria builds first deep sea port in Lekki, Lagos
Nigeria’s first deep sea port has been inaugurated in the country’s economic hub city, Lagos State. It is a huge…
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Show proof of debt sustainability — IMF tells Ghana
The Director of the African Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Abebe Aemro Selassie, has urged Ghana to show…
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Zimbabwe launches gold coins as legal tender to tackle hyperinflation
Zimbabwe has launched gold coins to be sold to the public in a bid to tame runaway inflation that has…
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Ghana delays Mid-Year Budget Review until end of IMF talks
The 2022 Mid-Year Budget Review, which was supposed to take place this week, has been postponed by Parliament until the…
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Kenya has the highest crypto owners in Africa, UNCTAD data shows
The latest data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) suggests that Kenya has the highest crypto-owning…
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Why Central African Republic Adopted Bitcoin as an Official Currency
Originally published on BBC by Damian Zane and Guy Bandolo The Central African Republic’s decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal…
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Lisa Cook sits as First Black Woman on the Board of U.S. Federal Reserve
Economist Lisa Cook has become the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in the…
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