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How Orange Bikes are Changing Africa

After a steep contraction resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, sub-Saharan economies are expanding, leading to a boom in the logistics sector as the need for transportation rises. However, more than half of active vehicles in the region are inefficient 2-stroke petrol-powered motorcycles, primarily used in taxi and delivery services that drive hundreds of kilometers per day. дальше »

2022-3-1 16:27


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ENGIE, Energy Web Access to Electrify Sub-Saharan Africa with DeFi 

ENGIE Energy Access and Energy Web have inked a partnership deal aimed at electrifying Sub-Saharan Africa with green solar energy. The team plans to create what it calls decentralized finance (DeFi) crowdfunding platform that will enable investors to provide microloans that will support renewable energy deployment, according to a press release on June 17, 2021.Read More дальше »

2021-6-19 17:00


Facebook Eyes a New Blockchain Policy Expert In Africa To Enable Crypto Payments With WhatsApp

While the whole work is looking at Facebook’s new project Libra, Facebook is looking at Sub-Saharan Africa. According to a recent job opening, the company is looking for a policy expert in Africa that could ensure that payments are made in the countries of the continent using WhatsApp. While the job posting does not mention […] дальше »

2019-9-6 22:54


This AI tool is translating 2,000 African languages in a bid to boost local economies

A digital platform called OBTranslate that aims to translate more than 2,000 African languages to enable rural dwellers to gain easy access to global markets has been launched. According to its creator, 63 per cent of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to global markets because of language barriers. дальше »

2019-6-1 11:00


Africa’s mobile-based healthcare initiatives need regulatory and community support – not just funding

As a community health worker tasked with tracking infant vaccinations in Kenya, Collince Oluoch was overwhelmed by the burdens of the job. He encountered mothers with no record of their children’s vaccinations, caregivers who could not remember clinic visits and colleagues who fudged figures. дальше »

2019-5-5 19:08


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Crypto-Based Transfers Can Cut Remittance Costs in Africa by 90%

Remittances have become a lifeline for many people in Sub-Saharan Africa, but the cost of sending money via banks and money transfer operators remains punitively high. On average, it costs 9.3% (of value transferred) to send the equivalent of $200 to the region, the highest remittance rates anywhere on the planet, according to the new […] The post Crypto-Based Transfers Can Cut Remittance Costs in Africa by 90% appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2019-4-23 12:30