Africa

Nigeria Acts to Stabilize Currency with Forex Auction

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will reintroduce a foreign exchange… More…

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Canza Finance Partners With Stablecoin Issuer to Bring Efficient Financial Solutions to Africa

Canza Finance has partnered with stablecoin issuer WSPN to provide… More…

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Ethiopian Premier Defends Currency Float Decision, Rejects Devaluation Claims

The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has defended the decision… More…

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Nigerian CBDC Adoption Lags, Makes Up Less Than 1% of Currency in Use

Nigeria’s central bank digital currency, known as the eNaira,… More…

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Ethiopia’s Birr Falls 30% After Currency Float; Forex Surrender Requirements Scrapped

Ethiopia’s birr plunged 30% against the dollar after the central… More…

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Zambia De-Dollarization: Central Bank Seeks to Enforce Kwacha as Sole Legal Tender for Domestic Transactions

The Bank of Zambia has defended its de-dollarization plans but also… More…

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Russia-Linked Banknotes Blamed for Libyan Dinar Plunge

The Libyan dinar’s recent devaluation has been blamed on a… More…

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Giesecke+Devrient: Ghana CBDC Nullifies the Need for Multiple Intermediaries in Cross-Border Payments

The recently completed proof of concept by the Bank of Ghana and the… More…

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South African Startup Neonomad to Launch Rand-Backed Stablecoin

Neonomad, the South African hybrid exchange platform, is set to launch… More…

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Nigeria’s Self-Proclaimed Crypto Billionaire Released From Police Custody

The recently detained Nigerian self-proclaimed cryptocurrency… More…

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