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The various regions in Africa and what they stand for
Africa, the second-largest and second-most-populous continent globally, comprises 54 countries, each with its unique culture, ...
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The rise and early fall of the Central African Republic’s experimental cryptocurrency
However, just days after its launch, the token has suffered a dramatic collapse as a result of questions raised about its legitimacy and viability. President Touadéra, a mathematics professor, took to ...
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The Central African Republic’s wild experiment with a meme coin
The president of the Central African Republic, one of the world’s poorest countries, announced on X that it was releasing a new cryptocurrency on Sunday — a meme coin. The token, abbreviated CAR, ...
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How the West Destroyed Congo’s Hopes for Independence
Patrice Lumumba became the prime minister of newly independent Congo. His close ally Andrée Blouin describes how Belgium and ...
Protests after 2 sudden deaths force closure of hospital trauma unit in Central African Republic
Families and activists in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, have protested over the government’s closure ...
M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
110,000 people are stranded in eastern Congo as rebels are accused of forced return
The U.N. says more than 110,000 displaced people have in recent days left settlement camps in eastern Congo’s cities ...