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Africa

e-commerce, online shopping
Markets
Payments
South Africa's eBay Bidorbuy Adds Bitcoin Payments
South African online marketplace Bidorbuy has enabled bitcoin purchases through an integration with BitX.
e-commerce, online shopping
By Stan Higgins
Mar 10, 2016 at 2:46 p.m. UTC
Mar 10, 2016
paymentsBitXstartupsAfricaSouth AfricaMerchantsNewsCompanies
africa, school
Markets
Education
How Bitcoin Brought Electricity to a South African School
A system for powering South African schools using bitcoin was demonstrated at a recent event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
africa, school
By Stan Higgins
Mar 9, 2016 at 9:30 p.m. UTC
Mar 9, 2016
EducationTechnologyAfricaSouth AfricaNewsFeaturesTechnology News
The Independence Square of Accra, Ghana.
Markets
Mining
African Internet Pioneer Launches Bitcoin Mining Facility
IT solutions firm Ghana Dot Com has launched a bitcoin mining facility it claims is the first in Africa.
The Independence Square of Accra, Ghana.
By Pete Rizzo
Mar 7, 2016 at 8:10 p.m. UTC
Mar 7, 2016
MiningAfricaGhanaBitcoinNews
Mobile Phone with Money in Kenya / Flickr / whiteafrican
Markets
M-pesa
Kenyan High Court Hears BitPesa Case Against Safaricom
The Kenyan High Court heard a case brought by bitcoin startup BitPesa against mobile money giant Safaricom two days ago.
Mobile Phone with Money in Kenya / Flickr / whiteafrican
By Joon Ian Wong
Nov 26, 2015 at 4:05 p.m. UTC
Nov 26, 2015
M-PesastartupsAfricaBitPesaNewsCompanies
visa, euros
Markets
Credit cards
Why Visa Europe is Testing Remittances on the Bitcoin Blockchain
Visa Europe discusses why it is using the bitcoin blockchain as part of its new proof-of-concept for the remittance market.
visa, euros
By Pete Rizzo
Nov 25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 25, 2015
credit cardsRemittancesTechnologyAfricaVisa EuropeFeaturesTechnology News
Tunisia phone
Markets
Startups
Tunisia's Post Office Trials Crypto-Powered Payments App
Tunisia's post office, La Poste Tunisienne, today revealed it is testing a crypto-powered payments app for 600,000 of its customers.
Tunisia phone
By Grace Caffyn
Oct 8, 2015 at 4:17 p.m. UTC
Oct 8, 2015
startupsRemittancesTechnologyAfricaMobile MoneyNewsTunisiaMonetasCompaniesTechnology News
ghana, money
Markets
Startups
African Remittance Firm Beam Stops Bitcoin Service in Pivot
Beam has announced it will no longer focus on using bitcoin in an attempt to disrupt the Ghanaian remittance market.
ghana, money
By Pete Rizzo
Aug 31, 2015 at 6:43 p.m. UTC
Aug 31, 2015
startupsRemittancesAfricaBeamNewsCompanies
bill gates
Markets
Startups
Meet the Kenyan Startup Trying to Change Bill Gates' Mind on Bitcoin
Last month, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded bitcoin startup Bitsoko $100,000 to help troubleshoot Africa's mobile money systems.
bill gates
By Grace Caffyn
Jul 23, 2015 at 9:45 p.m. UTC
Jul 23, 2015
startupsAfricaBill GatesBitsokoCompaniesFeatures
Nigeria
Markets
Exchanges
BitX Launches Bitcoin Services in Nigeria
Emerging markets-focused bitcoin services provider BitX has launched services in Nigeria.
Nigeria
By Pete Rizzo
Jul 7, 2015 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 7, 2015
ExchangesstartupsAfricaNigeriaCompanies
somalia
Markets
Remittances
Ben Parker: Bitcoin Has Potential in Fragile States
Ben Parker, co-founder of IRIN, a humanitarian news service spoke to CoinDesk about bitcoin's potential in fragile states.
somalia
By Yessi Bello Perez
Jun 20, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 20, 2015
RemittancesAfricaConsensusConsensus 2015Features