Lekki Free Zone is in talks with an American company to adopt blockchain The potential partnership could see the creation of a virtual free zone with the LFZ area.
Binance picks two Africans for its new global advisory board "The GAB represents the next big step forward in our journey to share the benefits of modern finance and the blockchain with the entire world," said CZ.
The Central Bank of Nigeria partners with Clickatell to launch an eNaira USSD channel The CBN hopes to boost the adoption of its central bank digital currency by making it easily accessible to feature phone users. Existing data suggest that most Nigerians use feature phones.
The Central African Republic hosts workshop to sensitize stakeholders about its digital initiatives The event is taking place in the capital city of Bangui on Aug. 24 and 25.
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has developed a CBDC roadmap As part of the roadmap, RBZ will conduct consumer studies to gauge public perception of CBDC.
Algorand and Boston University want to increase access to machinery for African farmers Algorand Foundation will provide funds for Boston University and an African agric-tech company to develop a blockchain-based application to connect farmers to tractor owners.