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08.03 / 15:09

Blockchain Ethereum Women Bitcoin Mama Bitcoin: Fishing for female empowerment with crypto in West Africa

Mama Bitcoin is the pseudonym claimed by a young Senegalese Bitcoiner called Bineta. Her business, Bleu comme la mer, was the first retailer in Senegal (and possibly West Africa) to accept crypto as payment. She’s also the first generation of her family to read and write proficiently.

17.11 / 05:33

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A decade ago, in June 2014, The Atlantic published The Case for Reparations, Ta-Nehisi Coates’s much-lauded essay about housing and financial discrimination against African Americans.

14.10 / 21:18

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United Airlines is adding eight new international destinations to its itinerary for next summer

23.09 / 14:19

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Senegal's navy has recovered at least 30 bodies from a boat discovered adrift around 70 kilometres (43 miles) off the coast of the capital Dakar, the army said Monday. Investigations are under way to establish where the vessel came from and to confirm the death toll, the army said in a statement posted on social media. Senegal's coastline sees frequent tragedies involving attempts to reach Europe by boat.

10.05 / 02:53

Aviat Airlines Boeing Photos track evacuation Boeing plane carrying 85 people catches fire and skids off the runway in Senegal, injuring 10

Boeing 737 carrying 85 people caught fire and skidded off a runway at Senegal's main airport, injuring 10 people including the pilot, the country's transport minister said Thursday. Passengers were evacuated from the burning aircraft and some described «complete panic» as they scrambled for their lives. The Air Senegal flight operated by TransAir was headed to Bamako, in neighboring Mali, late Wednesday with 79 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew, when the crash happened at Blaise Diagne International airport, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Dakar.

24.03 / 21:41

UPS Election President Celebrity show country peace Senegal opposition candidate Faye leads initial presidential election tallies

By Diadie Ba

25.09 / 16:01

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international feature film award at the Oscars 2024 has begun. Most countries have selected their films as all the nominations are to be sent to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences by 5 pm Monday, October 2. These films must meet all the qualifying conditions between December 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023.

24.08 / 14:07

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Bitcoin (BTC) adoption in West Africa is dominated by Nigeria, the crypto powerhouse and the region’s economic engine. But against a backdrop of anti-French sentiment, Bitcoin educational efforts are also bubbling away in French-speaking West Africa.

03.08 / 15:23

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By Edward McAllister

10.07 / 14:25

Citi Waters Assurant Discover Southern 300 migrants traveling in 3 boats from Senegal to Spain are missing: Walking Borders

DAKAR: At least 300 people traveling from Senegal to Spain in three boats are missing, a Spanish aid group said Monday, raising concern about their fate along one of the deadliest sea routes for migrants. Two boats departed June 23 from Mbour, a coastal city in central Senegal, carrying about 100 people, and a third left the southern town of Kafountine four days later with approximately 200 people, according to Helena Maleno Garzon, coordinator for the aid group Walking Borders, which is known as Caminando Fronteras in Spanish. There has been no contact with the boats since their departures, she said.

08.03 / 22:25

Africa Lightning Network lightning YouTube Bitcoin CFA Why Senegal rejects the CFA and is warming to Bitcoin: video

Cointelegraph goes to Senegal, West Africa. The medium-sized African nation recently hosted a Bitcoin conference (BTC) and more and more merchants and customers are joining the Lightning Network.

28.02 / 14:25

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Nourou is a 29 year old Bitcoiner with a vision for his home country. A former financial analyst for a French Bank, he founded Bitcoin Senegal in late 2021.

05.01 / 09:25

Environment Terrorism Paris opens terrorism probe after Frenchman injured in explosion on Paris-Dakar race

French authorities have launched a terrorist probe after an explosion hit a vehicle on the Dakar 2022 race and injured a Frenchman.

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