ACCRA, Ghana – July 25, 2025 – The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced plans to introduce a regulatory framework to license cryptocurrency platforms by September 2025, a move designed to capture revenue, enhance oversight, and integrate digital assets into the nation’s financial system. With approximately 3 million Ghanaians—17.3% of the adult population—using cryptocurrencies, the […]
NAIROBI, Kenya – July 25, 2025 – Sub-Saharan Africa continues to face the world’s highest mobile data costs, severely hindering digital inclusion and economic growth, according to the World Bank’s Global Findex Database 2025: Connectivity and Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy report, released on July 16, 2025. The report highlights that residents of the […]
KAMPALA, Uganda – July 25, 2025 – MTN Uganda has secured near-unanimous shareholder approval to structurally separate its mobile money business, MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited (MTN MoMo), from its core telecommunications operations, marking a pivotal step in MTN Group’s Ambition 2025 strategy to lead digital solutions across Africa. The decision, passed with 99.9% support […]
NAIROBI, Kenya – July 25, 2025 – Safaricom, Kenya’s leading telecommunications and mobile money provider, has launched direct PayPal withdrawals through its M-Pesa super app, a significant upgrade aimed at supporting the country’s burgeoning digital economy. Simultaneously, the company is making strides in smart water management, partnering with local innovators to deploy IoT-based solutions to […]
PARIS, France – July 25, 2025 – French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that France will formally recognize the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, becoming the first G7 nation to take this step. In a statement posted on X, Macron framed the decision as part of France’s “historic […]
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – July 25, 2025 – The ancient Khmer temples along the Thailand-Cambodia border, particularly Prasat Ta Muen Thom and Preah Vihear, are at the heart of a deadly conflict that erupted on July 24, 2025, killing at least 16 people and displacing tens of thousands. These 9th- to 12th-century structures, built by […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – July 25, 2025 – Deadly clashes between Thai and Cambodian forces along their disputed 508-mile border have killed at least 16 people, mostly civilians, and displaced tens of thousands, marking the worst violence between the Southeast Asian neighbors in over a decade. The conflict, centered around ancient Khmer temples and the contested […]
CLEARWATER, FL – July 24, 2025 – Terry Gene Bollea, known worldwide as Hulk Hogan, the iconic professional wrestler who transformed the sport into a global phenomenon, died Thursday at the age of 71, according to the Clearwater Police Department and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Hogan succumbed to cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater […]
NEW DELHI, India – July 23, 2025 – India will resume issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens starting July 24, 2025, the Indian Embassy in Beijing announced, marking the first such move in five years since suspensions triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes. The decision, seen as a step toward […]
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – July 23, 2025 – An unprecedented 81 candidates have registered to compete in Cameroon’s presidential election scheduled for October 12, 2025, setting the stage for a historic challenge to President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state at 92. Biya, who has ruled the Central African nation since 1982, is seeking […]
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