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Trading Bitcoin can be very risky, and this is because the price of Bitcoin is generally volatile. But good traders know how to take advantage of this volatility and use it to their profit. Their ability to make profit out of Bitcoin is due to a combination of luck, skill,
Every citizen of a country in the African continent walks around with a huge debt tag hanging from his/her neck. If a country is indebted, then its citizens are not free. What this means, in essence, is that Africans are yet to gain their freedom and this is disheartening
Tucked away along Accra road in the Volta region in Ghana is the quiet village of Dove. This quiet village is home to around 4,000 people almost none of whom were born there. It is a village that is full of contradictions - on the one hand, it has
Have you ever wondered why the West always frowns at policies that tend to fight against Africa’s dependency on foreign aid? Why was the West so concerned and irritated when Kwame Nkrumah preached against Africa’s dependence on foreign aid in the 1960s? Why was there pandemonium in Europe
Sudan is in deep crisis and this is largely due to the political instability in the Northeast African country. This has led to mass protests by citizens who are demanding for the president of the country to step down from power. These protests often turn into riots and horrid struggles
Gone are the days when African countries took the back seat on issues involving international relations and politics. Now, they are sticking their feet on the ground and making bold decisions that would no doubt raise some eyebrows – especially within the foreign community. South Africa, through its Minister for International
Students from Africa, for many years, have been in the pursuit of high-quality education offered all over the world. Motivated by strong aspirations and career opportunities, the African students are looking beyond what their home country can provide. Study abroad experience can have a profound impact on the individual: from
Julius Malema did not mince his words this weekend, the Economic Freedom Fighters will not be welcoming votes from xenophobic South Africans. The firebrand leader reiterated his calls for African unity and the disdain of colonial boundaries that are the root for a “divide and rule" policy. Over the
Dorothy Ghettuba, an award-winning Kenyan film producer, has been appointed by Netflix as the Manager for International Originals. The move comes as Netflix plans to commission original shows from Africa by 2019. “Telling our African stories. Onwards and Upwards,” said Ghettuba in an Instagram post announcing her appointment. Commissioning original
“Contraceptives should be used on every conceivable occasion.” ― Spike Milligan, Puckoon The Kenyan government through its pharmacy and poisons board matched words with action when they destroyed consignments of a popular condom product known as Fiesta Condoms. The product which is very popular across Africa was said to have failed
"Our country was founded on protest. Otherwise, we would still be a colony of England." - Stan Van Gundy It appears the shadow of Bobi Wine follows Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni where ever he goes. It is no longer news that the two politicians have become sworn enemies
A South African professor has made what is being referred to as the biggest breakthrough in hair loss amongst African women. Her name is Professor Ncoza Dlova, she is the Dean of Clinical Medicine at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and she has discovered the core source of central centrifugal cicatricial
The Tax Justice Network-Africa makes a damning observation: "...economic inequality is perpetuated by among other things, non-inclusive, inequitable and unaccountable tax systems characteristic of most countries in Africa." TJN-A's argument is that governments are increasingly employing consumption taxes like VAT (regressive taxes) so as to take
The 7th World Happiness Report ranking 156 countries by their happiness levels was issued out recently. Gallup, which is a US analytics company, collaborated with the United Nations to survey and assess the state of happiness in the world. The criteria used in the survey included these variables: income, healthy
Burundian authorities have charged three schoolgirls accused of defacing a picture of President Pierre Nkurunziza, spokeswoman for the country’s Supreme Court, Agnès Bangiricenge, said on Thursday. The three girls were among seven school children arrested last week in Kirundo province, in Burundi’s northeast and some 200 kilometres from
The World Bank and the African Development Bank will both pull resources to the tune of more than $47 billion by 2025 to help African countries tackle the effects of climate change. Both made the pledge in a yet more strategic effort to mitigate the effect of climate change on
