Cameroonian separatists fighting for the independence of the self-declared state of Ambazonia have put their own cryptocurrency on sale to the general public. The AmbaCoin aims to ... Read more »
Unlike the old generation coins that had portraits of former presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi, the new legal tender features the country's rich wildlife heritage. They ... Read more »
Tax evasion and unlicensed traders are some of the reasons for the shutdown in November by President John Magufuli. This as the country's Reserve Bank Governor Florens Luoga ... Read more »
Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, has announced that the repo rate will rise from 6.5% to 6.75%. The decision was not made lightly, Kganyago said, as ... Read more »
About 170 illegal foreign currency dealers have been arrested countrywide as Zimbabwean police intensify a campaign against currency trading which has caused volatility in the ... Read more »
President Emmerson Mnangagwa risks plunging the country into civil strife and anarchy if he fails to stop the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe from fuelling illegal foreign currency trade ... Read more »
With a decline in Bitcoin seeing many Nigerians pull back on their losses in the cryptocurrency market, does Africa still represent the next frontier of the virtual currency ... Read more »
According to Statistics South Africa, the country has entered a technical recession due to a fall-off in activity in the agriculture, transport, trade, government and manufacturing ... Read more »
Some Ethiopians living abroad officially boycotted sending money home in protest to the lack of political freedom. However, these groups have officially changed their stance to ... Read more »
Commemorative banknotes and a new R5 coin will be released into circulation to pay respect to former South African president Nelson Mandela who would have celebrated his 100th ... Read more »
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