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Mauritania commissions Germany’s G+D to design CBDC
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29 April, 2024

Mauritania commissions Germany’s G+D to design CBDC

The prospective CBDC, called the digital ouguiya, will “advance the digital transformation” and boost financial inclusion in Mauritania, the central...
South Africa’s digital payments roadmap includes CBDC, stablecoins
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28 April, 2024

South Africa’s digital payments roadmap includes CBDC, stablecoins

South Africa is marching toward Vision 2025 payments digitalization, with the central bank identifying stablecoins and a retail CBDC as...
Nigeria’s central bank denies directive to freeze digital asset bank accounts
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27 April, 2024

Nigeria’s central bank denies directive to freeze digital asset bank accounts

After news outlets reported on the directive supposedly issued to multiple banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria denied it amid...
Connecticut Senate passes AI bill curbing bias, deep fakes
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26 April, 2024

Connecticut Senate passes AI bill curbing bias, deep fakes

The bill would punish anyone found guilty of using AI to create deceptive deep fakes and is supported by Microsoft...
Nigeria launches first multilingual LLM trained in local languages
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26 April, 2024

Nigeria launches first multilingual LLM trained in local languages

The new large language model will be trained in five low-resource languages and accented English to reflect Nigerians' diversity and...
Nigeria, US to partner on AI, digital economy
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25 April, 2024

Nigeria, US to partner on AI, digital economy

The United States government pledged to work with Nigeria to boost AI development, starting with a conference in two weeks...

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