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Article by Steve Kaaru

South Africa’s tax agency doubles down on ‘crypto’ tax evaders
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5 September, 2025

South Africa’s tax agency doubles down on ‘crypto’ tax evaders

One report says that in a country where 6M citizens hold digital assets, only 17,000 declared them in their tax...
Stablecoins make up 43% of Africa’s ‘crypto’ transactions in 2024
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4 September, 2025

Stablecoins make up 43% of Africa’s ‘crypto’ transactions in 2024

Yellow Card reported that Nigeria was the dominant market with over $22B in value, with the highest growth recorded in...
Digital payments spike in Tanzania as gov’t platform hits $11.7B
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3 September, 2025

Digital payments spike in Tanzania as gov’t platform hits $11.7B

TIPS system’s volume doubled in 2024, and according to the central bank, it has spurred financial inclusion in a nation...
Senegal taps regional development bank for digital transformation
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2 September, 2025

Senegal taps regional development bank for digital transformation

Senegal is in talks with the West African Development Bank to fund its Technological New Deal, whose $2 billion budget...
Africa sidelined in AI boom with 0.02% share of Q2 AI funding
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1 September, 2025

Africa sidelined in AI boom with 0.02% share of Q2 AI funding

Global AI startups raised over $47 billion in Q2, led by Scale AI’s blockbuster raise, but African startups only raised...
Saudi Arabia eases real estate rules; AfricAI takes off
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1 September, 2025

Saudi Arabia eases real estate rules; AfricAI takes off

New Saudi Arabia law lets non-residents buy real estate via digital IDs, while AfricAI launches to bring advanced AI solutions...

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