The Cooperative Bank of Oromia and Mastercard have embarked on a new partnership to roll out the Coopbank Prepaid Mastercard and officially introduce the Community Pass technology in Ethiopia. These initiatives are expected to transform the level of incorporation of digital and financial access to the more decentralized regions of the country, with concentration to smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. This new frontier brought to liberation by the Coopbank Mastercard as well as its new product, the Community Pass, is set to transform the financial sector of Ethiopia for the better and is made possible by the joint efforts of innovation…
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Asamoah Gyan paid a courtesy visit to President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe at the state house, after which he presented him with an autographed Number 3 Black Stars jersey. President Mnangagwa, after the courtesy visit by Asamoah Gyan, took to his X handle, formerly known as Twitter: “It was an honour to receive Asamoah Gyan at State House today. His remarkable career and leadership on the field have inspired millions across Africa. We discussed the power of sports in uniting Nations and promoting youth development.” Gyan is in Zimbabwe with a globally acclaimed health technology company, Trek Secure. The team from Trek Secure visited…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles winger, Ademola Lookman’s hat-trick, hands Atalanta the Europa League Cup, ends Bayer Leverkusen’s 361-day unbeaten run. Lookman etched himself into Atalanta’s folklore with the stunning hat trick to secure Atalanta’s first-ever continental trophy. The 26-year-old forward became the first player to score a hat trick in a European final since Jupp Heynckes in the 1975 Uefa Cup. Following his superb performance in the match, Lookman was named UEFA Europa League final player of the match. Atalanta Coach, Gian Piero Gasperini admitted that nobody expected such progress from the skipper, but Lookman insisted that the hat trick didn’t catch him by…
Angola’s Criminal Investigation Service (SIC), through its National Directorates for Combating Financial, Tax, and Computer Crimes, on Tuesday, April 23, shut down illegal shipyards for illicit cryptocurrency mining and detained 7 Chinese nationals, aged between 26 and 56 years old, in the municipalities of Viana and Belas, both in the Luanda province of Angola. The Agency swung into action after they received a complaint from an anonymous, who reported about illicit cryptocurrency mining sites. The report triggered a series of micro-operations as part of a thorough investigation, which led to the dismantling of the aforementioned sites. The Criminal Investigation Service first dismantled the illegal cryptocurrency mining site in the municipality of Viana,…
Angola’s president, Joao Lourenco has raised the minimum monthly net salary for civil servants to [one hundred thousand] 100,000 kwanzas, which is equivalent to [one hundred and twenty United States dollars] 120. According to Angola’s director of labour, Antonio Estote, the president’s decree made on April 19 for the minimum wage increment will become effective starting on June 1, 2024. According to Estote, the minimum net salary for civil servants was raised by [thirty thousand] 30,000 kwanzas, which is equivalent to ($36), following President Lorenco’s directive. The director of labour noted that the net salary for senior military personnel and senior…
A male goat identified as Akmed was forcefully removed from a home in Mountview – Verulam in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, after it attacked a dog and primary school pupils. According to Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA), in its statement on Friday, 26th April 2024, its officers were called out to the suburb after a female caller requested assistance. She informed the unit that a goat was attacking her dog. When RUSA officers arrived at the location, they were informed that the goat had earlier attacked some students on their way to a primary school. The officers from Reaction Unit…
Ait Benhaddou is a historic city close to Marrakech that is situated along the Ouarzazate River. It is a lovely city in the southeast of Morocco that has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. In this blog post, you will read about this ancient city’s history, its evolution into a tourist attraction destination, and fun places and activities to see and engage in. Ait Benhaddou is a well-known walled mud city on the edge of the Atlas Mountains, around 30 kilometers from Ouarzazate, the Asif Mellah River which creates an idyllic backdrop at the gates of the ancient…
Nigerian Super Eagles and Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface has been nominated for the Bundesliga ‘Rookie of the Season’ award. The 25-year-old was nominated for the award due to his superb display for Bayer Leverkusen after his summer move from the Belgian club ‘Union Saint-Gilloise’. Boniface will battle for the award against Xavi Simons of RB Leipzig, Ian Maatsen of Borussia Dortmund, and Maximillian Beier of Hoffenheim. The striker had an excellent start in the Bundesliga, thereby winning Rookie of the Month in his very first month in the German League. The forward won the Rookie of the Month award for four consecutive months (August, September, October,…
Muluwork, a 26-year-old woman from Jimma, Ethiopia, who hasn’t eaten food or drank water for the past 16 years, yet she remains healthy. According to locals, Muluwork has not eaten a single piece of food or sipped a drop of water for 16 years. It is alleged that she has not eaten or drank anything since she was 10, and now she is 26 years old, making it 16 years. Doctors in Zewditu Hospital, one of the biggest hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, confirmed after a series of tests that there are no particles of food remaining in her body. Likewise, some hospitals in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, agreed with Zewditu Hospital…