Tunisia adopts blockchain-based system for verifying credentials
The country joins three other North African countries to adopt the Unified Arab System for Diploma Authenticity Verification
Mauritius
Mauritius wants to integrate the metaverse into its financial system
Integrating the metaverse into Mauritius’ financial sector can birth new financial innovations, the Financial Service Commission wrote.
Bank of Mauritius advances towards the launch of its CBDC
The bank governor added that the bank has an open mind towards new technologies.
Republic of Mauritius launches blockchain-based eVerify service
The eVerify service will be used in the education, health care, production, and legal sectors of the country.
Nigeria received nearly $60 billion in crypto value in a year
Overall, Sub-Saharan Africa received $117.1 billion in crypto value between July 2022 and June 2023, according to data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.
EMTECH releases Web3-enabled CBDC innovation kit
The kit provides the tools to develop and test new CBDC-based products and services.
25 of 130 countries exploring CBDCs are in Africa — Report
Nigeria is still the only country in Africa to have launched a CBDC while others are cautiously progressing.