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
Regulation
Nigeria sues Binance for $81.5 billion, cites economic losses and tax evasion
The country is blaming the exchange for the naira’s woes and is seeking reparations and unpaid taxes.
Nigeria to enforce crypto taxation under proposed law: Report
The Nigerian SEC wants to help generate more revenue for the country through crypto taxation.
South Africa’s FSCA licensed 248 crypto firms in 2024
Pan-African exchange, Yellow Card, also secured an FSCA-issued financial service provider license late in the year
Rwanda to establish crypto regulations in 2025 — NBR
The National Bank of Rwanda said it is in talks with its capital markets regulator create crypto rules in Q1 2025
Court sets Gambaryan free as Nigerian government withdraws charges
The EFCC asked the court to release the Binance executive, citing his failing health and behind-the-scenes diplomatic meetings between the Nigerian and United States governments.
Angola’s parliament passes law to regulate digital assets and crypto-mining
The five-part law protects the country’s monetary policy and energy infrastructure, per an official.