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Five months ago, a young Nigerian man, Kolawole Solomon Eguntola who uses the Instagram handle @Rhemy reached out to social media users begging for help after doctors told him he has blood cancer. Rhemy revealed that he needed chemotherapy which will cost him 2.5 million Naira ($ 6,000). He wrote, “I have been sick for the past 9months now, I was hospitalized at Lasuth Ikeja hospital and the doctor confirmed I had leukemia blood cancer…
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Mastercard on Wednesday announced it is preparing to allow customers to use some cryptocurrencies directly on its network later this year, joining a handful of corporates that have embraced the rise of digital assets. Earlier this week, Tesla revealed a $1.5 billion bitcoin investment and said it would soon begin accepting the token as payment for its products. Mastercard said it is seeing more people using cards to buy crypto assets such as Bitcoin, as well as…
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An American congressman from Minnesota has gone viral after he flipped his camera at a House committee hearing Wednesday — accidentally appearing upside down on a Zoom video conference. GOP Rep. Tom Emmer was made fun of after the technological snafu during the House Financial Services Committee meeting. “Will the gentleman suspend?” committee chairwoman Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) interrupted Emmer as he discussed job security during COVID-19. “I’m sorry, Mr. Emmer — are you OK?”…
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In the United States, the Biden administration has opened a new tent city to hold illegal migrants in Texas, US Customs and Border Protection has announced. The “soft-sided facility” was established this week by the agency in Donna, Tx., to hold individuals originally staying at the Centralized Processing Center in McAllen, Tx. The Donna-based facility is “weatherproof, climate-controlled, and provide ample areas for eating, sleeping, and personal hygiene,” CBP said in a statement Tuesday. The…
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Ethiopia is a fascinating country with lots of rich history, locals here boast that their country is the only one not to be colonized by Europeans during the scramble for Africa. The country has been at peace for more than 15 years and its economy is one of the fastest-growing on the continent. Add all these to Ethiopia’s staggering diversity of landscapes, a kaleidoscope of cultures and history that tracks back possibly to…