Dar es Salaam. A volatile global currency market in the first half of 2025, sparked by softening demand for the US dollar and a rally in European currencies, has had wide-reaching effects across East ...

Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the African Un- ion in 2022, it is a cornerstone of efforts to encourage intra-African ...

In 1925, a group of African American funeral directors convened to create a cemetery free of racial discrimination. In 2025, Detroit Memorial Park remains a cultural and historical landmark.

Central bank digital currencies have often been deemed a solution in search of a problem. But U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have provided a rationale for CBDCs, even as he has banned the ...

Two boys at a KZN school discovered a 1c coin, from the year South Africa first introduced the rand, buried in a ... replacing the South African pound — making this one of the first 1c coins to ...

Juicyway, an African fintech that leverages stablecoin technology to power fast and cheap cross-border payments, is launching out of stealth after processing over $1 billion in transaction volume ...

The West African pound remained in circulation until Nigeria gained independence in 1960. Post-independence, Nigeria established its own central bank and introduced the Nigerian pound in 1959. This ...

List of 12 rare pound coins which could be worth a lot more than you think. While a pound coin might not seem like much, some are being sold for more than 30 times their value.

The first Zambian currency was called the Zambian pound; it was circulated alongside the British pound. Eventually, in 1967, Kwacha replaced the pound. A dollar now is 26.4 in Zambian Kwacha.

In early days, coins and banknotes were both used but franc was more prominent. Malagasy Ariary is 4,555 to a dollar. Read Also: Top 10 strongest currencies in Africa 2024 ...