In Kibera, often called Africa's largest urban slum, some roadside vegetable stands are accepting an unconventional form of payment: Bitcoin. Approximately 200 residents in the Soweto West area of ...
KIBERA, Kenya (AP) — Dotting the roadside in what is widely considered Africa’s largest urban slum are typical stands selling vegetables. What isn't typical is their acceptance of bitcoin as a form of ...
But conditions here are dire, as the slum remains excluded from urban planning. There is no sewage system, no waste ...
Amphibious excavators escorted by armed policemen have roared through Makoko, Africa's largest and most legendary floating ...
Nigerian police ‍fired tear gas to ​disperse residents protesting in Lagos on January 28 over demolition work in ⁠one of Africa's largest floating slums, the Makoko slum, that has displaced thousands ...
Kathy Lambert’s heart broke, but her motivation to help bubbled as she walked through the African slums. The King County Council member and Redmond resident saw firsthand the poverty and challenges ...