Crypto and Blockchain in Africa with Consensys

In this episode, Editor of African Business Magazine, David Thomas, and podcast host, Desne Masie, discuss the first UK-Africa Summit in London, and the highlights of this month's issue of African Business Magazine especially developments in Sudan and in Francophone West Africa around the new eco currency. We also look ahead to the upcoming Mining Indaba in South Africa on 3-6 February. Our special guest this week is the Africa lead for Consensys, Monica Singer, who is also the former CEO of Strate. We discuss the Consensys paper on Central Bank Backed Digital Currencies of which she is a co-author, as well as the future of blockchain and crypto-assets in Africa and Worldwide. Links: Mining Indaba Consensys Consensys CBDC paper Bitcoin White Paper Credits: Executive Producer and Host: Desné Masie Co-producer and audio editor: Peter Doerrie Digital and social editor: Shoshana Kedem Group Publisher: Omar Ben Yedder Music: ‘Give Love’ by Nettson