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Nigeria’s digital payroll platform Bento expands to Kenya, Rwanda and Ghana, to enter six other African markets in 2022

TechCrunch

In its next phase of expansion, Bento is eyeing Egypt, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola and Ethiopia by the end of next year. Bento , Nigeria’s digital payroll and human resource management platform is expanding to Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda with plans to set up operations in six other markets in Africa over the next one year.

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This ship-to-ship battle looks amazing in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s multiplayer trailer

The Verge

Deep in the deserts of Angola, Central Africa, a top-secret, American-made reconnaissance satellite known as the KH-9 has been grounded, potentially by Perseus. Initial reports indicate that the area has gone hot and fighting has spilled out into the streets, prompting a second CIA-JSOC team to arrive at the scene as reinforcements.

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NowNow raises $13M seed, plans to scale its ecosystem of financial products across Africa

TechCrunch

Angola is one of those places where we found that the digital payment space is pretty far behind and we might launch there over the next month. “We want to work in countries where we find that the infrastructure is paralyzed and requires fintech to step in and see what solutions can be provided to solve the situation.

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"Freelines" for political prisoners

Have Fun - Do Good

One November 4th, NPR's Story of the Day podcast was about Robert 'King' Wilkerson who was in the Angola State Penitentiary in Louisiana for 31 years. They became known as the Angola Three. You can go to: [link] to order Freelines and to get more information about the Angola 3 and how to help the two men who remain in prison.

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Proton VPN review 2025: A nonprofit service with premium performance

Engadget

Proton VPN successfully masked our real IP address, even on a virtual location in Angola. It's not perfect proof, but it's a very good sign that Proton VPN enforces a consistent security regime on all its servers. Sam Chapman for Engadget We also used BrowserLeaks to check for WebRTC leaks.

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Kuwait cracks down on crypto miners to cut down on electricity usage

Engadget

Kosovo outlawed the practice back in 2022 and Angola did the same in 2024. Kuwait isnt the only country to regulate or outright ban the practice. Russia has banned crypto mining in several regions throughout the country. European countries like Iceland and Norway have strictly regulated the industry due to energy shortages.

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Rite Aid store closures update: List of doomed locations keeps growing, now includes more than a third of all stores

Fast Company Tech

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