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Bitcoin project splits Touadéra's entourage

President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera on September 17, 2021, in Bangui.
President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera on September 17, 2021, in Bangui. © Barbara Debout/AFP
The Central African president is trying to speed up his cryptocurrency project, despite scepticism from some of his ministers. The local director of the Bank of Central African States, Ali Chaibou, is one of the doubters and has secretly sought the advice of former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. [...]
Published on 22.06.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes
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