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Rural electrification and youth unemployment are the 2 biggest political issues in Africa.
Bitcoin mining solves the first one.
Probably nothing
"Numbers from Ethiopia Electric Power show the country raked in over $55 million from electricity sales for Bitcoin mining in 2024 alone,18% of their total revenue.
That money is being poured into strategic infrastructure, expanding transmission lines and distribution networks, helping close Ethiopia's rural electrification gap"
~ Business Insider, Nov 2025
Published at
2026-09-03 14:39:31 UTCEvent JSON
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