From digital currency to national identity; El Salvador extends citizenship to global bitcoin investors

El Salvador's Congress has approved a migration law granting expedited citizenship to foreigners who make bitcoin "donations" to government social and economic development programmes.

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2023 12 21T202340Z 1 LYNXMPEJBK0QW RTROPTP 4 EL SALVADOR BITCOIN 1 Scaled — FILE PHOTO: Congress members from the ruling Nuevas Ideas party celebrate as they approve El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele's license to leave office and dedicate himself to the 2024 re-election campaign during a special session in San Salvador, El Salvador November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo

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How a Senegalese engineer is using 3D printers to tackle plastic pollution

Senegal struggles with a severe plastic waste crisis, producing around 250,000 metric tons annually.

In Dakar, a young self-taught engineer is changing the perspective of plastic waste. Francois Mbengue has developed a device that converts discarded plastic bottles into filament for 3D printers to produce o produce rulers, plant pots and hospital equipment.

Nigerian student’s AI glove gives sign language a voice

The NHED Smart Glove uses pressure sensors and a microcontroller to detect finger and hand movements.

At the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in Bauchi, Muhammad Habib Husaini is quietly working on something with the power to change lives. The computer and communications engineering student has designed the NHED Smart Glove, an artificial intelligence–powered device that turns sign language into spoken words. The project began with a personal motivation. "The inspiration behind the NHED Smart Glove is actually my immediate younger sister. My immediate younger sister is born with the ability of not being able to talk," Husaini explained.