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WATCH | ‘There Are Crypto Exchanges Already Paying Taxes’ – A Chat with the Digital Economy Tax Office, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

WATCH | ‘There Are Crypto Exchanges Already Paying Taxes’ –…

BitKE caught up with Nickson Omondi, Manager at the Digital Economy Tax Office at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to talk about the recent developments in crypto…

Samara Asset Group
BITCOIN | Samara Asset Group Plans €30 Million Nordic Bond to Expand LP Stakes and Boost Bitcoin Holdings
Ethiopia
LAUNCH | HashLabs, Currently Operating in Ethiopia, Supports the Launch of a Decentralized Mining Pool for Institutional Bitcoin
One Billion Bitcoin Transactions - BitKE
MILESTONE | Bitcoin Hits One Billion Transactions Post 2024 Halving
Bitcoin Mining
MILESTONE | Bitcoin Transaction Fees Plummet After All-Time High Rates Post Halving
Bitcoin MemeCoin
INTRODUCING | Runes Protocol, 'Built for Degens and MemeCoins,' Goes Live on Bitcoin Blockchain Following the Halving
Grayscale-Bitcoin-Trust-ETF
EXPLAINER | A Look At the World's Largest Bitcoin ETF
STRIKE - BitKE
ANNOUNCING | Strike Announces Initial Entrance into 7 African Markets for Bitcoin and USDT On and Off-Ramping to Local Currency
Sun-Exchange-Solar-Panels
PIVOT | South Africa's Bitcoin-Powered Energy Fintech, Sun Exchange, Pivots from Crowdsourcing Model to Institutional Funding of Solar Projects
Inscriptions Marketplace by Binance
INTRODUCING | Binance Launches a One-Stop Solution for Inscribing and Trading BRC-20 Inscription Tokens
Gridless OS
BITCOIN | How Gridless Manages Bitcoin Mining in Africa via its Own Software
Lightning Network
REPORT | Only Slightly Over 6% of Centralized Crypto Exchanges Integrated the Lightning Network in 2023
bitcoin-bull-and-bear
BITCOIN | Standard Chartered Predicts Bitcoin to Reach $200,000 by 2025, Thanks to ETFs
Introducing Trezor Academy
INTRODUCING | 'Bitcoin Adoption is More Relevant in Africa Than Any Other Continent,' Says CEO, Trezor, at Launch of the Africa Trezor Academy
Introducing BitKey
LAUNCH | Introducing BitKey, a Self-Custodial Bitcoin Wallet, Now Available in 21 African Countries

OPPORTUNITIES

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Bloomberg Announces the Inaugural 'Africa Startups to Watch List'
Bloomberg is thrilled to announce the launch of the inaugural Africa Startups to Watch List. Two decades...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | UNDP's Timbuktoo Launches Energy Accelerator Programme Targeting African Sustainable, Accessible, and Decentralized Solutions
Timbuktoo’s Greentech Hub has issued a callout for African entrepreneurs with a business solution...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS [DEADLINE: OCTOBER 13 2024] | Base Hackathon Applications Now Open to All Africans with a Prize Pool of 25 ETH
Base blockchain is currently running a hackathon dubbed ‘Based Africa,’ for Africans building...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Egyptian Startups Invited to Apply for the Inaugural T-Vencubator Investment Programme
T-Vencubator, a leading venture capital firm and incubator in Egypt, has launched its inaugural investment...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Web3 Startup Accelerator, CV Labs, Announces Launch of Batch 07 With Up to $150,000 in Funding
Web3 startup accelerator, CV Labs, has announced the launch of applications for Batch 07 of its program....
WATCH | 'There Are Crypto Exchanges Already Paying Taxes' - A Chat with the Digital Economy Tax Office, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
BitKE caught up with Nickson Omondi, Manager at the Digital Economy Tax Office at the Kenya Revenue Authority...
REGULATION | Kenya Set to Procure a Realtime Tax System to Track, Record Crypto Transactions on Exchanges, Marketplaces
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is set to introduce a new real-time tax system that will integrate...
Dreamworlds Revolutionizes Global Workforce with AI-Powered Outsourcing Platform
Dreamworlds, a pioneering Web 3.0 work outsourcing platform, is empowering developing countries through...
NORTH AFRICA | MENA Startups See a 234% MoM Growth in Funding in September 2024, Egypt Comes 3rd
Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (mena) region raised $282 million in September 2024. This...
REPORT | What CBDC Systems Like the e-Naira Have Over Payment Systems Like MTN's MoMo and M-PESA
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released an October 2024 paper examining the possible options...
INTRODUCING | VISA Launches Platform for Banks to Tokenize Fiat-Backed Tokens
VISA has announced the launch of the VISA Tokenized Asset Platform ( VTAP), a new product designed to...
MILESTONE | Egyptian BNPL Fintech, Fawry, Disburses Over 1 Billion Egyptian Pounds and Crosses 10 Million Downloads One Year After Launch
Egyptian fintech, Fawry, has announced that its Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) business has surpassed EGP...
Virtual Crypto Cards for USD Transactions in Africa
Residents of many African countries often face significant challenges when attempting to pay for goods...

REPORTS

eNaira
REPORT | What CBDC Systems Like the e-Naira Have Over Payment Systems Like MTN's MoMo and M-PESA
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released an October 2024 paper examining the possible options...
Cairo on African Map - BitKE
LIST | Cairo, Egypt Leads Africa in the Number of Individuals with Atleast $100 Million in Liquid Assets
There are currently 29,350 individuals worldwide with liquid investable assets of $100 million or more,...
CertiK-Q3-2024-Report - BitKE
REPORT | Nearly $2 Billion Lost to Crypto Hackers in 2024, $750 Million in Q3 Alone
Hackers managed to get away with $750 million across 155 incidents in Q3 2024, bringing the year’s...
MENA
NORTH AFRICA | Out of The Top 10 Largest Crypto Markets in the MENA region, 3 Are African
The Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region has emerged as the seventh-largest crypto market globally...
Stablecoins in Africa in 2024 - BitKE
REPORT | Stablecoin Transfers Account for 43% of All Crypto Transfers Across Africa, Ethiopia is Fastest-Growing Market, Says Chainalysis
Stablecoins now account for approximately 43% of the total cryptocurrency transaction volume in sub-Saharan...
Kenya on the Radar
MILESTONE | Diaspora Remittances to Kenya Hit a Historic Record High of $427 Million in August 2024
Diaspora remittances by Kenyans hit $427.2 million in August 2024, the highest monthly value sent by...
Global Innovation Index 2024 - BitKE
REPORT | Mauritius is Africa's Most Innovative Economy and Leading in VC Funding Globally, Says 2024 Global Innovation Index
Mauritius has been ranked highest among African countries Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024 by the World...
Southern African Region - BitKE
REPORT | Why Southern Africa Remains the Most Unequal Region Globally with Signifcant Wealth Disparity
A recent World Bank report has declared South Africa the most unequal country globally, with race playing...
Bitcoin Millionaire
REPORT | Mauritius is the Only African Nation in the Top 20 Ranking of Countries with the Most Bitcoin Millionaires, Reveals 2024 Crypto Wealth Report
The number of crypto millionaires worldwide has increased to 172,300 individuals, while the number of...
Internet Penetration in Africa 2024-2026 - BitKE
REPORT | Over 50% of the Population in Sub-Saharan Expected to Be Online By 2026, Says Google
The upcoming decade is poised to be the digital era for Sub-Saharan Africa.  According to a new 2024...
halal
LIST | Egypt and Nigeria Among the Top 10 Largest Halal Economies Globally
The global Islamic halal economy is expected to reach a market value of $7.7 trillion by 2025 boosted...
Nigeria on Global Map - BitKE
REPORT | Nigeria Dominates Emerging Markets Globally in Stablecoin Use, Says a September 2024 YouGuv Survey
Accessing cryptocurrency remains the primary use case for stablecoins in emerging markets, accounting...
Top Crypto Adoption 2024 - BitKE
REPORT | Nigeria Ranked 2nd Globally in DeFi and the Only African Country in Top 20 by Chainalysis 2024 Crypto Adoption Index
Nigeria was the only African country that made it to the top 20 in Chainalysis’ latest 2024 Crypto...
Egypt - Website Thumbnail
NORTH AFRICA | The Central Bank of Egypt Reports First Quarter Profit in 7 Years in Q2 2024
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has announced a notable turn-around with a net profit of Egyptian Pounds...
Startup Funding in Africa - BitKE
FUNDING | African Startups Funding Down ~4x in August 2024 - The Second Slowest Month in 4 Years
Startups in Africa announced $56 million in funding in August 2024, down from $443 million in July 2024...
Project Khokha
STUDY | South Africa Leads Globally Among Countries with Largest Declines in CBDC Interest
A new research paper released in August 2024 has provided the first comprehensive evaluation of the early...
East-African-Community-Kenyan-Regional-Banks
REPORT | Kenyan Banks Rake in Double Profits From Operations in Democratic Republic of Congo, Says CBK
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is now the most profitable market for subsidiaries of Kenyan banks...
Counting the Naira
ECONOMY | Nigerian Economy Grows By Over 3% Annually in Q2 2024
Nigeria’s economic growth accelerated in the second quoarter of 2024 (Q2 2024), driven by a rise...
State-of-Memecoin-2024 - BitKE
REPORT | 97% of All MemeCoins Created Have Died, More than 2,000 Die Daily in 2024, Says New Report
A staggering 97% of memecoins have died, underscoring the precarious nature of these investments according...
Ethereum Core Developers in Kenya in 2024
ETHEREUM | Ethereum Client, Testing and Research Global Teams Gather in Kenya for the Nyota Interop Week-Long Event

ETHEREUM

Ethereum ETF
ETHEREUM | Ethereum ETFs Lose Over $470 Million in First Month of Trading
U.S-traded spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw about $476 million in outflows during...
Ethereum Foundation 2023 Budget Allocations
ETHEREUM | Vitalik Buterin Provides a Detailed Overview of the Ethereum Foundation's 2023 Spending
In a recent social media post, Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation spokesperson, Josh Stark,...
Base Protocol
MILESTONE | Base Surpasses One Million Daily Active Addresses Outpacing the Next Several Ethereum Layer 2s Combined
Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network, Base, has reached a new milestone with over 1 million daily active...
ETF
MILESTONE | Crypto ETFs Record Nearly $6 Billion in Trading Volume on Day of Market Rout [August 5 2024]
Bitcoin and Ether ETFs recorded nearly $6 billion in trading volume amid the global market turmoil on...
Rekt 2
DEVELOPER PERSPECTIVE | Rekt 2.0 - Your PhD in Next-Level Crypto Scams for The Overconfident Crypto Bro
The “I’m Too Smart to Fall for That” Syndrome So, you think you’re the Sherlock...
Happy BETHday - Ethereum Turns 9
Ethereum Turns 9 | A Look at 9 Years of HODLing, Forks, WAGMI, Memes, and FOMO
This week, we’re celebrating Ethereum’s 9th birthday – that’s right, our favorite blockchain...
Ethereum ETF
MILESTONE | ETH ETFs Post Over $1 Billion Trading Volume 'Surpassing Expectations' on First Day of Trading
The nine United States Ether Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) saw about $1.08 billion in cumulative trading...
Ethereum ETF
REGULATION | Spot Ethereum ETFs Set to Launch After Final Approval From Regulators
ETH Exchange Traded Funds are set to launch on July 23 2024 after U.S. regulators gave their final approval...
Solo Ethereum Staking
DEVELOPER PERSPECTIVE | How to Become a Solo Ethereum Validator
Think about it for a sec, A blockchain is just a large single database that is not owned by anyone but...
Crypto Wallet in Green
LIST | Top 5 Web3 Wallet Platfoms Giving Metamask a Run for its Money
If you’re a regular user of applications on the Ethereum blockchain, chances are you’ve come across MetaMask....
FUNDING | Africa-Focussed CBDC Platform, Emtech, Raises $4 Million Following Collaborative Agreement with the West Africa Monetary Institute
Emtech, the software solutions company targeting central banks, has raised $4 million seed investment...
WORLDCOIN | WorldCoin Invested $4.8 Million for Cryptocurrency Education in Kenya
WorldCoin’s parent organization, Tools for Humanity, put in $4.8 million in Kenya to go towards...
Introducing mKey - a Social and Financial Services App by FinServe
mKey app by FinServe After taking a leap into the future with its official launch two weeks ago, Finserve...

FINTECH

Nigeria's Bitmama Raises $2 Million After Crossing 70K Users in 2022
Nigerian crypto startup, Bitmama, has raised $1.65 million in a pre-seed extension round, to add to the...
PayPal Obtains Full Crypto License and Opens App to Transact with Other Crypto Wallets
In a blog post, PayPal said it will now support the native transfer of cryptocurrencies between PayPal...
Ripple, Stellar Partner with Ghanaian Fintech, Waya, for Cross-border Network Remittances
Waya, a cross-border, cross-network remittance and payment solution in Ghana, has partnered with Ripple...
Africa Fintech Revenue Projected to Grow 13x and Top $50 Billion by 2030, Says Latest Report
Africa retains the potential to surpass the leading fintech regions if startups on the continent embrace...
[EVENT: FEBRUARY 23-24, 2022] Africa Tech Summit to Feature Key Tech Leaders in Africa
BitKE is proud to be a media sponsor of the 2022 Africa Tech Summit, which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya...
Top 7 Fintech Startups to Watch in Cameroon in 2023
As the fintech industry continues to gain traction in Africa, Cameroon is emerging as a hub for innovative...
Nigeria's Fintech, Duplo, Raises $4.3 Million to Digitize B2B Payments
Duplo, a Nigerian fintech offering payments solutions to businesses across the continent, has raised...

REGULATION

Kenya Revenue Authority
REGULATION | Kenya Set to Procure a Realtime Tax System to Track, Record Crypto Transactions on Exchanges, Marketplaces
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is set to introduce a new real-time tax system that will integrate...
Kenya Revenue Authority
TAXATION | Kenya to Designate All Digital Payment TouchPoints as Virtual Tax Receipts Increasing Tax Payers by Over 10x
According to local reports, the Kenyan government has announced a new policy that will designate all...
Tanzania on African Map - Website Thumbnail
REGULATION | Digital Lending Platforms Must Now Indicate They Are Registered by the Regulator, Says Bank of Tanzania
The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has published new requirements aimed at safeguarding borrowers from abusive...
Ndovu Press Briefing
REGULATION | Kenyan Wealth-Tech Startup, Ndovu, Launches Money-Market Fund Following Regulatory Approval
Kenyan wealth-tech startup, Ndovu, has officially launched its new Money Market Fund (MMF), called the...
Nigeria on African Map - CBN
REGULATION | The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to Begin Enforcing Mandatory CyberSecurity E-Levy
The Central Bank of Nigeria says it will begin collecting a 0.005% levy on all electronic transactions...
Lagos Port - BitKE
REGULATION | Nigerian Government to Mandate Fee Collection at All Ports of Entry in Naira Over Dollars
The Nigerian Federal Government wants to mandate all fees collected at its ports of entry to be in Naira...
Kenya Revenue Authority
REGULATION | Kenyan Financial Institutions and Fintechs to Provide Account Information of Foreign Accounts to Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in New Regulations
Kenyan financial institutions, including fintechs, are now expected to begin effecting the Common Reporting...
Binance in Nigeria
REGULATION | Binance Not Applying for Crypto License in Nigeria Without Release of Detained Officer
Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, will not be applying for a license to operate...
Emomotimi Agama of SEC Nigeria - BitKE
REGULATION | 'We Will Not Allow Unlicensed Crypto Businesses to Operate Within Our Space,' Warns SEC Nigeria
The Nigeria Securities Exchange Commission (SEC Nigeria) Chief says the authority will be taking action...
Bank of Ghana Edit
REGULATION | Bank of Ghana to Intensify Crackdown on Illegal Lending Apps
Kwame Oppong, Head of Fintech and Innovation at the Bank of Ghana (BoG), has announced that the central...
SARS
REGULATION | The South Africa Revenue Service (SARS) Begins Issuing Tax Notices to Crypto Traders
The South Africa Revenue Service (SARS) is now issuing tax notices to crypto traders. According to officers...
Tanzania on African Map - Website Thumbnail
LAUNCH | Bank of Tanzania Launches the Fintech Regulatory Sandbox
In a landmark move to support financial technology innovation, the Bank of Tanzania has officially launched...

BANKING

INTRODUCING | VISA Launches Platform for Banks to Tokenize Fiat-Backed Tokens
VISA has announced the launch of the VISA Tokenized Asset Platform ( VTAP), a new product designed to...
INFLATION | African Central Bankers Look to Artificial Intelligence and Big Data to Address Rampant Inflation
The Bank of Tanzania is exploring the use of artificial intelligence to forecast inflation and enhance...
REGULATION | Kenyan Financial Institutions and Fintechs to Provide Account Information of Foreign Accounts to Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in New Regulations
Kenyan financial institutions, including fintechs, are now expected to begin effecting the Common Reporting...
REGULATION | Central Bank of South Sudan Limits Cash Withdrawals to a Maximum of ~$76,700
The Bank of South Sudan (BoSS), which is the Central Bank of South Sudan, has announced that cash withdrawals...
The First On-Chain TLD in Africa
LAUNCH | Unstoppable Domains and AfricaRare Launch .UBU - Africa’s First OnChain TLD for Community-Owned Digital Identities
REGULATION | South African Associate of GS Partners Crypto and Metaverse Scheme Arrested
Neil Leon De Waal, a South African associate of the controversial investment scheme GS Partners, was...
REGULATION | Mauritius Publishes Consultation Paper on Metaverse for the Financial Services Sector
The Mauritius Financial Services Commission (FSC), the regulatory authority responsible for the regulation,...
3 Ways How Event Organizers Can Benefit from POAP NFTs to Manage Events and Build Fan Loyalty
Proof of attendance protocol, often shortened to POAPs, function as digital badges you can collect at...
Facebook Begins Testing Ethereum and Polygon NFTs on User Profiles
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has started a slow rollout that allows...
People in Developing Countries Find the Metaverse More Interesting Compared to Rich Countries, Says WEF Survey
A new survey conducted by IPSOS for the World Economic Forum (WEF) finds that half of adults across 29...
6 Tech Companies Leading the Metaverse Push
The term, metaverse, can trace its roots back 3 decades ago to a sci-fi novel by Neal Stephenson called...

FRANCOPHONE AFRICA

A Look At the CFA Franc - The Controversial Currency at the Center of the French - West Africa Feud
Pan African Crypto Exchange, Mara, Rebrands to Jara Amidst Bankruptcy Claims, 2 Years After Raising $23 Million
FUNDING | French VC, Breega, Launches Inaugural $75 Million Fund to Invest in Early-Stage Startups Across Africa
REPORT | Here Are the 3 African Countries Which Have Never Taken a Loan From the IMF
LIST | Senegalese Fintech, Wave, is the Only African Company Among Y Combinator's 'Top 50 Highest-Earning Startups of 2024'
Africa's $824 Billion Debt Burden and Opaque Resource-Backed Loans Hinder its Potential, African Development Bank President Warns

EDUCATION

Hard Dollars
[WATCH] Why Money Should Be Hard to Make
Long before we used paper money, people used many different objects as money. One of the defining characteristics...
Bitcoin Halving in Blue
MILESTONE | Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Reaches All-Time High as 2024 Halving Draws Closer
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has surged to its highest level ever, occurring just over a week before...
Bitcoin ETF
BITCOIN | Bitcoin ETFs Collectively Lost Over $800 Million As Bitcoin Fell Last Week
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Wall Street experienced five consecutive days of net outflows...
HRF Bitcoin Grants
LIST | 2 Out of the 14 Recipients of the Latest HRF Bitcoin Development Grants are African Projects
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has allocated a total of $500,000 across 14 diverse projects worldwide,...
Bitcoin Halving Explained
EXPLAINER | The Most Anticipated Cryptocurrency Event of 2024, The Bitcoin Halving, Explained
Every four years, the amount of Bitcoin rewarded to cryptocurrency miners is halved in a process aptly...
2024 Halving - BitKE
REPORT | Bitcoin Evolving to Something Even More Significant Ahead of 2024 Halving, Says GrayScale
In a new analysis, crypto asset management firm, GrayScale, says that Bitcoin’s technical fundamentals...
Bitcoin Open Interest as of March 2024 - BitKE
BITCOIN | 'The Crypto Market is Getting Away with Itself,' Analyst Warns as Bitcoin Open Interest Breaks ATH
Open interest in Bitcoin surged to $31 billion on March 4 2024 surpassing the previous record of $24.3...
Bitcoin - 1280
HOW TO | How to Create a Personalized (Vanity) Bitcoin Address
A Bitcoin address is a string of alphanumeric characters that represents a destination for Bitcoin transactions....
The Lightning Network Bitcoin
BITCOIN | 3 Key Challenges Slowing Down the Adoption of The Bitcoin Lightning Network
The Bitcoin Lightning Network has seen growing adoption since its inception in 2018, accumulating a total...

DAOs

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Announcing the $5 Million Core Africa Innovation Fund - Empowering Local Web3 Builders
Core DAO is excited to introduce the African Innovation Fund, a groundbreaking initiative to provide...
The Celo Africa DAO Goes Live with 3 Main Focus Areas
Celo has finally unveiled a regional DAO which is expected to drive adoption of the blockchain in grassroots...
Next Phase of Project Khokha, South Africa's CBDC, to Explore Interoperability and 'DAO Principles'
The South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB) will be exploring multiple use cases involving a wholesale CBDC...
Introducing the Kamusi DAO Project - Creating a Swahili Web3 Dictionary for Africa
The Kamusi DAO Project is an initiative which aims to create a Kiswahili Web3 dictionary that represents...

CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES (CBDCs)

eNaira
REPORT | What CBDC Systems Like the e-Naira Have Over Payment Systems Like MTN's MoMo and M-PESA
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released an October 2024 paper examining the possible options...
eNaira Speed Wallet
CBDC | Nigeria Seeking to Expand eNaira Payments in Government Procurements to Boost Low Adoption
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has pledged more measures to jumpstart the low adoption of its digital...
Project Khokha
STUDY | South Africa Leads Globally Among Countries with Largest Declines in CBDC Interest
A new research paper released in August 2024 has provided the first comprehensive evaluation of the early...
mBridge CBDC Project
CBDC | Global CBDC Platform, mBridge, Launches Minimum Viable Project (MVP), Invites International Participation
Project mBridge, the multi-central bank digital currency arrangement that connects different jurisdictions...
Ethiopia Council of Ministers - BitKE
REGULATION | Ethiopia's Council of Ministers Approves Major Financial Sector Reforms including Establishment of CBDC Regulatory Framework
According to a post by the National Bank of Ethiopia, the country’s Council of Ministers has approved...
National Bank of Rwanda Deputy Governor
CBDC | The National Bank of Rwanda Outlines Plans for a Central Bank Digital Currency in 2 Years
Rwanda is aiming to launch its own national Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) within the next two...
Bank of Ghana Edit
CBDC | Bank of Ghana and Monetary Authority of Singapore Pilot Cross Border Trade Using the eCedi and Digital Tokens
The Bank of Ghana (BOG) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have successfully completed a proof-of-concept...
Rwanda on World Map
CBDC | National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) Seeks Public Views on a CBDC Ahead of Possible Proof-of-Concept
The National Bank of Rwanda has released a questionnaire seeking views from the public about a Central...

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