Blockchain: Freeing Africa from Chains of Corruption
Blockchain. A buzzword overshadowed by the cryptocurrency craze but no less relevant than the very technology it empowered. There is no doubt that the world is changing at an unimaginable rate on account of the flood of technological developments in recent times. One great difficulty for lawyers, doctors, bankers, and other members of societies around the world in this emerging era of blockchain will lie in the multitude of use cases of blockchain to choose from. This difficulty, however, may indeed be a strength for African economies, often deemed by media as the subject of various plights requiring rectification. The potential of blockchain to revolutionize African economies cannot be understated. Billions of lives will be touched by blockchain. Africa's growing economies could leapfrog to become top 20 economies in the world on account of the benefits of blockchain that Africa gains . This is the vision of a hopeful few. The essence of blockchain is to facilit...