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Zanzibar backs cryptocurrency ‘cyber city’ to lure digital nomads under new Digital Free Zone Wednesday January 14, 2026 ZANZIBAR CITY, Tanzania (AX) — Zanzibar has approved plans for a cryptocurrency-focused “cyber city” on its western coast, endorsing a private-sector project that aims to attract digital nomads and pilot blockchain-based administration under special economic rules. The proposed city, slated for a 71-hectare site near the Fumba Peninsula, would blend residential housing with a digital residency program that…

Many nomadic shepherds, victims of climate change, settle in Chad. Less grazing, repeated droughts and deadly societal conflicts. Many have lost their camel herds or cattle. They are trying to convert and settle on the outskirts of the Chadian capital. They agreed to talk about their lifestyle change.