By Solomon Odunayo
Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of Input Output Global (IOG), has recently hinted at the community about an upcoming Cardano Africa special event. This would be a big one this time, considering the reaction and excitement that greeted the special announcement.
The creator of Cardano (ADA), Hoskinson, shared this special news on Twitter a while ago.
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On Twitter, Charles Hoskinson wrote, “Filming for the Africa Special. See you guys soon.”
Filming for the Africa Special. See you guys soon pic.twitter.com/oJXmJ1FkHr
— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) April 20, 2021
According to IOG in a more detailed tweet, the Cardano Africa special event will take place in about 9 days’ time.
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IOG tweeted, “ANNOUNCEMENT: Blockchain comes of age. Announcing a very special event. #CardanoAfrica. Thursday 29th April 2021 @ 16:30 UTC. Join us?”
📢ANNOUNCEMENT: Blockchain comes of age. Announcing a very special event. #CardanoAfrica. Thursday 29th April 2021 @ 16:30 UTC. Join us? #Cardano @cardano $ADA #Blockchain https://t.co/gtrEhmDh0p pic.twitter.com/cdpNFrqWIW
— Input Output (@InputOutputHK) April 20, 2021
Cardano Community Members Becoming Anxious of the Cardano-Africa Deal
Prior to the recent announcement of the Africa special event, many Cardano community members have been asking questions about the current status of the much-anticipated deal between Cardano (ADA) and Ethiopia, which was said to be at the stage of final signature in late March.
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A few hours ago, a user asked Charles Hoskinson about the progress in relation to the significant deal. In response to his inquiry, Hoskinson simply said “Patience.”
“Has everyone forgot about the Africa deal? Charles Hoskinson, any good news on that coming soon…”
Patience
— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) April 20, 2021
However, the recently announced special event related to Africa is expected to boost the hope of the community. Obviously, many are currently expecting a big announcement regarding the deal on Thursday 29th April 2021.
Cardano-Africa’s Deal Will Be the Largest User Acquisition in Crypto History
According to Charles Hoskinson, Cardano’s deal with the Ethiopian government will be the largest user acquisition in crypto history. He said the deal will involve more than 5 million people, stating that it’s a very substantial thing to be deployed on Cardano.
During an AMA conducted on 27th March 2021, Hoskinson was asked to talk about what is delaying the major announcement. He said the delay is from the government of Ethiopia, but there’s a headway, stating that the deal is now waiting for a minister’s final signature.
Hoskinson noted:
“Is on their side, in fact we are ready to go. They signed a decision memo last week specifically to hire more than 30 people in Ethiopia. It was tendered properly to a special committee, and the special committee finally signed off on Thursday, March 25th. So has now gone straight to the minister to sign.”