Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kevin Gundo buys chips at a shop that accepts bitcoin payments at Kibera Slums in Nairobi, Kenya ...

KIBERA, Kenya (AP) — Dotting the roadside in what is widely considered Africa’s largest urban slum are typical stands selling vegetables. What isn't typical is their acceptance of bitcoin as a form of ...

Kathy Lambert’s heart broke, but her motivation to help bubbled as she walked through the African slums. The King County Council member and Redmond resident saw firsthand the poverty and challenges ...

Nairobi — The fight against poverty will only be won if special attention is given to slums and the poor, a top UN official said yesterday. UN Habitat executive director Anna Tibaijuka said few ...

In Kibera, often called Africa's largest urban slum, some roadside vegetable stands are accepting an unconventional form of payment: Bitcoin. Approximately 200 residents in the Soweto West area of ...