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Today we are joined by Farida Nabourema, citizen of Togo and human rights and pro-democracy activist. We discuss the history of Togo, authoritarian regimes, the CFA Franc colonial currency used in Togo and other African states, the human rights movement, bitcoin, activism, women’s rights, and more. Farida has been one of my favorite guests, because through her advocacy, work, and brilliance in speaking and writing, she is showing the world the importance of resistance and pro-democracy movements, and the importance of technology like bitcoin as an alternative to the present currency that is used to fund citizens’ repression. Learn more about Farida and her work at https://nabourema.com/ Learn more about and support the Africa Bitcoin Conference: https://www.afrobitcoin.org/ Farida Nabourema: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Farida_N Trey Walsh Nostr: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/ktreywalsh SPONSOR: BitBox: Use promo-code TPB during checkout to get 5% off your purchase: https://bitbox.swiss/tpb Sazmining: Get $50 off the purchase of a miner using the following link: https://app.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=tpb Sazmining is a Hosted Bitcoin Mining provider with a commitment to using 100% renewable energy for your mining operation. A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin: Get a copy of Jason Maier’s book “A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin” here, https://bit.ly/3XuEcyV, using promo code TPB for 10% off the book. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Start 00:06:20 Frida's Background 00:09:10 Colonial Pact in Togo 00:12:28 Military Regime History 00:15:30 Political Repression 00:18:30 Resource Exploitation 00:21:22 Restrictions from Colonial Pacts 00:24:41 Struggle for Justice 00:27:24 Bitcoin as a Lifeline 00:29:37 Education on Bitcoin 00:32:53 Evangelizing Bitcoin 00:35:47 Bitcoin Use in Togo 00:40:29 Bitcoin Energy Use 00:43:54 Unbanked Populations 00:47:05 Politicians and Bitcoin 00:51:30 Renewable Energy 00:56:14 Bitcoin for Farmers 01:00:08 Who Needs Bitcoin? 01:03:19 Bitcoin for Activists 01:07:51 Stable Economies and Bitcoin 01:10:06 Necessity Drives Adoption 01:12:50 Diverse Bitcoin Communities 01:15:59 Bitcoin for Women SUBSCRIBE Website: https://zurl.co/z6c8 Libsyn: https://zurl.co/Bkw2 Apple Podcasts: https://zurl.co/WPZg Spotify: https://zurl.co/Y41f Amazon: https://zurl.co/io24 Fountain: https://zurl.co/c7bl RSS: https://zurl.co/wHWC Youtube: https://zurl.co/VT9p FOLLOW & SUPPORT Nostr: https://zurl.co/q7qB Bluesky: https://zurl.co/0w35 Twitter: https://zurl.co/k1ay Instagram: https://zurl.co/rYZW Threads: https://zurl.co/KcMx Facebook: https://zurl.co/Zekf LinkedIn: https://zurl.co/SGY2 Send Some Sats: https://geyser.fund/project/theprogressivebitcoiner Get full access to TPB Weekly Digest at progressivebitcoiner.substack.com/subscribe
