Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson recently confirmed he had
signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the government of
Burundi. This MOU agreement is Hoskinson’s first major preliminary
agreement he has secured since kickstarting Cardano’s African tour in
mid-October, 2021.
Meetings With Burundi and Zanzibar Leaders
Before traveling to Burundi, Hokisnson had visited
Zanzibar where he held meetings with Hussein Ali Mwinyi, the island
nation’s president. However, it is Hoskinson’s Burundi visit that has
helped Cardano to achieve its latest major agreement with an African
state after it signed another deal with the Ethiopian government back in April 2021.
To break the news about his interactions with the Burundi government
as well as Cardano’s latest achievement, Hoskinson went on Twitter and
shared some key moments of his Burundi tour. In his last tweet, he said:
“Yes, we signed a great MOU today.”
In an earlier tweet,
Hoskinson — who has since changed his Twitter profile picture to one
that features himself and the Burundi President, Évariste Ndayishimiye —
talks about his meeting with the Burundi leader. He said:
Great meeting with his excellency President Évariste Ndayishimiye about the future of Burundi’s digital transformation.
Agreement with Burundi Government Questioned
While many supporters of Cardano have applauded Hoskinson for his
efforts, some opponents of the president of Burundi have, however,
expressed reservations about the agreement. For instance, one Reddit
user named Diatery questioned Cardano’s decision to hand over the
blockchain to what he termed the wrong people. The user asked:
We know that Cardano wants to help reform Africa, so I
looked deeper into what who Hoskinson is talking to. It didn’t take long
to see that he’s handing tech to the wrong people. What kind of
government is actually in power in Burundi, and who are these people
that he’s creating a partnership with exactly?
To substantiate these reservations about President Évariste
Ndayishimiye’s government, the user shares several supporting links
including a U.S. government report
on Burundi. However, other Reddit users argued that Hoskinson has no
other option except to work with government officials. The user wrote:
“You can’t create public infrastructure without cooperation with
public officials. If they are human rights violators, they are trash,
but if the crypto game plays out as we all wish for, those autocrats
sealing their own demise by catalysing adoption.”
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