partners in the venture as "a paparazzi photo agency, a penny-stock promoter and a company offering what has been called a 'magic money making machine.'"

The report raised questions about the background of Cameron Chell, a lead consultant to the KodakCoin project. According to the Times, he agreed to a five-year ban from the Alberta Stock Exchange in Canada in 1998 and paid a $25,000 fine after rules violations. A company that bore Chell's name "ended in ignominy" after its chairman was charged with fraud.

Times technology columnist Kevin Roose also described a technical document explaining how Kodak's cryptocurrency would work as "a 40-page mishmash of marketing buzzwords and vague diagrams."

Prices for shares of Kodak stock soared when Kodak announced this bold new venture, rising from $3.10 the morning beforeChinese investment in Africa

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Ethiopia Sunday for the start of a four nation Africa tour (Nigeria, Angola and Kenya), his first visit to the continent since assuming his position a little over a year ago. Both nations signed 16 deals total which included legal accords covering diplomatic visa exemptions, cultural corporation and extradition, agreements on economic, trade and technical cooperation, loans and cooperation agreements for the construction of roads and industrial zones.

Chinese firms have invested heavily in Ethiopia in recent years with their worth swelling well over $1 billion in 2014, according to official figures.

Beijing is also a key partner in Ethiopia’s bid to expand infrastructure such as roads, railways and telecom services.

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