Since money distribution problem is nowhere that evident as in Africa (you know that there is enough food for everybody in each of the countries infamous for mass starvation?), I think that blockchain can really help them, and we, the community, must really work on the adoption there, it could mean literally saving lives.
The problem is not fast solvable though - not just because cryptos are still far from being able to solve anything (scalability, whales (centralization), fees, security.....), but because lots of people in Africa don't have the access to modern technologies.

However, back to the news, we are still talking about rich parts of Africa - they don't need it that much, but it has to start somewhere.