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Government has rolled out digital solutions to disseminate information and tackle the “infodemic” of false claims, including a 24/7 Coronavirus 311 Information Service helpline and WhatsApp chatbot. The Ministry of Health provides updates through the Ghana Health Service’s website. According to Amazon's web insights tool Alexa, internet traffic on...
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Ghana has not been spared the COVID-19 pandemic. As of May 21, 2020, there have been 6,269 infections and 31 deaths. The economy has taken a significant hit, with GDP growth projections for 2020 being revised down from 6.8 to 2.6 per cent. And response measures combined with a...
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More than 200 start-up companies from across some 28 countries in Africa applied for a place on the Africa4Future initiative run by Airbus. Now in its third season, #Africa4Future saw 10 start-ups originating from Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Tanzania, all of which will have the...
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Clear Junction, a London-based global fintech company that offers end-to-end regulated payment solutions based on in-house technology, has signed an agreement establishing a partnership with Zeepay, a leading African fintech company. The partnership would allow Clear Junction to offer correspondent accounts for collecting payments in the European Union and...
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How 10,000 Women in Tech Are Being Trained in Kenya by Linda Kamau, Managing Director and Co-Founder of AkiraChix, Over the Next Decade. Linda Kamau, Managing Director and Co-Founder of AkiraChix, is no stranger to striking new paths because she is an inherently inquisitive and self-assured individual. In her...
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The Google Developer Space which sits in Africa’s most active tech hub, Lagos, Nigeria, is open to African developers, entrepreneurs, and startups and will house the Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa....
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Cars45 provides an end-to-end digitised customer journey for buying, selling and swapping cars in Africa. Its technology-enabled platform makes it easier to trade cars in Africa and it also provides access to finance, insurance and other value-added services....
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Bolt ride-sharing services expand its operations in Ghana with a launch in the Western Regional capital, Sekondi-Takoradi. Ride-hailing service Bolt has significantly expanded its Ghanan operations by announcing the launch of services in Takoradi. Bolt started operating in Ghana in 2017 in Accra, and with the launch of Takoradi,...
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Ghana’s National Communication Authority (NCA) has fined MTN Ghana over GHC100,000 for failure to comply with regulations that protect customers. The telecommunication giant, MTN Ghana has been fined over GHC100,000 (USD $17, 500) for its failure to follow the regulatory directives by Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA). According to...