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#Digital2021: The state of Ghana’s 2021 digital landscape is mapped out in this new report by We Are Social and Hootsuite. Digital innovation has played a critical role in strengthening the relationship between government policies, regulatory institutions, and the desired economic, political, and social outcomes, and it continues to...
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The BBC World Service has announced a brand new daily news podcast for Africa, more episodes of The Comb podcast, and launched a new podcast competition open to residents in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. Africa Daily will be a deep dive into the news stories shaping Africa, one question...
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Ghana’s Naa Sika digital micro-savings platform emerged winner at the World Bank Group's WURI West Africa Prize. The scheme, which seeks to reward innovations in cross-border social protection for the informal sector, is supported by the West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) program, which facilitates...
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The rise of the internet and the global digital revolution over the last decade has given rise to a modern way of marketing known as ‘influencer marketing’. An online influencer is an individual who has created an audience or fan base that they are able to influence via online...
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WhatsApp is rolling out a new way for users to fact-check forwarded messages for misinformation, after several months testing the new feature....
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Many financial services claim to adopt an omni-channel approach but more often than not, the reality is that, whether the user is being onboarded via the website, mobile app, USSD or in-person (agent /banking hall), these channels are designed with inbuilt flaws, that needs constant optimization....
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Facebook's experimental app division or the New Product Experimental (NPE) lab has soft-launched a new app that aims to bring a new approach to collaborative music-making. The new product called 'Collab' will let users make short music videos by collaborating with other artists....
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Like tweeting with text, users will start by opening the tweet composer, before tapping onto the new icon with wavelengths to display a user's profile photo with the record button at the bottom. Users then tap the record button to begin recording their voice and then the "done" button...
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Founded by two Ghanaian creative entrepreneurs Philip Edusei and Godwin Mitchual, Unorthodox Reviews is an online music, lifestyle and culture editorial with a mission statement of not only connecting the global audience to Africa through compelling content but also serving as a platform for Africa's millennial generation to opine about pertinent...