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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, many universities are currently deliberating what to do for the forthcoming semester. St. Teresa’s College of Education, one of five female-only colleges in Ghana, is leading the way with e-learning by consolidating the use of messaging applications like Telegram and WhatsApp.... -
uLesson is the first of its kind in Africa. An organisation that leverages best in class teachers, media, and technology to create high-quality, affordable and accessible education for African students. We have built a platform that helps students be the very best they can be - an app that... -
Thin Lei Win and Katy Migiro report on how African innovators are keeping economies hit by Covid-19 afloat with their ideas and inventions for the Reuters. ... -
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.... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
A Ghanaian software engineering company, Cognate Systems has launched its Opine Health Assistant platform. This system tracks Coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms and provides data and visual insights for disease surveillance teams, public health experts and other stakeholders in real-time....
