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After multiple delays and a multitude of leaks, Google has finally taken the wraps off the Pixel 4a, the company’s affordable variant of its flagship Pixel 4 smartphone. The Google Pixel 4a was expected to be launched at the company’s annual Google I/O event earlier this year but the pandemic... -
Gozem, the ride-hailing app offering transportation services via motorcycles, tricycles and cars in West and Central Africa, has today taken one step further towards becoming Africa’s all-inclusive super app. With the launch of e-commerce delivery services, users in Lome and Cotonou can not only use Gozem to move around... -
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.... -
800 million people across sub-Saharan Africa are not Internet users due to various barriers to connectivity. To address these barriers, Facebook is investing in initiatives across the entire connectivity value chain.... -
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... -
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... -
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...
