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Latest GSMA Report Indicates a rise in Mobile Subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa with more than half a billion unique mobile subscribers projected by 2020. GSMA have released their 2017 Mobile Economy: Sub-Saharan Africa study which has put unique mobile subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa at a penetration rate of 43 percent. They are expected to... -
ExpressPay Ghana has introduced a money transfer service that allows for quick transfers to Ghanaian bank accounts. ExpressPay, the leading FinTech company in Ghana, released an exciting money transfer product that enables instant transfers to bank accounts in Ghana. Through this new service on Bank Direct, customers can transfer... -
Uber has officially launched its taxi app in Ghana’s capital city, Accra, and is enthusiastic to explore the city’s possibilities. The global ride-hailing app, Uber has named Accra as the latest African city to join Uber’s expanding network. Due to the city’s thriving urban population, Accra’s 2.27 million residents... -
Ten questions interview series with Oluwatoyin Sanni, Software Developer at Andela and co-founder of TechInPink, a tutorial based startup from Nigeria. ... -
The answer to Ghana’s lack of official addresses is an app called SnooCode, which generates a unique code for each location using a computer algorithm. This code then acts as an address. Ghanaian Sesinam Dagadu (29) is what some might call an accidental entrepreneur – meaning the business created... -
Paul Lee, Senior Product Manager from Google.org shares on his trip to Africa the key to understanding barriers to Mobile Internet adoption in Kenya and Ghana From the Google Africa Blog: Paul Lee, Senior Product Manager from Google.org shares on his trip to Africa (Ghana and Kenya). Google.org partnered... -
The Google 2012 Zeitgeist has revealed that in the last 12 months Ghanaian search trends showed people were more interested in musicians and sport than politics, despite the country going through one of its closest general elections. Zeitgeist offers insight into the Internet and gives a unique perspective on...
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Co-founders Robert Lamptey and Badu Boahen of Saya Mobile pitched their messaging startup Saya Mobile at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference currently on-going in San Francisco, California yesterday highlighting the potential of African innovations to an international audience. The Saya Mobile App is for texting which mixes SMS,...
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World’s fastest growing region — with Eastern and Middle Africa still below 50% penetration With 700,000 mobile connections in Q2 2012, Africa has overtaken Asia Pacific as the world’s fastest growing region in terms of cellular reach, resulting in new milestones in the global mobile industry. Wireless.com’s infographic shows...
