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Thu, July 10th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Nigerians dominate DEMO Africa finalists

DEMO Africa has announced the 40 finalists set to launch their startups at this year’s event in Lagos, with Nigerian entrepreneurs dominating the list of finalists. → Read more
Thu, July 10th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

Samsung launches Galaxy K Zoom in Ghana with selfie competition

Samsung has launched the Galaxy K Zoom in Ghana with a selfie competition that will give participants a shot at fame. → Read more
Tue, July 1st, 14:30 · Chris Udemans

Ghanaian classifieds site sees 300% listing growth each year

Ghanaian online classifieds Tonaton.com has witnessed 300 per cent growth in listings every year, according to owner Saltside Technologies. → Read more
Fri, June 20th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju

Electrical surge caused nationwide network glitch – Vodafone Ghana

Vodafone Ghana has revealed the recent nationwide network glitch on its network was caused by an electrical surge, with the operator taking immediate measures to guard against any future occurrence. → Read more
Wed, June 18th, 10:30 · Paul Adepoju

Seedstars World winners announced in Nigeria, Ghana

The winners have been announced of the Seedstars World events held in Nigeria and Ghana, with the winning startups advancing to the global final in Geneva, Switzerland in February next year. → Read more
Tue, June 17th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju

Vodafone, eTranzact partner on e-payment of mobile bills in Ghana

Vodafone has announced a partnership with eTranzact Ghana to allow the network’s subscribers to make voice and data payments electronically via eTranzact’s e-payment platform. → Read more
Mon, June 16th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

Hivos, DOEN Foundation, Indigo Trust in $500k grant for African tech hubs

Hivos has announced a partnership with the DOEN Foundation and Indigo Trust to launch a EUR373,000 (US$505,000) fund to support technology hubs around Africa with the aim of empowering more sustainable entrepreneurship. → Read more
Thu, June 12th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju

Ghanaian startup launches Dumsor flashlight app

Ghanaian startup KodeFusion GH has launched Dumsor, an Android mobile flashlight app that will ameliorate the burden of power outage. → Read more
Tue, June 10th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

SA costliest, East Africa cheapest for startup launches

South Africa is the most expensive country in Africa in which to launch a startup, while East Africa offers the lowest infrastructure, human resources and administrative costs for entrepreneurs, according to research by venture capital (VC) group Savannah Fund. → Read more
Mon, June 9th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju

Surfline launches 4G LTE in Ghana

Surfline Communications has launched 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology in Ghana, which it said offers Ghanaians affordable, swift and reliable internet connectivity. → Read more
Thu, June 5th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju

Vodafone Ghana restores services following nationwide network outage

Vodafone Ghana has restored services on its network after suffering a nationwide outage earlier this week, affecting landline and mobile platforms. → Read more
Wed, June 4th, 18:30 · Paul Adepoju

Nationwide outage recorded on Vodafone Ghana

Vodafone Ghana has said it recorded a nationwide outage on its network, affecting calls, credit recharge and internet access, in the early hours of yesterday. → Read more
Tue, June 3rd, 18:30 · Paul Adepoju

Tigo, IFC, MasterCard sign $2m agreement to expand mobile money in Ghana

Tigo has signed a US$2 million agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the MasterCard Foundation as part of efforts to expand mobile financial services in Ghana. → Read more
Tue, June 3rd, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju

Ghana’s Esoko secures $1.5m aggregate equity, debt investment

Esoko Networks Limited, a technology platform that allows farmers in Africa to carry out transactions, has secured a total of US$1.5 million from Acumen and the Lundin Foundation as aggregate equity and debt investment. → Read more
Mon, June 2nd, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju

First curved TVs launched in Ghana

LG’s organic light emitting diode (OLED) television, the world’s first curved TV, has been launched in Ghana by SOMOTEX Ghana, the sole distributor of LG Electronics in the country. → Read more
Fri, May 23rd, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju

Ghana regulator bans Expresso from adding subscribers over QoS

Ghana’s National Communications Agency (NCA) has banned operator Expresso from adding new subscribers to the network over its poor quality of service (QoS). → Read more
Mon, May 19th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju

World Bank-assisted e-Ghana Project to cost $97m

Ghana has announced its e-Ghana Project in partnership with the World Bank, estimated to cost US$97 million as the government looks to quicken the pace of the country’s transformation into a middle income nation. → Read more
Tue, May 13th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Microsoft 4Afrika launches TV white space pilot in Ghana

The Microsoft 4Afrika initiative has partnered with SpectraLink Wireless and Facebook on a TV white space pilot project at two Ghanaian universities, deploying test wireless internet networks using the technology in a bid to find connectivity solutions for Africa. → Read more
Mon, May 12th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju

Globacom rated Ghana’s most compliant telecoms network

Globacom is Ghana’s most regulatorily compliant telecoms company, according to a survey carried out by Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) on the compliance of operators with the stipulated benchmarks set by the regulatory body. → Read more
Tue, May 6th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans

MTN Ghana takes construction companies to court over cable cuts

MTN Ghana has announced it has taken construction firm Hisense Son Electronic Ltd and Zuleah Esifu to court for damaging its fibre cables. → Read more