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Mon, May 5th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
VP commissions Ghana’s first digital banking centre
Ghana’s vice president (VP) Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has commissioned the country's first digital banking centre in Accra, developed by Ecobank and providing 24-hour banking services to users. → Read more
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Mon, May 5th, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju
Fibre cuts on the rise in Ghana’s western region – Airtel
Airtel Ghana has expressed concern over the rise in fibre optic cable cuts in the country, especially in the western region. → Read more
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Mon, May 5th, 08:30 · Paul Adepoju
12% of smartphones on MTN Ghana network are Tecno devices – CEO
Serame Taukobong, chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN Ghana, has announced that about 12 per cent of the over one million smartphones on the operator’s network are Tecno Mobile devices. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Only 10% of Ghanaians use mobile phones to access internet – survey
A survey by Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has revealed only about 10 per cent of mobile phone users in the country use their devices to access the internet. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Court orders MTN Ghana to stop World Cup promotion
An Accra circuit court has ordered MTN to halt its MTN GO RIO promotion, through which the operator planned to reward customers during the forthcoming Brazil 2014 World Cup. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mauritius leads Africa in using ICT for development – WEF
Mauritius leads Africa in terms of leveraging ICT for economic and social development, ranking 48th in the world in the 2014 World Economic Forum (WEF) Networked Readiness Index. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Bringing in investors too early influences how business is run – Start Smart Ghana
Juliana Taylor, founder of Start Smart Ghana, has urged entrepreneurs to be cautious about bringing in investors too early, as it could influence how they run their business. → Read more
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Fri, April 18th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel launches Easter campaign for mobile money in Ghana
Airtel Ghana has launched a campaign to promote its mobile money service Airtel Money to people travelling to Kwahu, a region in south-central Ghana, this Easter. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Bruce-Annan leaves Vodafone Ghana
Carmen Bruce-Annan, Vodafone Ghana’s head of brand and corporate communications, has left the telecoms company to establish her own corporate communications consultancy. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 06:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Garmin calls for business partners in West Africa
Garmin Southern Africa has announced it is hosting a trade delegation in Accra, Ghana on May 12-16 to engage with prospective businesses partners in West Africa who have strong distribution and reselling capabilities and a proven track record of successfully furthering brands into their designated markets. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Ghana launches 30-day 400MB social media bundle
Ghana’s largest telecoms company MTN has announced a data bundle specifically for heavy users of WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook, offering subscribers 400MB for 30 days. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 19:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Airtel announces new Ghana MD
Bharti Airtel has announced the appointment of Lucy Quist as managing director for Airtel Ghana. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 16:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Savannah Fund invests in 3 African startups
Africa-focused seed capital fund Savannah Fund has invested in Zevan Limited (Kenya), BIGxGh (Ghana) and UniSmart (Nigeria) as part of its third accelerator round. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Dimension Data opens office in Ghana
Dimension Data is deepening its presence in West Africa with the opening of its office in Ghana, with the company saying Ghana will play a key role in the its growth. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Juliana Taylor, CEO, Start Smart Ghana
In addition to challenges of funding, startups and entrepreneurs in Africa have to deal with issues including skill acquisition, training, choice of tools and how to use them. This is where Start Smart Ghana comes in. Founded by Juliana Taylor, it sets out to change the way Africans think about entrepreneurship by encouraging them to learn and understand the best practices to adopt to be successful. Taylor spoke to HumanIPO on these goals and entrepreneurship in Africa, starting with the genesis of the startup for startups. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju
100k subscribers register for Airtel Insurance in Ghana
More than 100,000 subscribers have registered for Airtel Insurance in Ghana less than four months after its launch. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Ghanaian church launches 24-hour online TV channel
Ghana’s Soul Food Ministries International (SFMI) church has launched a 24-hour online television channel to make Christian teachings more accessible round the clock, in the latest technological activity the church has embarked on. → Read more
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Sat, April 5th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lumia 1520, 1320 will revolutionise Ghana’s smartphone market – Nokia
Nokia believes the smartphone market in Ghana is set to be revolutionised by the introduction of the first six-inch Lumia smartphones into the country. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
Numerous taxes major challenge in Ghana’s telecoms sector – MTN
Ghana’s largest telecoms network MTN has said telecoms companies operating in the country are struggling with numerous taxes, which have raised the cost of doing business and forced telecoms to increase prices for the first time in their history. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Nigerians lead Google Africa Connected winners
Two Nigerians, a Ghanaian, a Ugandan and a Kenyan have been announced as the winners of Google’s Africa Connected competition, walking away with US$25,000 each in prize money. → Read more
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