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Wed, December 11th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher

Expect LTE network acquisitions in Africa – Alcatel-Lucent

Some of Africa’s LTE networks currently operated by new players will eventually be acquired by the bigger mobile operators as the technology takes hold on the continent, Daniel Jaeger, Alcatel-Lucent’s vice president for Africa, believes. → Read more
Tue, December 10th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

World Cup draw prompts 1.7m Tweets

Twitter has revealed over 1.7 million Tweets were posted regarding the draw for the football World Cup on Saturday, as fans flocked to see who their national teams will be playing in Brazil in June 2014. → Read more
Tue, December 10th, 17:30 · Tom Jackson

Ghanaian students offered training in robotics, app development

A Ghanaian company is offering training in robotics and mobile app development, looking to promote entrepreneurship and tech businesses in the West African country. → Read more
Tue, December 10th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher

Ghana continues laptop rollout to schools

Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has so far distributed around 40,000 laptops to schools in three years as part of its Better Ghana Agenda. → Read more
Mon, December 9th, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher

African election social media monitoring to get upgrade

The developers behind the Social Media Tracking Centre (SMTC), first used during West African elections in 2011, are currently working on the next version to overhaul both its front and backend interface. → Read more
Fri, December 6th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher

Ghana data centre delay angers minister

Edward Omane Boamah, Ghana’s minister of communications, has fired a warning shot at Top International Engineering Limited over the delays to the US$40 million data centre project it was contracted to carry out on behalf of the government. → Read more
Thu, December 5th, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher

MTN Ghana apologises for poor service delivery

MTN Ghana has apologised for network disruption caused by a fibre cable cut on the Accra and Suhun, with engineers currently working to fix the problem. → Read more
Wed, December 4th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Ghana to launch 32 metre telescope

Ghana is set to launch a 32 metre telescope to aid scientific research and further space observation, recognising the role of space science and technology in advancing social and economic development in Africa. → Read more
Tue, December 3rd, 17:00 · Tom Jackson

VC4Africa September Cohort ready for investment

Investment community VC4Africa has announced the 10 startups graduating from its September Cohort are now ready for investment after three months of business development training. → Read more
Tue, December 3rd, 06:00 · Tom Jackson

Microsoft Ghana appoints first female country manager in Africa

Microsoft has appointed Otema Yirenkyi as the company’s country manager for Ghana, the first time the company has appointed a female country manager in Africa. → Read more
Mon, December 2nd, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher

GISPA to publish Ghana internet stats

Ernest Brown, president of the Ghana Internet Services Providers’ Association (GISPA), has said the group wants to be able to paint a more detailed picture of the contribution made to the country’s economy by their members. → Read more
Mon, December 2nd, 09:00 · Nick Sato

Q&A: Savannah Fund has helped us strategise – Kojo Ayirebi, Zished co-founder

When Africa-focused seed investment firm Savannah Fund announced its second batch of startups Ghanaian startup Zished.com was among the four chosen, receiving US$25,000 in funding and mentorship to to support them in developing their business. → Read more
Sun, December 1st, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: The week in startups 01/12/2013

Securing investment for African tech startups is notoriously hard to come by and two entrepreneurs trying to build sustainable businesses, from Ghana and Botswana respectively, were among those who shared their views on the challenges facing them with HumanIPO this week. → Read more
Fri, November 29th, 06:00 · Selipha Kihagi

MTN wins Best ICT company in Ghana award

MTN Ghana has been named Best ICT Company of the Year at the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) awards ceremony. → Read more
Wed, November 27th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Ghana to introduce biometric voter registration

Ghana’s political parties alongside the country’s Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) have agreed to enforce biometric voter registration ahead of the 2016 general elections, as the entities propose reforms to the electoral system in line with a Supreme Court decree. → Read more
Tue, November 26th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi

MTN Foundation sets up ICT centre in Ghana

MTN Ghana, through its foundation, has constructed a 20 person capacity ICT centre to serve as a computer training centre for more than 500 visually impaired students of a local school in the country. → Read more
Mon, November 25th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher

Africa can take advantage of LTE leapfrog – Gemalto

Regulators and network operators in Africa should take advantage of the current lack of 3G legacy networks by implementing 4G LTE, effectively leapfrogging the technology, according to Sherry Zameer, Africa and Middle East head of telecommunications solutions at Gemalto. → Read more
Mon, November 25th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher

$50,000 needed to roll out “maker kits” targeting Africa’s future innovators

HacKIDemia, a global organisation based in Berlin, is trying to crowdfund US$50,000 to provide seven technology hubs across Africa with a “maker kit” containing a Raspberry Pi, Ardunio, Makey-Makey and other tools. → Read more
Sun, November 24th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: The week in startups 24/11/2013

The StartupBus Africa trip, which began in Harare, Zimbabwe, and rolled into Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, dominated much of the sectors news this week. → Read more
Fri, November 22nd, 15:00 · Selipha Kihagi

Ghana holds training workshop to address cybercrime

Ghana is holding a training workshop on e-crime and countermeasures in the country’s capital Accra, as part of the government’s efforts to address the increase in cyber crimes across the nation. → Read more