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September 8, 2017 •
Online & Social, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
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Streaming Video on Demand (SVoD) service, Iflix, announced on Wednesday 6 September 2017 that the service has been launched in Ghana. The site will offer a variety of content which was obtained through partnerships with more than 150 studios and global...
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August 2, 2017 •
General, Mobile and Telecoms, Online & Social, Satellite Communications, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Gilat Telecom, Cisco Partner in African POP Upgrade
Gilat Telecom, a communications solutions provider, today announced a partnership with Cisco aimed at enabling Gilat Telecom (formerly known as Gilat Satcom) to meet the growing demand for fast and reliable broadband services, as well as introduce new Value...
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July 24, 2017 •
East Africa, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Uber Jacks Up Security in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya
After the successful implementation of an intelligent new safety feature was introduced to Uber driver-partners in South Africa early this year, the company has announced that the same feature will be implemented in other markets in Africa. Uber has begun...
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July 13, 2017 •
Online & Social, Startups, Top Stories, Video, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on WATCH: Interview With “The BuzzFeed of Africa”
Dubbed by TechCrunch as the “BuzzFeed of Africa”, OMG Digital is looking to dominate the digital content space in Africa. IT News Africa spoke to Co-Founder of OMG Digital, Jesse Arhin Ghansah, who unpacked the digital content climate in Africa....
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July 7, 2017 •
Opinion, Startups, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on E-commerce- A Catalyst For Startups In Ghana
Startups seem to be the new ‘’ish’’ in Ghana. These days, nearly 5 startups are launched every day and this is both encouraging and alarming at the same time. Being that negative energy helps no one, let’s dwell on the positive side of it. The...
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June 30, 2017 •
Startups, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Ghanaian Startup OMG Digital Recieves $1.1M Funding
Ghanaian tech startup, OMG Digital, has announced that the company has closed on Seed Funding of $1.1M having received backing from a number international investors. Backed by the Y-Combinator, the new media company is targeting Africa’s millennial...
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June 17, 2017 •
Startups, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Search for best Ghanaian start-ups begins
Global innovation accelerators, Startupbootcamp (SBC), will be hosting a FastTrack in Accra, Ghana, on 22 June 2017 as part of their global tour to find the next big startup phenomenon. A total of 16 FastTrack events are being held across Africa, Europe and...
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June 5, 2017 •
General, Online & Social, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Ghana Police to combat miscommunication with new website
In an attempt to combat miscommunication between the police and the public, The Ghana Police Service has announced its intentions to launch a new website that will assist in gathering detailed information about crime in the country. The website will also...
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May 10, 2017 •
Finance, Gadgets and Gaming, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Fortumo expands into Algeria, Ghana and Tanzania
The mobile payments company Fortumo announced today that it has expanding its carrier billing services to 3 new African markets. More than 79 million mobile phone owners in Algeria, Ghana and Tanzania can now make payments for digital services. “Africa’s...
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April 24, 2017 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Security, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on MTN Ghana, Police Tackle Mobile Money Fraud
MTN Ghana have joined forces with the Ghana Police Service and e-Crime Bureau in a bid to tackle the threat of mobile money fraud in the country. According to telecompaper, the two organisations held a day’s workshop at the Police General Headquarters...
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April 6, 2017 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
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Econet Media’s Kwesé TV and MTN Ghana have announced that the two will be entering into a partnership. The partnership will see Kwesé TV facilitate the delivery of video content to MTN’s mobile customers. Kwesé will make use of MTN’s 4G LTE...
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April 6, 2017 •
East Africa, Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Ghana’s First Convergence Product- Vodafone One
In what is being called by Vodafone Ghana as the Ghana telecoms industry’s first convergence product – Vodafone One has recently been launched to the public. The product, which was officially launched at the luxurious Kempiski Royal Hotel in Accra,...
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March 22, 2017 •
Finance, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Mastercard to Support Development of Ghana’s Digital Payment Ecosystem
Mastercard, in support of Ghana’s Vision 2020 goals, has committed its support to helping the country to develop a cashless economy, in furtherance of its push to be an economic powerhouse in Africa. This was highlighted during a recent discussion between...
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March 7, 2017 •
General, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Ghana’s 60th Independence Day: Social media reacts
Ghana celebrated its 60th Independence day on Monday the 6th of March. Being the first sub-Saharan African country to gain her independence from British colonial rule on March 6th 1957, Ghanaian’s came together to celebrate the West African...
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March 6, 2017 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Millicom and Airtel to combine operations in Ghana
It was announced on Friday that Millicom International Cellular S.A. (“Millicom”) and Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”), through their respective subsidiaries, have entered into an agreement for Tigo Ghana Limited and Airtel Ghana Limited to...
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January 25, 2017 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Telecoms merger could see major shake up in Ghana
Ghana’s telecommunications sector could be in for a major shake up as two major players Bharti Airtel, owners of Airtel Ghana, and rival company Millicom International Cellular, operators of tiGo Ghana, embark on merger talks according to CitiFm online....
