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March 23, 2018 •
Healthcare •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on African e-health project in Ghana completed
Dutch company Delft Imaging Systems has successfully completed its African e-health and tuberculosis (TB) project in Ghana this March 2018. 51 X-ray systems were installed across the country to accelerate TB case detection in Ghana. March 24th is World...
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February 8, 2018 •
Hardware, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on PAIX completes West Afican Data Centres investment
On 7 February 2018, PAIX data centres, a Pan-African provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, announced that it has completed its first African investment in West Africa Data Centres Ltd (WADC), Ghana. WADC trades under the...
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February 7, 2018 •
Online & Social, Retail, Southern Africa, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on OLX shuts down offices in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya
On 6 February 2018, it emerged that OLX, an African e-commerce platform, has shut down all its offices in Africa except the one in South Africa. The company, which is owned by Multinational media group and investor Naspers, has thus shutdown operations in...
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February 5, 2018 •
Southern Africa, Top Stories, Video, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Watch: Dr. Thomas Mensah discusses Africa’s “Silicon Valley” potential
At the Technology Innovation Conference 2018, held between 1-2 February 2018, IT News Africa spoke to Dr. Thomas Mensah, a world-renowned inventor from Ghana who played an invaluable role in the creation of Fibre Optics and in setting up the newly formed...
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January 17, 2018 •
Finance, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Ghana speeds up EMV migration with new payment technology
On Tuesday 16 January 2018, Gemalto, a digital security company, announced that it will be providing its PURE white-label payment solution to GhIPSS (Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems), a subsidiary of Ghana’s central bank that manages the...
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December 4, 2017 •
Healthcare, Mobile and Telecoms, Online & Social, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Uber like app for healthcare launches in Ghana
Ghanaian e-health startup Eiko Health has launched Kenko Doctor, a new platform that allows users to book appointments with doctors via a mobile app. The app has initially launched on IOS but the company says that Android and USSD options will be available by...
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November 7, 2017 •
Education, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Siemens creates opportunities for digitalisation skills development across Africa
Global technology company, Siemens has announced a handover of equipment related to industrial automation that aims to enable integrated engineering to 13 engineering faculties at universities and colleges in South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania and Kenya....
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October 31, 2017 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on TD Mobile launches in Ghana to advance mobile penetration
TD Mobile has revealed that in Accra the company has officially launched its operations in Ghana and has also been appointed as the exclusive distributors of Nokia mobile phones in the West African country, a development that both Nokia and TD Mobile believe...
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October 23, 2017 •
Finance, Startups, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Ghana: EWB invests into fintech startup Bloom Impact
Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) announced on Friday 20 October that the organisation has invested in Ghanaian fintech startup, Bloom Impact, to help it scale up its operations and give more people access to financial services. Bloom Impact is...
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October 4, 2017 •
General, Mobile and Telecoms, Online & Social, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Mobile app aimed at combating crime launched in Nigeria
According to a report by Nigerian Communications Week, a new mobile app has been launched in Nigeria and Ghana that will allegedly help combat crime in West African countries. The app, which was developed in the United Kingdom, is called Code9Help and is...
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October 3, 2017 •
Education, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Ghana: Samsung empowers young girls with future-focused ICT skills
On the 2nd of October 2017, 40 employees from Samsung’s headquarters in South Korea gathered in Accra to take part in the company’s annual Employee Volunteer Programme (EVP). The week-long initiative, which is aimed at empowering young girls with...
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September 8, 2017 •
Online & Social, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Streaming service Iflix launches in Ghana
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...
