Over the weekend, we chatted with Abraham Omani Quaye, a Ghanaian entrepreneur. He is the founder of Farmart, an agri-marketplace…
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High school friends drawn from Ghana and Kenya walked away with top prizes on Monday night at the annual Chattanooga…
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Startups
Livestock tracking company Anitrack, already have access to over 7500 cows to be tagged – Tony Owusu, co-founder
In a time where the only Agricultural practice people understand is farming, this startup has decided to take a different…
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Seven new tech hub members have joined AfriLabs in a move that is expected to increase the AfriLabs footprint in…
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King Baudouin Foundation has named three young, African tech-entrepreneurs winners of its 2016-17 African Development Prize. The winners, founders of…
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Chalkboard Education has been declared winners of the Accra round of Seedstars World and will represent the country at the…
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Swiftlaw launches to simplify trademark registration & company incorporation in Ghana
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaSamuel Nablah Baddoo, a former commercial lawyer and his friend Kwei Quaye-Foli, a computer engineer, are building SwiftLaw, an online platform allowing…
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The government Ghana has set March 2016 as the new deadline for migration from analogue to digital broadcasting. Deputy Minister…
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MobileTelcos
Ghana is hosting ECOWAS conference on mobile number portability
by Paul Adepojuby Paul AdepojuGhana’s capital city of Accra is hosting a workshop on Mobile Number Portability (MNP) and quality mobile service. The 5-day…
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Business
Primary school enrollment in Sub-Saharan Africa is growing at double the global growth rate
by Contributorby ContributorAs Africa’s demographic bulge continues to take center stage, the need for a literate African labour force is set to…
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Ghana’s medium-term economic reform program has received a boost from the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) who…
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StartupsTech
Ghana’s Flippy Campus launches to connect students to replace the campus notice board
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaGetting info on most campuses in Africa is an offline thing. You have to be on campus checking notice board…
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Business
15 African countries, including Ghana & Rwanda, have lower Total Tax Rates than 7 of the G8 nations
by Contributorby ContributorPWC’s Paying Taxes Report (2015) evaluates tax regimes in 189 countries around the world. The report reveals that Africa’s Total…
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Nigeria & South Africa offer better trade & customs regulations than India or Brazil
by Contributorby ContributorTrade data from the World Bank’s (WB) Enterprise Survey (2014) of 130,000+ firms in 135 countries reveals that sales for export…
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After hitting 350,000 unique users in Kenya, Eneza Education is set to launch in Ghana and Tanzania in a move…
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Sub-Saharan Africa’s 8 key investment opportunities in 2015
by Contributorby ContributorInfinite Potentials Consulting (IPC) believes in the exceptional growth potential of Africa and this review outlines some of the key…
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Startups
Tonaton’s Saltside Technologies secures $40 million to consolidate its market position
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaSaltside Technologies, Tonaton Ghana‘s parent firm has secured a $40 million investment led by Chinese equity investor Hillhouse Capital and…
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After launching in Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya and Colombia, Internet.org has been launched Ghana on the Airtel network, making it the…
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Vodafone & Irokotv launch video on demand services in Ghana
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaVodafone Ghana has signed a deal with Nollywood’s iROKOtv to launch VOD services in Ghana using its Fixed Broadband (FBB)…
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Business
Botswana is the world’s most profitable investment opportunity
by Contributorby ContributorForeign Policy magazine’s 2014 Baseline Profitability Index (BPI) assesses levels of profitability and pretax returns on investment in 112 countries…
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Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest proportion of women entrepreneurs in the world
by Contributorby ContributorThe Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Global Report (GEMGR) assesses the state of entrepreneurship in the world. The 2013 GEMGR report shows…
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Ghana has a more transparent and accessible government than Italy, Russia or China
by Contributorby ContributorThe 2014 Rule of Law Index (RLI) measures the level of adherence to national laws in 99 countries based on…
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Ghana and 4 other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa provide better personal safety & security than the BRIC countries
by Contributorby ContributorThe Legatum Prosperity Index (LPI) 2014 assess levels of prosperity in 142 countries by combining 8 core sub-indices including safety…
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Sub-Saharan Africa leads the world’s emerging markets in electronic payment regulation
by Contributorby ContributorThe Economist’s 2014 Global Microscope Index and Report (GMI) assesses the regulatory environment for financial inclusion in 55 emerging economies…
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Business in Rwanda and Kenya perceived as less corrupt than Switzerland and Denmark
by Contributorby ContributorOn a scale of 1 (low) to 5 (high), the Private Sector in Rwanda (1.7) and Kenya (2.7) is perceived…
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Tech
Ghana joins Better Than Cash Alliance for greater financial transparency
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaThe Government of Ghana joined the Better Than Cash Alliance to enhance fiscal transparency and promote financial inclusion for all…
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Suba App Named Official Photo Sharing App for Global Entrepreneurship Week
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaEvents-based mobile app that allows everyone at fun social gatherings to see and share photos together in one central photo…
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Kaymu Ghana Celebrates One Year Anniversary With Over 1500 Sellers
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaRocket Internet-backed marketplace Kaymu.com.gh is celebrating its first anniversary boasting of over 1,500 sellers in Ghana since it launched one…
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Approximately 3.7M of the world’s 10.5M mobile industry jobs are in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Contributorby ContributorThe mobile ecosystem’s economic contribution (% of GDP) is highest in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), contributing 6% of GDP (2012) and…
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Nigeria, Ghana and 5 other African countries have higher new business ownership rates than the BRICs
by Contributorby ContributorThe Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) surveys the state of entrepreneurship in 70 countries, of which 11 are African. GEM data…
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