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Ghana, Singapore Launch Africa’S First Finternet

Ghana, Singapore Launch Africa’S First Finternet

Africa-Press - Ghana. Ghana’s District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) and Singapore-based Embed Financial Group Holdings (EFGH) unveiled a strategic partnership to build what they...
Africa'S Startup Ecosystem Grows with $442 Million Raised

Africa’S Startup Ecosystem Grows with $442 Million Raised

Africa-Press - Ghana. October was an outstanding month for Africa’s startup scene, with startups across the continent securing more than $442 million in funding,...
Elon Musk'S $1Tn Pay Deal Approved by Tesla Shareholders

Elon Musk’S $1Tn Pay Deal Approved by Tesla Shareholders

Africa-Press - Ghana. Tesla boss Elon Musk has had a record-breaking pay package that could be worth nearly $1tn (£760bn) approved by shareholders. The unprecedented...
AI 'Godmother' Fei-Fei Li Says she is 'Proud to be Different'

AI ‘Godmother’ Fei-Fei Li Says she is ‘Proud to be Different’

Africa-Press - Ghana. The 'godmother' of AI, Professor Fei-Fei Li has told the BBC that being the only woman amongst seven pioneers of artificial...
Wingu Africa and ADC Partner to Enhance Digital Connectivity

Wingu Africa and ADC Partner to Enhance Digital Connectivity

Africa-Press - Ghana. Wingu Africa, a leading developer of carrier-neutral Tier III data centres in East Africa, has entered into a strategic partnership with...
Polygon Labs and Flutterwave Transform African Payments

Polygon Labs and Flutterwave Transform African Payments

Africa-Press - Ghana. Polygon Labs has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Flutterwave, Africa’s largest payment infrastructure provider, which has processed over $40 billion in...
African Startups Win EUR 80K at Orange Social Ventures

African Startups Win EUR 80K at Orange Social Ventures

Africa-Press - Ghana. African startups have claimed top honours at the 15th edition of the Orange Social Ventures Prize (OSVP), securing a total of...
FRA Extends Microfinance License Suspension Another Year

FRA Extends Microfinance License Suspension Another Year

Africa-Press - Ghana. The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has extended the suspension of incorporation applications and preliminary approvals for companies seeking licenses in the...
Synnefa Secures Grant to Boost Kenyan Farmers' Productivity

Synnefa Secures Grant to Boost Kenyan Farmers’ Productivity

Africa-Press - Ghana. Kenyan agri-tech startup Synnefa has secured USD 300K in grant funding from the World Resources Institute’s Partnering for Green Growth and...
Iniubong Obonguko: from Phone Coding to Global Software

Iniubong Obonguko: from Phone Coding to Global Software

Africa-Press - Ghana. When Iniubong Obonguko wrote his first line of code, he was not sitting behind a powerful computer. He was typing on...