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South Africa Wants Seven New Agencies to Govern AI. It Sounds Like A Bureaucratic Nightmare
The government's sweeping draft AI policy reads more like an org chart than a roadmap — and raises big questions about whether the country can afford what it's proposing
Driven by the App: The Reality of Ghana’s Online Gig Drivers | Living on Logged-in Gigs
In this episode of Living on Logged-In Gigs, part of the Building Bytes series, John Kumeke, a veteran…
Bank of Ghana Rolls Out Five-Year Plan to Reduce Cash Dependecy
The Bank of Ghana's new National Payment Systems Strategy sets out an ambitious roadmap for digital finance. But a wave of cybercrime and the rise of crypto threaten to complicate things
Ghana Announced a $250 Million AI Compute Center. The Details Are Scarce
By all accounts, Ghana just made one of the boldest AI infrastructure bets on the African continent. But bold announcements and built infrastructure are very different things.
Ghana Tried To Solve Its Addressing Problems With a Digital Platform. The Results Have Been Subpar
Eight years after its fanfare launch, Ghana’s GhanaPostGPS—a $2.5 million bet on digital nationhood—appears to have gone into a state of irrelevance
Ghana’s National Communication Authority Can’t Regulate Its Way Out of a Distressed and Failing Telecom Sector
The NCA recently imposed its strictest-ever quality standards on mobile operators—standards it hasn't updated since 2004. But with one company controlling nearly 79% of the market and the sector hemorrhaging cash, tighter rules alone won't fix what's broken
The $11 Billion Shift: How Ghana’s Diaspora Is Pivoting To Fintech Apps To Send Money Home
In 2024, Ghana officially recorded $6.65 billion in remittance inflows — and when informal channels are included, the…
Editor’s Note: Tech Labari’s New Mission
Nine years ago, we officially launched Tech Labari to fill the gap in technology news in Ghana. Nine…
Ghana’s Legal Profession Is Entering the AI Era Without a Regulatory Framework
Ghana’s legal profession is governed by a structured and comprehensive ethical framework. The Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and…
What Liberia’s Stalled Rollout Says About Africa’s Controversies with Digital Identity Vendors
Liberia can't issue a national ID because it owes a Kenyan tech firm $1.7 million. It's not an isolated glitch — it's a warning for the entire continent's billion-dollar identity project