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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…
National Identification Authority Debunks Claims That The Ghana Card Is Now Capable Of Payments
"Not activated yet" — Official statement cools hype around using Ghana Card for banking and mobile money
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
Madica Expands Portfolio With $600K Investment in Three Startups
Madica has quietly invested in three new startups — and it's also handing first-time founders a playbook for raising money without the right connections
Satellite Internet Operators Like Starlink Will Pay A Lot More To Operate in Kenya
The Communications Authority's new licensing rules could cost companies like Starlink up to KES 45 million — a 28x jump from what they paid before
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
Wimbart Celebrates 10 Years as Africa’s Tech Ecosystem Goes Global
Wimbart has spent a decade translating the chaos of African tech for the global stage
Ghana’s Fintech Scene Just Crowned 23 Winners. Here’s What That Says About Where the Industry Is Heading.
The 5th Ghana FinTech Awards handed out trophies across two dozen categories — and the results reveal a sector that's maturing fast, with inclusion, AI-adjacent agritech, and one company dominating the night