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TEDxAccra Return With Its 2026 Edition with a Focus on “Symbiosis”
TEDx Accra returned from its four year absence with its 2026 edition with a central theme of Symbiosis
UMB Bank Wins Approval to Serve Businesses in Ghana’s Virtual Asset Sector
Universal Merchant Bank says it can now offer virtual accounts to virtual asset firms — but key details on rollout and eligibility remain undisclosed
Ghana Prepares To Set Rules for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Regulators move to license charging stations and battery-swap systems, betting on order before the market gets ahead of them
Ventures Platform Closes Pan-African Fund II at $84M
The Lagos-based seed investor's second fund draws new backing from European development institutions, even as global venture funding for Africa remains thin
Intron Unveils Sahara v2.5, Bringing Natural African Language Mixing to Voice AI
A Lagos startup says its new model understands code-switching — the mid-sentence language mixing common across the continent — better than Google and Meta.
Ghana’s Finance Ministry Turns to Eskwai for Legal Research
The Legal Directorate at the Ministry of Finance will use Eskwai, an AI research tool built on African legal databases, marking the first team-wide adoption of legal AI inside a Ghanaian government department
MTN Pushes Into Banking as Africa’s Biggest Telecom Bets on Loans
Flush with cash from Ghana and Nigeria, the continent's largest mobile operator wants to lend money directly, not just facilitate loans through banks
WhatsApp Adds Password-Based Verification and Caller Context to Fight Account Takeovers
The Meta-owned app is retiring six-digit PINs for longer passwords, part of a broader push against scams and account theft.
Audiomack’s Launches Night Plan to Cut Data Costs for African Listeners
The music platform is betting that scheduling downloads for cheaper overnight hours will remove a major barrier to streaming across the continent
Building a Company Beyond the Launch
Launching a company is exciting. It is the moment when an idea becomes visible, a product reaches the…