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Defense Tech Startup Terra Industries is Launching a Drone Factory In Ghana
Terra Industries is breaking ground on the continent's largest drone factory, a bet that Africa's security future must be built at home, not imported
MoneyGram and NALA Are Betting Stablecoins Can Fix Africa’s Broken Money Pipeline
The two companies are ditching correspondent banking in favor of crypto-native settlement rails — and they're starting with some of the world's most underserved payment corridors
Nigeria Is Taxing Petrol-Guzzling SUVs — and Using the Money to Go Green
Africa's most populous nation has introduced a tiered green levy on large-engine vehicles, part of a sweeping fiscal overhaul that also slashes duties on EVs and essential goods
London Startup Lua Raises $5.8 Million With Aim of Giving Every Business Its Own AI Workforce
Lua has raised $5.8 million to build what it calls an "operating system" for humans and AI agents working side by side — and it's growing at a pace that's hard to ignore
Akuna Wallate Launches Multi-Currency Account for African Creators
Akuna Wallet's new multi-currency accounts let African creatives get paid in USD, GBP, and EUR — without the friction that's long defined cross-border earning on the continent.
MEST Africa Deepens Commitment to Ghanaian Learning with Kick-Off of Third Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Cohort
ACCRA, Ghana – April 15, 2026 – MEST Africa, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, today officially announced …
Ghana To Implement A Law To Require Businesses To Use Devices To Automate VAT Collection
A new law requires all Ghanaian businesses to install electronic fiscal devices by 2028 — automating VAT collection and putting the government directly in the data stream of every sale
American Tower Company Wins Arbitration Case Against AT Ghana for Unpaid Fees
A global arbitration court has ruled in favor of ATC Ghana after years of unpaid bills, collapsing networks, and a government rescue that created more problems than it solved
Trident Digital Bets $800 Million on Ghana’s Digital Future with its “Digital Citizen” Program
Trident Digital Tech Holdings has formed a joint venture to power Ghana's "Digital Citizen" program — one of the most ambitious public-private tech partnerships in West Africa
Controversy Brewing at Ghana’s Ports After Integration of a Controversial AI Platform
The government says Publican AI is sealing a historic revenue leak. Port traders say it's an opaque machine running roughshod over trade law.