Business
Kenya's Orange says to invest $99 million
Orange Kenya plans to spend 8 billion shillings ($99 million) this year to develop its network, the company’s deputy chief executive said on ...
Business
Yahsat to launch satellites in Africa for cheaper broadband
The United Arab Emirates is increasing its stake in Africa’s telecommunications market with Al Yah Satellite Communications’ move, announced last week, to launch ...
Business
West African Cable System signs financing agreement
The long-awaited construction and maintenance agreement, to build the $640 million West African Cable System (WACS), has been signed at Vodacom’s head office, ...
Health
Defeating drug counterfeiters with SMS in Ghana
Pharmaceutical drug counterfeiters can foil even the most sophisticated technology if consumers cannot personally verify their medication’s safety, according to Ghanaian entrepreneurs who ...
Business
Burkina Faso’s Onatel Raises US$60 million in IPO
The Burkinabé government has raised 29 billion CFA francs (US$59.6 million) from the sale of a 20% stake in fixed-line incumbent Onatel through ...
Business
MTN Ghana CEO complains about permit times for new base stations
Brett Goshen, CEO of MTN, Ghana, said last Tuesday the company had all the resources and expertise to deal adequately with network challenges. ...
Health
‘Barcoding’ DNA to identify menacing mosquitoes
For years scientists have examined DNA fragments of animals and insects for biodiversity preservation, but researchers from the University of Ghana for the ...
Lifestyle
A short story 8-8-8: The journey to Prayer City
In the Mountain of fire and Miracles Ministry, for as long as I can remember (which isn’t too long), there is an annual ...
Lifestyle
Helpers of the poor Civil society and all the missed points
Prof. BALA DOGO raises questions on how to tell the chaff from the grain among civil society organizations purportedly set up to help ...
News
Protest against President Obama in South Africa is justified
The Obama allure in Africa appears to have faded, writes Femi Falana. When President Barrack Obama visited Ghana for a few hours in 2009, ...
Lifestyle
Why Somali not Ghana came to Nigeria
Ever since Somalia came to Nigeria, bombs and screaming guns have made us to constantly shudder. We live in fear. And we seek ...
Lifestyle
Nigeria has to review itself
Director General of the National Office of Technology Acquisition and Promotion, Dr. Umar Bindir, is canvassing for an ICT corridor as a first ...











