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Ghana will need investments exceeding $500 billion to achieve a net-zero energy transition by 2070, the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has announced. The Ministry says the ambitious plan will be backed by tax incentives for…
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Telecommunications giant Airtel Africa has unveiled plans to establish technology hubs in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of its mission to boost digital skills and innovation across the 14 African countries where…
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WhatsApp is introducing a built-in message translation feature that allows users to instantly translate messages into their preferred language, the company announced on Tuesday. The Meta-owned platform said the feature works across…
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French media giant Canal+ has finalised its $2 billion acquisition of MultiChoice Group, cementing its dominance in Africa’s pay-TV market and forming what it calls a “global media and entertainment powerhouse.” The transaction, Canal+'s…
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The Bank of Ghana (BoG) will, from November 3, 2025, begin accepting applications for digital credit service provider licences, in a move to regulate the country’s fast-growing mobile-based lending sector. In a statement, the central bank…
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Google is back in federal court this week, battling US antitrust enforcers over whether it should be forced to sell part of its multibillion-dollar online advertising business. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and a coalition of states…
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MultiChoice Group has appointed David Mignot as its new Chief Executive Officer following the completion of its acquisition by France’s Groupe Canal+, marking a new era for the JSE-listed pay-television giant. Mignot takes over from…
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The Ghana Gold Board (“GoldBod”) has made a significant contribution of GHS 2 million to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (“MahamaCares”), in a bid to strengthen healthcare delivery and combat the growing burden of non-communicable diseases…
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The Minister of Communications, Sam George, has granted a one-week extension to the stakeholder committee tasked with reviewing DStv subscription pricing in Ghana. The committee, inaugurated on September 8, 2025, was initially expected to…
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Ghana is poised to benefit substantially from the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) historic Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which officially entered into force on September 15, 2025. The deal—hailed as the first multilateral trade…
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