Since 2015 the number of people connected to Facebook across Africa has grown to 42% to over 170 million monthly active users.
Category: Internet
Busy 4G Empowers Ghanaian Youth
The Afrimax Group, operators of BusyInternet and Busy 4G in Ghana, has reiterated its focus to drive the education agenda across its African markets, in line with its strategy to empower the youth. To this end, the company through its three-pronged approach, which consists of a graduate development program, a student brand ambassador program, and […]
54% of Youth in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Others are into Gambling
A survey conducted by GeoPoll revealed that most youth (54%) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have tried their hand at gambling.
Streaming on DStv Gets A Major Boost Across Africa
The recent improvements in data coverage across Africa has come as a good omen for streaming TV on various devices including tablet and smartphones.
Ghana @60: West Blue to Build 60 E-libraries in Deprived Communities
West Blue Consulting, the technical partners of the Ghana National Single Window (GNSW) project is collaborating with Ghana @ 60 Committee to build 60 electronic libraries (e-libraries) in 60 selected deprived communities in the country.
Facebook Takes Ideas from Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal to California
Chris Cox, Chief Product Officer at Facebook will be taking feedback and inspiration from the developer and content creator communities back to California, U.S following his visits to Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal this week.
Facebook’s Chief Product Officer Meets Ghanaian Entrepreneurs
Chris Cox, Chief Product Officer at Facebook visited the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Accra, Ghana yesterday to meet with Ghanaian entrepreneurs and see how they are working to build sustainable technology businesses.
New website to Promote Urban Sanitation Innovation Launched
The Sanitation Challenge for Ghana (SC4Gh) team has launched a new website to promote the urban sanitation innovation Prize. The website was culled off of www.spamzilla.io and revamped to give it a new look and optimise it to the user’s needs.
J Initiative Partners World Vision, Others to Mark Safe Internet Day
J Initiative, a nongovernmental organisation (NGO) partnered with World Vision International, Facebook, Tigo, Vodafone, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Open Learning, Ghana Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-Ghana) and Department of Children to undertake a series of activities to celebrate this year’s Safer Internet Day.
Silvertree Acquires Africa’s Largest Price Comparison Group
Silvertree Internet Holdings, Africa’s leading Internet platform, has acquired Nigerian price comparison site TopCheck for an undisclosed amount.