Accra, September 11, 2017 – Pan-African entrepreneurial training program, seed fund, and incubator Melwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) today announced the appointment of Aaron Fu as Managing Director for MEST, as the program doubles down on efforts to strengthen its presence across the continent.
…as Gov’t Wants Stake in New Entity Accra, September 11, 2017//-The Airtel, Tigo merger talks, which has been ongoing for about a year now, is in danger of being scuttled by government’s demand of a stake in the new entity to be created from the merger.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 11, 2017//-Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, addressed a two-day round table meeting on financing Chad’s National Development Plan 2017-2021 and pledged ECA support to the north-central African country as it seeks to transform its economy and lure international investors.
Nairobi, Kenya, 11 September, 2017// The year 2017 has proved to be a lucrative year for cybercrime. Prominent malware and attack methods continue to evolve, creatively bypassing existing security solutions.
Lome, Togo, September 2017//-At least 80 opposition protesters have been arrested after two days of demonstration demanding the departure of President Faure Gnassingbe.
Accra, September 9, 2017//-MTN Ghana has officially becomes Ghana’s number one 4G operator with 11.5 million data subscribers, of which 400, 000 are its 4G customers.
Accra, September 9, 2017//-Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) pageant will this Sunday shift into third gear as the 10 regional contestants mount the stage to show off their beautiful side by strutting their stuff in a fashion show.
Accra, September 9, 2017//-The struggling real estate market is leveraging the renewed confidence in the economy to bounce back; with players recording increased activities in all segments.
Accra, September 9, 2017//-Bank of Ghana is expected to announce an increase in the minimum capital requirement for commercial banks to ¢400 million Cedis from the current ¢120 million, the B&FT has learned.
September 8, 2017//-The United Bank for Africa(UBA)Plc participated at the recent roundtable Forum organized in Paris from September 6 – 8, 2017, by the government of the Republic of Chad, on the financing of the National Development Plan 2017- 2021.
