New CEO of GT aims high...
...as he unveils vision to provide quality services, the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Telecom (GT), David Venn, has unveiled his vision for the Ghanaian telecommunications industry, and promised to introduce innovative and quality products and services onto the market. 26 Nov 2008 11:41

Fuel launches pan African digital solution - Fuel Group
Fuel today announced its expansion into Africa and the Middle East, allowing the group to offer a greater degree of ease and targeting for brands looking to exploit African and Middle Eastern markets. The group will see the launch of the first of its offices in Nigeria in Q1 2009, followed by Kenya, Ghana and Dubai by Q3 2009. 5 Nov 2008 15:57

Poisoning the poor - Electronic waste in Ghana
[Greenpeace International] The latest place where we have discovered high tech toxic trash causing horrendous pollution is in Ghana. Our analysis of samples taken from two electronic waste (e-waste) scrap yards in Ghana has revealed severe contamination with hazardous chemicals. 6 Aug 2008 10:17

Ghana to benefit from Africa's largest technology park
The non-profit group, Life for Africa will establish the continent's largest technology park in Ghana. 4 Aug 2008 11:09

Ghana: Dumping ground for used gadgets
At one of the many busy roadside shops in the capital, Accra, John Nuagbe displays the used, rusty and mostly broken electrical gadgets he recently imported from the USA. 23 Jul 2008 09:30

Ghana launches smartcard payments system
President John Kufuor has launched a landmark payment and settlement system designed to transform and extend the coverage of financial services and transactions in Ghana. The "National Switch and Smartcard Payments System," dubbed "E-Zwich," is an initiative of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and provides a common platform to link the payments of all the financial and non-financial banking institutions. 5 May 2008 10:01

More rural business centres for Ghana
[Emily Nyarko] Over 500,000 people in Ghana's rural and peri-urban communities are benefiting from the establishment of about 69 Rural Business Centres (RBCs), aimed at connecting the communities to the outside world and also to educate them on the uses and benefits of ICTs. 28 Sep 2007 12:38

Nigeria launches DVB-H mobile TV
Nigeria has beaten South Africa in the roll-out of the DVB-H mobile TV... Details Nigeria, MultiChoice Africa's local business partner in Nigeria, has launched Africa's first commercial mobile broadcast TV service in the city of Abuja. 30 Aug 2007 07:55

African ICT summit opens in Ghana
[Emily Nyarko] Africa must develop adequate, sufficient and efficient systems for the distribution of frequencies and spectrum in the continent. 17 Jul 2007 01:21

Poor telecom services - NCA to wield axe
[Atiku Iddrisu] Following numerous public complaints regarding poor quality of communication services experienced at certain locations and times within Ghana, the National Communications Authority (NCA) has intensified its monitoring and evaluation and set out clear compliance guidelines for the sector. 22 Jun 2007 07:38

New laws to regulate Ghana's ICT industry
[Emily Nyarko] Laws to regulate Ghana's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) are underway to make this sector more attractive to investors. 18 May 2007 15:25