The sharpest signals for Ghana's tech ecosystem — what moved, and why it matters.
Sun, Jul 19
The core rule for any e-money issuer is simple: every cedi a customer deposits must sit somewhere real. Zeepay was issuing balances without the cash to back them — and when the Bank of Ghana told it to fix that, it didn't.
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Smart Africa isn't just a talking shop. It's the African Union's 40-nation alliance that actually writes the blueprints — for digital identity, broadband, AI coordination — that member governments then adopt.
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The final phase of a transmission line upgrade in Kumasi has commenced, with planned power outages scheduled as part of the works. GRIDCo is simultaneously installing a 145MVA transformer at the Kumasi substation to improve long-term power reliability for the Ashanti Region.
Parliamentarian Oppong Nkrumah has stated that GH¢650 billion has been spent on the 24-Hour Economy initiative over two years without a single verifiable beneficiary. He has called on the government to scrap the programme and revert to the One District One Factory policy framework. The challenge introduces a significant accountability question over a flagship economic programme affecting Ghana's startup and industrial ecosystem.
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