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MEST Africa Selects 12 Startups For Cohort 2 Of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Program.
Image Credit : theinnovationsparkDigital Digest No.#1101000Date: April 14 - April 20 2025Dear Friends, Happy New Week!🎉 Here are the most important news, perspectives, analysis, and insights about the Ghanaian digital ecosystem from last week Subscribe nowDigital governance News updatesTh...
Accra Digital Digest
published: Jun 08, 2025
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Digital Digest No.#1101000
Date: April 14 - April 20 2025
Dear Friends,
Happy New Week!🎉
Here are the most important news, perspectives, analysis, and insights about the Ghanaian digital ecosystem from last week
Digital governance
News updates
There Will Be Cheaper And Enhanced Data Bundles On 5 Holidays This Year
Communication Minister Sam Nartey George has announced that Ghanaians will enjoy cheaper and enhanced data bundles on five national holidays this year following an agreement with telcos. The ministry has also started working on the roadmap to lower data prices………
Digital infrastructure and platforms
News updates
Minister of Communication Expects 5G To Roll Out in June
Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam George, says he’s holding firm to a June 2025 deadline for the launch of 5G services in Ghana by the Next Generation Infrastructure Company (NGIC), adding that the NCA has the legal authority to amend NGIC’s license if delays persist.
Ayudahub Limited Launches Service Booking Platform: ‘Ayuda App’
Ayudahub Limited has officially launched the Ayuda App, a one-stop platform for booking professional services such as cleaning, fumigation, electrical repairs, carpentry, plumbing, air condition servicing amongst others.
Digital finance
News updates
Op-ed
So Telcos Might Want To Become Banks: What Is The Threat To Banks………?
What it would look like if MTN Ghana obtained a banking license?
With their scale, infrastructure, and digital fluency, companies like MTN could potentially render traditional retail banking models obsolete. This paper by Ethel Cofie explores how and why this shift is happening, what banks stand to lose, and—most importantly—how banks can reimagine their value proposition in an era where banking may not begin or end with banks
Cyber Heist: Ghana’s Must-See Play Tackles the Rise of Digital Scams
Ghanaian individuals and businesses are losing millions to cybercrime. CYBER HEIST, a new play hitting the National Theatre on May 2, 2025, turns the spotlight on online scams—offering a creative mix of drama, humor, and education to fight back.
EOCO Arrests 219 Foreign Nationals Involved In Cybercrime
In a sweeping crackdown on organised crime, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), in collaboration with National Security, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, and the Ghana Armed Forces, has arrested 219 foreign nationals in a major operation targeting cybercrime. Most of the arrested individuals are young Nigerian men who were lured into Ghana under false pretenses of high-paying job opportunities.
Digital entrepreneurship
News updates
Vendease Exited Ghana In 2024 After Year-Long Expansion Effort
Vendease, a Nigerian food supply startup, ended its operations in Ghana in October 2024, a year after entering the market with high hopes and a fresh $30 million Series A round. Here’s why…….
5 Ghana-based startups make the 2025 Yale Africa Startup Review list of innovators.
The Yale Africa Startup Review (YASR30) is an annual list that spotlights Africa’s most innovative and high-potential ventures, those startups with the potential to reshape entire industries! Meet the 5 Ghanaian Start-Ups who made the 2025 YASR30 list……..
MEST Africa selects 12 startups for the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Program.
Twelve Ghanaian education technology startups have been chosen for the second cohort of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Program. The fellowship equips entrepreneurs with business expertise, insights into learning science, funding opportunities, and networking support—helping them scale sustainably and amplify their impact.
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Digital talents
News updates
Ghana Hosts Africa’s First Legaltech Hackathon To Solve Access To Justice Challenges
The inaugural Africa Legaltech Hackathon, a collaboration between Legaltech Lounge and Because She Can, officially concluded on April 11 at the Google Office in Accra. Teams pitched solutions addressing some of the continent’s most pressing legal and civic challenges in access to justice and Team Advis won top honors with an AI-powered legal assistant built to support self-represented individuals navigating Ghana’s legal system.
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