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In the quiet evenings in Ablekuma-Fanmilk, a suburb in Ghana’s Greater Accra region, thirteen-year-old Abdul Latif and his younger brother, Ali, walk from house to house carrying a small sack.

Dr Eric Asuman, the Director General of the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) says the launch of the Ghana Climate Atlas has empowered the nation to predict accurate weather patterns over the next 50 to 100 years.

The government has distributed 8,500 laptops to partner institutions to commence phase one of the One Million Coders Programme nationwide.

Two young Ghanaian entrepreneurs have secured a major international regulatory milestone for their fintech company, WeWire, following its registration as a Payment Service Provider (PSP) under the Bank of Canada.

The National Federation of Masqueraders and Fancy Dress of Ghana (NFMFD) says digitisation is transforming how carnival activities are organised and experienced in the country.

“Pharmacist, I have a prescription from my local clinic. The drug was unavailable there, so I had to get it elsewhere.”

ODI Global, in partnership with Ghana’s 24-Hour Economy Authority and the AfCFTA Secretariat, has initiated the development of a digital trade finance network known as Neofingo. 

The traditional telecommunications scratch card is rapidly disappearing from the Ghanaian market as consumers increasingly shift to mobile money (MoMo) and Electronic Vending Devices (EVDs).

The Ghana government has taken a decisive step to modernise public financial management with the signing of a Service Level Agreement (SLA). 

The Energy Commission has urged individuals and businesses to register their Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations and battery swap systems with the Commission to ensure proper regulation and protect lives and properties.