Africa Data Centres mulls construction of new facility in Ghana

Africa Data Centres (www.AfricaDataCentres.com), the largest network of interconnected, carrier-and cloud-neutral data centre facilities on the continent, announces that it will shortly start construction on its newly acquired land in the Central Business District of Accra, Ghana. The new facility has been designed for an initial 10 MW, which can expand to 30MW depending on demand.

Can Nigeria’s Next President Chart a New Africa Foreign Economic Policy?

Nigeria has been one of the major hurdles to economic integration across West Africa, this author argues. It is one of the most inward-looking developing countries in the world, but will the next president be able to reverse this trend? Editor’s note: This essay is available in our print issue, A Nation Divided. Buy the

Ghana central bank keeps lending rate at 29.5%

Ghana’s central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged at 29.5%, Governor Ernest Addison said on Monday. The cocoa, gold and oil-producing West African nation is grappling with its worst economic crisis in a generation. The International Monetary Fund’s executive board last week approved a $3 billion three-year support programme, allowing for an immediate disbursement

Africas Largest Oil Refinery Opens In Nigeria – Reports

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated on Monday the Dangote Oil Refinery, the largest in Africa, Nigerian newspaper Vanguard reported MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 22nd May, 2023) Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated on Monday the Dangote Oil Refinery, the largest in Africa, Nigerian newspaper Vanguard reported. The opening ceremony in Ibeju Lekki in Nigeria’s

AVC music camp spurs collaboration with Nigerian and South African music acts

Music camps have become increasingly popular in Nigeria and around the world in recent years. These camps offer a unique opportunity for music artists to come together and collaborate on new music, learn from experienced professionals, and hone their skills in a supportive environment. African Valuables Collectives in conjunction with Cassava Network held their first

Social Media Posing a Threat to African E-commerce Specialized Platforms

KEY POINTS Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, is the clear leader in social commerce across all the markets. It is likely that more and more Small-Medium Enterprises will begin to adopt social media as their primary mode of e-commerce. African e-commerce platforms must develop models that are more communicative and social

Nigeria: 9 Days to Go – History Will Be Kind to Buhari – Ghana President

President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo of Ghana has expressed admiration and respect for President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking during the public launch of two biographies about Buhari’s life and leadership, Akufo-Addo, who served as the chairman of the occasion, assured Buhari that history would remember him kindly. The event, which featured the unveiling of the books titled

Ghanaian-Scottish architect is first African to curate the Venice Biennale

Ghanaian-Scottish architect Lesley Lokko has successfully curated this year’s Biennale in Venice, Italy. She becomes the first African to do so. The fiction writer and academic is using her curation to give a platform to voices that have long been silenced. This year’s architectural Biennale, the18th is titled “The Laboratory of the Future,” and explores