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James Barnor. Life in colour for Ghana’s first photojournalist

James Barnor, the 93-year-old Ghanaian photo master, has shot against the shifting tectonic plates of Africa’s colonial liberation and Britain’s Swinging Sixties and Windrush generation: political, sports and media personalities; fashion and album covers; the African diaspora community; and everyday folk. His intimate images possess a formalism in their framing and sumptuousness in their prints – but most of all, there is love…

Read more : https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2022/7/4/james-barnor-life-in-colour-for-ghanas-first-photojournalist

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Ghana: France Supports Ghana’s Creative Arts Industry

The French Ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie (Akosua) Avè is supporting the country’s creative art industry by opening avenues to harness talents.

This would help in reducing poverty and creating jobs to help in Ghana’s economic development.

As part of the initiative, she hosted at her residence one of the foremost Photography Exhibition and Creative Show which was premiered to honour and acknowledge the amazing creative works of TwinsDntbeg.

Read more : https://allafrica.com/stories/202204120539.html

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Creative Arts is one of the ways we can promote AfCFTA—Okraku Mantey

Mr. Mark Okraku-Mantey, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, says the creative arts industry is indispensable in the promotion of African continental trade and integration.

He said the arts and culture industry had long taken up the initiative, with notable exploits within the concept of continental integration.

The Deputy Minister, who was addressing a Public Private Partnership Forum (PPPF) held by the Ministry in Ho, said the industry had developed the nation into a layer for creative talents and art icons, and had been instrumental in sustaining trade networks across the Continent.

Read more : http://www.businessghana.com/site/news/business/266387/Creative-Arts-is-one-of-the-ways-we-can-promote-AfCFTA%E2%80%94Okraku-Mantey

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Ghana’s fintech industry observes International Day of Family Remittance

Fintech industry players in Ghana have observed this year’s International Day of Family Remittance with a forum to discuss how to use fintech to drive the country’s economic growth, post-COVID.

The day is set aside to recognise the contribution of over 200 million migrant workers to improve the lives of their 800 million family members back home, and to create a future of hope for their children.

Held on the theme: “Recovery and Resilience Through Digital and Financial Inclusion”, the forum was attended by government officials including the Minister of Communication and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and the Western Regional Minister, Darko Mensah, Representatives from United Nation and local fintech companies.

Read more : https://www.biztechafrica.com/article/ghanas-fintech-industry-observes-international-day/16692/#.Yw-qmOjIyQQ.whatsapp

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Flutterwave plans NASDAQ IPO at US$3 billion value

Flutterwave, the biggest Africa-focused fintech firm, is preparing for an initial public offering on the NASDAQ stock exchange even as it deals with regulatory hurdles in its key markets, particularly Kenya.

The San Francisco- and Lagos-based company will use the funds to expand operations in its existing markets and enter new ones in Africa, according to chief financial officer Oneal Bhambani, who along with three others joined the company in June from American Express…

Read more : https://www.techgh24.com/flutterwave-plans-nasdaq-ipo-at-us3-billion-value/

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MTN launches Ayoba Hackathon to drive Ghana’s digital agenda

MTN Ghana is giving local developers, start-ups, and businesses an opportunity to explore and develop micro apps that can be hosted on the Ayoba platform through the launch of the Ayoba Hackathon 2021.

The Ayoba Hackathon forms part of the initiatives MTN is undertaking to drive its digital agenda where participants will get the opportunity to better place themselves as they take on the digital future that is now at hand.

Speaking at the launch at the MTN House in Accra, the Chief Marketing Officer at MTN, Noel Kojo Ganson noted that as part of MTN’s Ambition 2025, the business is ably positioning itself to be a digital company and events such as the Ayoba Hackathon will help to set the tone for the total transformation of the business.

Read more : https://www.biztechafrica.com/article/mtn-launches-ayoba-hackathon-drive-ghanas-digital-/16725/#.Yw-qV0v9CtI.whatsapp