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Press Start: The State Of Gaming In Ghana
Video gaming in Ghana should be a lot bigger than it is now. There should be gaming centres where gamers take part in competitive e-sports tournaments for a chance to win big prizes.
Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Yet.
In our first Nova+ article (subscription required), we take a lot of what’s happening on the ground when it comes to competitive gaming in Ghana, factors that contribute to the slow growth, and what the future might look like.
Now onto the news for the week:
Kadry Diallo is the Co-Founder and CMO of ANKA (formerly Afrikrea). ANKA is an all-in-one SaaS solution to sell from anywhere, ship worldwide.
Last year, the Bank of Ghana (BOG) started piloting their Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the E-Cedi. The BOG has stated that it’s currently testing the E-Cedi offline feature in the Western Nother Region in Ghana.
South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), has launched a new proposal to implement widespread changes around TV broadcasting regulations in the country with a focus on the exclusive rights to football games.
The Ghana Revenue Authority is planning to launch the automation of all tax clearing certificates in Ghana. The goal is to help reduce the evasion of taxes in Ghana.
The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) are considered to be a global standard for the protection of personal information.
Bitsika, the Ghanaian fintech company, has updated its mobile app to include social features to officially make it a consumer social app.