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USTDA announces grant for Burkina Faso solar project at Powering Africa
Speaking at the Powering Africa: Summit on 9 March, Enoh T. Ebong, Acting Director, U.S. Trade and Development Foundation (USTDA) announced a recent grant signing for a feasibility study for two 17MW solar photovoltaic plants near the villages of Pá and Kodéni in Burkina Faso
MTN mark Ghana's Independence Day anniversary with Big 60 promotion
To commemorate Ghanas 60th Independence Day anniversary, Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) Ghana is rewarding its valued customers under a promotion dubbed: MTN BIG 60 Promo
Under the MTN BIG 60 Promo, which runs from 1 March to 31 March, 2017, customers on the MTN Just4U platform will be rewarded with free UBER rides for 600 customers, birthday cakes for 600 customers while 600 customers will be invited to Movie Maria at the Silver bird Cinema in Accra and the West Hills Mall in Weija, a suburb of Accra.
In addition, subscribers who use Ghc 6 and 60 pesewas daily will also get up to 60 minutes free airtime and 60 Mb of free data daily.
Furthermore, under the MTN BIG 60 Promo, all MTN postpaid customers will enjoy, free 60 minutes on Independence Day on 6 March.
The unique offer can be accessed on the MTN Just4U platform by dialing*515#
Vice President to open ConMin West Africa
In June, Afrocet Montgomery and IMAG in partnership with Deloitte Consulting and under the patronage of the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Federal Republic of Nigeria, is launching ConMin West Africa and the National Mining Summit in Abuja, Nigeria
Nigeria is not better than Ghana to invest, says IPMC CEO

Rob Withagen, managing director of Asoko Insight, Ido Sum, investment director of TLcom TIDE Africa, Amar Deep Singh Hari, CEO of IPMC and Yofi Grant, CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre. (Image source: AB2020)
IPMC CEO Amar Hari came quickly to the defence of potential investors thinking about starting a tech business in Ghana