Posts Tagged with "united states"

The “Sick” Attah Mills still lives while…

Sunday, January 24, 2010

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This is a guest post by Nunya  Akumey-Affizie. Presidents do fall ill all the time. Sometime in 2004, former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, was whisked to hospital after experiencing breathing difficulties as he addressed a political rally. Not quite long after that incident, former president of Tanzanian Benjamin Mkapa took ill for several months and even [...]

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USA Security Agencies: Omniscient but impotent? (Ref: Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab terror attempt)

Thursday, December 31, 2009

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There has been a huge reaction following the 25th December 2009 US terror attempt by one 23 year old Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab. The suspect is accused of trying to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane going from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Detroit, Michigan (USA) with explosives that had been concealed in his underwear. He has since [...]

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How I found my way to MEST Accra on Google Maps Mobile

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

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Meltwater Entrepreneural School of Technology (MEST) in East Legon (a suburb of Accra, Ghana) was the venue of the just-concluded BarCamp Ghana 2009. Aside having interacted with some of the entrepreneurs-in-training (as their students are called) in the past, I knew little about MEST and had no idea of its exact location within East Legon. I [...]

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BarCamp Ghana 2009 Live Report

Monday, December 21, 2009

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BarCamp Ghana 2009 took off to a great start here at MEST in Accra with Patrick Awuah delivering the keynote address. He cited examples from his experience at Microsoft and his current experience with Ashesi University, to drive home the importance of key values like honesty, integrity, trust etc. The theme of this year’s event is [...]

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Chasing the Elephant into the Bush: The Politics of Complacency

Saturday, December 12, 2009

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Chasing the Elephant into the Bush: The Politics of Complacency by Arthur Kennedy is the most sizzling book in Ghana at this time. It has created a lot of controversy in the media with the leading stakeholders exchanging their views and criticism of the book. I have listened to many leading politicians commend the author, [...]

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5 Liberty Reserve alternatives

Saturday, December 5, 2009

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Liberty Reserve appears to be the leading digital gold currency in terms of patronage, at this time. It is popular especially in countries where credit/debit cards are not yet mainstream. It has the bulk of its users in Nigeria, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Vietnam, Ukraine, Belarus, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Egypt, Iran, Russia, China, Sweden, Colombia, [...]

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Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana top cybercrime in Africa

Friday, April 25, 2008

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The verdict is out: Nigeria is still among the top ten countries from which fraudulent credit card transactions and other forms of cyber-crime originate though USA and UK lead the pack. According to WikiNews: The United Kingdom is listed second in a report on global cyber-crime statistics, behind the United States and ahead of cyber-crime “hotspots” [...]

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ATM Cards Being Used for Money Laundering

Friday, January 13, 2006

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In most African countries, credit/debit cards are not commonplace. Thus, the few enlightened ones who need to use one of the global payment networks widely accepted on the Internet (promonently MasterCard and Visa) need to do so via third parties. Though some of these 'cards' are virtual, some are physical and can be used to withdraw funds at any of the Visa or MasterCard branded ATMs, worldwide. Read on...

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