Tag Archives: AMAZON

The story behind the giant bronze Amazon statue in Benin

The strength of the Beninese woman in modern history was reasserted this week in the West African nation when the President of Benin, Patrice Talon, unveiled a giant Amazon statue. It’s a 30-meter statue made of bronze and situated in Benin’s capital of Cotonou. It’s christened ‘Esplanade des Amazones’. For …

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Government working on Amazon operating in Ghana – Finance Minister

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is working assiduously to attract Amazon to Ghana, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said. According to the Finance Minister, the move was to deepen the technological entrepreneurial ecosystem for Ghanaian entrepreneurs. Addressing the country on the measures being introduced by the government to prop up …

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Sacred zone: South Africa community protests site of Amazon Africa HQ

  The Khoi community in South Africa are taking on an global trade giant in the form of American multinational technology company, Amazon. The indigenous group insists that a portion of land in the port city of Cape Town where Amazon’s Africa headquarters is expected to be hosted, was a …

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Jordan Ayew’s goal against West Ham wins Amazon Prime goal of the season

Ghana forward Jordan Ayew‘s brilliant solo effort against West Ham United in the 2019/2020 English Premier League has won Amazon Prime’s goal of the season. The Crystal Palace attacker weaved his way through four defenders, before expertly chipping the ball past West Ham goalie Roberto. The goal was nominated goal of …

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Amazon has bought a self-driving car company, Zoox

The company aims to build autonomous vehicles that people will be able to order like taxis, and will now do the same under Amazon’s direction, it indicated.   Zoox was developing robotic vehicles without steering wheels, brakes, and accelerator pedals, according to Independent. The news was first reported on Thursday …

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22-year-old Ghanaian scams Amazon of over $370,000

A 22-year-old Ghanaian based in Spain has been arrested in an alleged scam of the largest internet retailer that totalled nearly $370,000 by sending return packages filled with dirt. According to the police, the modus operandi of James Gilbert Kwarteng, of Palma de Mallorca, Spain was filling up the ordered …

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