ACCRA, Ghana — In a game-changing move for Africa’s digital future, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a $1 billion agreement to construct Africa’s largest Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Technology Hub in Ningo-Prampram, Greater Accra.
The Ghana-UAE Innovations and Technology Hub is set to position Ghana as a regional leader in AI, software development, and digital outsourcing, with the project fully funded by the UAE and executed through its Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC).
📌 Project Highlights: Ghana-UAE Tech Hub
Investment Size: $1 billion (UAE-funded) Site Location: Ningo-Prampram, Greater Accra Land Allocation: 25 square kilometers by the Government of Ghana Target Occupants: Over 11,000 global tech companies Notable Prospects: Microsoft, Meta, IBM, Alphabet, Oracle Timeline: Construction begins in 2026, with completion by 2027
🇬🇭 Ghana’s Digital Economy Strategy Takes Center Stage
The hub will play a central role in Ghana’s digital transformation strategy, fostering AI-driven industries and enabling job creation in emerging tech sectors such as:
AI engineering and automation Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) Digital skills development and training Africa-centered data research and innovation
🗣️ “This hub will create a space where investment meets ingenuity. It’s about building a nation where our brightest minds no longer look outwards for opportunity but see it in their own backyards,”
— Samuel Nartey George, Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation.
🤝 UAE Sees Ghana as a Gateway for African Tech Growth
The UAE views Ghana as a strategic gateway to Africa’s innovation potential. The project builds on a shared vision to transform oil-based wealth into knowledge-based economies through innovation, infrastructure, and inclusion.
🗣️ “National wealth today is not defined by oil or gold but by the ability to scale ideas. Look at Apple—a concept became a trillion-dollar company,”
— Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of PCFC and CEO of DP World.
🚀 Aligned with Ghana’s “One Million Coders” Programme
The tech hub complements Ghana’s One Million Coders initiative, a national program aiming to equip over one million Ghanaian youth with digital and AI-related skills, including:
Software development AI and machine learning Cybersecurity Data governance Digital entrepreneurship
🌐 Strategic Impact on Africa’s Tech Landscape
With over 11,000 companies expected to operate in the hub, the project is set to:
Drive foreign direct investment (FDI) into Ghana’s tech sector Establish Ghana as West Africa’s AI and innovation capital Enable job creation for digital-savvy youth Boost Ghana’s position in the global digital economy rankings
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