Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the ‘Ghana-UAE Innovations and Technology Hub,’ a groundbreaking initiative designed to accelerate Ghana’s digital transformation and position it as a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies across Africa.
The agreement was signed by Samuel Nartey George, Ghana’s Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, and Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of the UAE’s Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC).
This ambitious project aims to attract over 11,000 global technology companies—including major players like Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, IBM, and Alphabet—seeking to expand their footprint in Ghana and the broader African market. The hub will serve as a regional center for AI engineering, business process outsourcing (BPO), knowledge process outsourcing (KPO), and data generation focused on Africa-centric machine learning applications.
The PCFC will fully fund the project’s first phase, partnering with leading AI firms driving Dubai’s AI transformation. This phase includes developing a 25 square kilometre site in Ningo-Prampram, with the Ghanaian government providing the land.
Ghana has been rising as an emerging African tech hub, propelled by forward-thinking policies, a vibrant startup ecosystem, and growing global interest. Notably, Google opened Africa’s first AI research center in Accra in 2019, underscoring Ghana’s growing role in the continent’s tech landscape.
