Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a $1 billion memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the Ghana-UAE Innovations and Technology Hub – an ambitious project aimed at accelerating Ghana’s digital transformation and solidifying its status as a regional leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging tech.
The agreement was signed by Ghana’s Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, and Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of the UAE’s Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC).
Set to be built on a 25 square kilometre site in Ningo-Prampram, the hub will be fully funded by the PCFC in partnership with AI leaders from Dubai. The Ghanaian government will provide the land.
The hub is expected to attract more than 11,000 global tech firms – including Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, IBM, and Alphabet – seeking to scale their operations in Africa. It will also serve as a regional base for AI engineering, business process outsourcing (BPO), knowledge process outsourcing (KPO), and machine learning data generation.
This partnership builds on Ghana’s growing tech reputation, marked by initiatives like Google’s AI research center in Accra, and positions the country at the forefront of Africa’s digital future.
