Ghana has been chosen as the host nation for the headquarters of social media giant, Twitter.
President Nana Akufo-Addo announced this in a tweet.
In his tweet sighted by African Entertainment, the Ghanaian President said “The choice of Ghana as HQ for Twitter’s Africa operations is EXCELLENT news”
He added that “Gov’t and Ghanaians welcome very much this announcement and the confidence reposed in our country.”
“As I indicated to Jack in our virtual meeting of 7th April 2021, this is the start of a beautiful partnership between Twitter and Ghana, which is critical for the dev’t of Ghana’s hugely important tech sector.
These are exciting times to be in, and to do business in Ghana,” according to him.
The choice of Ghana as HQ for Twitter’s Africa operations is EXCELLENT news. Gov’t and Ghanaians welcome very much this announcement and the confidence reposed in our country. 1/3 #TwitterInGhana #TwitterGhana https://t.co/HdCqFgXK0x
— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) April 12, 2021
Ghana has a significant active Twitter users.
African Entertainment has been tracking the West African nation’s digital transformation since 2015. There has been several digital projects introduced by the Ghanaian Government, something which appears to be appealing to a number of global technology firms.
Facebook, Google and other global tech giants already have presence in Ghana.
The President Akufo-Addo’s government has since 2017 worked to build on several digital projects started by previous governments such as the Kufuor’s Government, the Mills/Mahama’s administration.
