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AI regulation in Ghana: laws & policy (2026)

AI in Ghana: guidelines only.

Ghana has no comprehensive AI-specific legislation in force. The government officially launched a 10-year National AI Strategy 2025-2035 on 24 April 2026, setting out a voluntary roadmap across eight strategic pillars with a proposed Responsible AI Authority. A Data Protection Bill 2025, which contains explicit AI and automated-decision provisions, was introduced for parliamentary consideration in early 2026 but has not yet been enacted.

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Legal framework

National AI Strategy 2025-2035 (launched April 2026) and Ghana AI Practitioners' Guide (December 2025), with the Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 843) providing incidental AI-relevant rules; no binding AI-specific law yet in force

Key points: artificial intelligence in Ghana

  1. National AI Strategy 2025-2035

    President Mahama launched the 84-page strategy on 24 April 2026. It targets eight pillars, education, youth employment, infrastructure, data governance, ecosystem coordination, sector adoption, applied research, and public-sector AI, and sets a GDP contribution target of GH¢200 billion by 2030.

    moc.gov.gh africadataprotection.org

  2. Proposed Responsible AI Authority

    The strategy recommends establishing a Responsible AI (RAI) Authority within the first year of implementation to coordinate institutions and enforce responsible AI deployment across public and private sectors.

    africadataprotection.org rail.knust.edu.gh

  3. Data Protection Bill 2025, AI provisions

    The draft bill, published November 2025 and announced for parliamentary tabling in March 2026, requires explainability, contestability, and human oversight for automated decision-making systems, and empowers a new Data Protection Authority to regulate AI, conduct risk assessments, and impose penalties.

    dataprotection.org.gh gna.org.gh

  4. AI Practitioners' Guide (December 2025)

    The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations published a Ghana AI Practitioners' Guide in December 2025 providing voluntary operational guidance for organisations deploying AI, bridging the gap until binding legislation is enacted.

    bmz-digital.global africadataprotection.org

  5. Existing Data Protection Act 2012 as interim AI guardrail

    In the absence of dedicated AI law, Ghana's Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843) and its supervising Data Protection Commission (DPC) apply to AI-driven personal data processing, including automated profiling and cross-border transfers.

    mondaq.com digitalpolicyalert.org

  6. Financial commitment and AI infrastructure

    The government committed $250 million toward a national AI Computing Centre and $20 million for near-term strategy implementation, with a GH¢5 billion National AI Fund planned for 2025-2030.

    gna.org.gh moc.gov.gh

Timeline of decisions

  1. Decision · official
    President Mahama Launches National AI Strategy 2025–2035 with $270M Commitment

    President John Mahama officially launched Ghana's National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025–2035, backed by $250 million for an AI Computing Centre and $20 million for near-term implementation. The strategy commits to establishing a Responsible AI Authority within one year and an eight-pillar framework spanning education, digital infrastructure, data governance, and ethical deployment across seven priority sectors.

    Ghana Ministry of Innovation and Technology

  2. Guidance
    Government Announces New Data Protection Bill to Address AI and Cross-Border Data Flows

    Ghana's government announced plans to introduce a new Data Protection Bill to replace the 2012 Act, specifically designed to address AI-driven data processing, automated decision-making, and cross-border data transfers. The bill modernises the existing legal framework to match the demands of the AI era.

    Ghana News Agency

  3. Guidance
    Emerging Technologies Bill Announced for Parliamentary Consideration in 2026

    Ghana's Ministry of Communications announced the Emerging Technologies Bill — the country's first attempt at binding AI and emerging-technology legislation — with plans to lay it before Parliament in 2026. The bill proposes an Emerging Technologies Agency with dedicated AI, blockchain, IoT, and quantum divisions, and explicitly bans AI use to undermine elections or democracy.

    Citi Newsroom

  4. Guidance · official
    Digital Economy Policy and Strategy 2024 Publicly Launched

    Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful unveiled Ghana's Digital Economy Policy and Strategy 2024 (cabinet-approved 14 May 2024), establishing cross-sector digital transformation strategies covering AI, cybersecurity, data governance, financial services, health, and agriculture. It creates the overarching digital-policy environment within which the AI strategy operates.

    Ghana Ministry of Information

  5. Guidance · official
    UNESCO-Backed Ethical AI Readiness Assessment (RAM) Launched

    Ghana's Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation and the Data Protection Commission, with UNESCO and EU funding, launched the Readiness Assessment Measurement (RAM) for Ethical Use of AI — making Ghana one of only two African nations selected for this assessment. It evaluates national preparedness across data governance, regulatory infrastructure, and transparency mechanisms, directly complementing the 2023 National AI Strategy.

    Ghana Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation

  6. Guidance · official
    National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2023–2033 Launched

    Ghana's Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation, with support from Smart Africa, GIZ FAIR Forward, and The Future Society, launched its first dedicated National AI Strategy over a 10-year horizon. Built on eight pillars including ethical AI, data governance, and digital infrastructure, it targets seven sectors and introduced the concept of a Responsible AI Office.

    OECD.AI

Sources

  1. moc.gov.gh/2026/04/24/ghana-launches-national-ai-strategy-to-drive-digital-trans
  2. africadataprotection.org/Ghana-AI-Strategy-2025-2035.pdf
  3. dataprotection.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DATA_PROTECTION_BILL1_DRAFT-1.pdf
  4. gna.org.gh/2026/03/govt-to-introduce-new-data-protection-bill-to-regulate-ai-cro
  5. bmz-digital.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GhanaArtificialIntelligencePractitionersGu
  6. digitalpolicyalert.org/digest/dpa-digital-digest-ghana
  7. mondaq.com/new-technology/1634132/responsible-ai-use-in-ghana-legal-compliance-a
  8. mint.gov.gh/president-mahama-launches-ghanas-national-ai-strategy-calls-for-ai-th
  9. rail.knust.edu.gh/ghana-launches-national-ai-strategy-with-rail-at-the-helm-of-a-respon
  10. gna.org.gh/2026/04/ghana-to-invest-250m-in-ai-centre-launch-national-strategy/

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