The CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, has announced the establishment of its presence in Africa, choose Ghana as the new location headquarters.
These were made known in a tweet on Monday, April 12, by the CEO on Twitter.
According to the tweet done by the CEO, he stated that “Twitter is now present on the continent. Thank you Ghana and Nana Akufo-Adodo.”
It was gathered that the CEO, gave its reason why he chose Ghana to Africa’s headquarters, stating that, “As a champion for democracy, Ghana is a supporter of free speech, online freedom, and the Open Internet of which Twitter is also an advocate.
Dorsey added that Ghana’s recent appointment to host the headquarters of the African Continental Free Trade Area aligns with the overarching goal to establish a presence in the region that will support its effort to improve and tailor service across Africa.
Furthermore, Dorsey also added that “Whenever we enter new markets, we work hard to ensure that we are not just investing in the talent that we hire, but also investing in local communities and the social fabric that supports them. We have already laid foundations through partnerships with Amref Health Africa in Kenya, Afrochella in Ghana, Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative (MANI) in Nigeria, and The HackLab Foundation in Ghana. As part of our long-term commitment to the region, we’ll continue to explore compelling ways we can use the positive power of Twitter to strengthen our communities through employee engagement, platform activation, and corporate giving.”
While responding, President Nana Akufo-Addo, welcome the news and revealed in a tweet that he held a virtual meeting with Jack on April 7, stating that, “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#TwitterInGhana#TwitterGhana.”
President Akufo-Addo also stated that these are exciting times to be in, and to do business in Ghana, adding that “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. #TwitterInGhana#TwitterGhana.”
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