AI Governance in the Global South: A Pragmatic Framework

Why African nations cannot afford to wait for Brussels or Washington to set the rules of the AI economy.

In recent months, debates within Ghanaian and broader West African policy circles have shifted decisively toward the questions raised in this piece. Practitioners across government, academia and civil society are calling for a more deliberate framework — one that takes both global pressures and local realities seriously.

A new chapter

The challenge ahead is not merely technical. It is institutional and political, and it requires the kind of coordinated, professional engagement that this forum was created to enable.