Kempinski Hotel

Also known as: Kempinski Hotel in Accra

2026-04-302026-09-13

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May 2026
7 MayJoy Online
… Accra’s Next Defining Moment Scheduled for 22nd–23rd September 2026 at the prestigious Kempinski Hotel in Accra, PAAIS returns for its second edition under the theme: “Scaling Africa’s Ethical AI & Innovation Ecosystem: Youth Empowerment, Policy, Partnerships and Skills.” The sum …
3i Africa made AI the headline. Pan African AI Summit makes it the agenda
April 2026
30 AprJoy Online
… Five months later, on 22–23 September, the Kempinski Hotel will host the second Pan African AI Summit (PAAIS), where Samuel Nartey George, Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, will deliver the keynote address.=[ These dates appear coincidental, but they …
Ghana’s Defining Pairing: The National AI Strategy and the Pan-African AI Summit
30 AprBusiness & Financial Times
… Five months later, on 22–23 September, the Kempinski Hotel will host the second Pan African AI Summit (PAAIS), where Hon. …
Ghana’s defining pairing: The National AI Strategy and the Pan African AI Summit

Society

Rotary Club, SCEF donate supplies to 200+ street children

The News

The Rotary Club of Accra-Airport and Street Children Empowerment Foundation donated school supplies—including exercise books, notebooks, pens, pencils, erasers, and rulers—to more than 200 street-connected children in the Accra Metropolitan Area at a back-to-school programme held at Wesley Methodist Basic School on August 29, 2026. The initiative aimed to support vulnerable children's education and future opportunities.

29 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 29 August

Rotary Club, SCEF donate supplies to 200+ street children
The Rotary Club of Accra-Airport and Street Children Empowerment Foundation donated school supplies—including exercise books, notebooks, pens, pencils, erasers, and rulers—to more than 200 street-connected children in the Accra Metropolitan Area at a back-to-school programme held at Wesley Methodist Basic School on August 29, 2026. The initiative aimed to support vulnerable children's education and future opportunities.
29 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 18 August

Mining communities lack basic amenities, says Ghana Gold Board CEO
Ghana Gold Board CEO Sammy Gyamfi has called for a new approach to ensure mining communities benefit from natural resources extracted from their areas, lamenting that residents often lack potable water, roads, and quality education despite hosting mining activities.
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 30 July

Conference urges Africa to govern critical minerals responsibly
A three-day Regional High-Level Conference on Governance, Critical Minerals, and Conflict in Africa ended in Accra with calls for stronger governance systems, transparency, and greater citizen participation in decisions concerning mineral resources. Delegates also urged African countries to move beyond exporting raw minerals by investing in beneficiation, refining, manufacturing, and skills development to create greater value and employment on the continent.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 28 July

Conference examines governance, critical minerals, conflict in Africa
A three-day conference organised by the Open Society Foundations is taking place in Accra to examine the nexus between governance, critical minerals, and conflict in Africa. Speakers emphasised that transparent and inclusive governance is needed for critical minerals to drive development rather than deepen inequality and instability.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Good governance of minerals matters more than resource wealth
The Millennium Development Authority CEO told a Accra conference on July 27 that Africa's future will be defined not by its critical mineral resources but by how wisely they are governed, and that effective governance can promote economic justice, democratic governance, and peace while preventing conflict in resource-rich communities.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 20 May

Lordina Mahama named Merck Foundation Ambassador
Merck Foundation has honoured First Lady Lordina Mahama as its Ambassador in recognition of the impact her Lordina Foundation has made over the past decade through education, health support, and financial empowerment programmes for vulnerable communities in Ghana.
20 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 19 May

Ghanaian fashion entrepreneur claims 99.9% designer products sold fake
Nana Sarfo, CEO of Savile Row Ghana, told a podcast that 99.9% of international designer products sold in Ghana are not original, with many fashion businesses selling counterfeit goods to clients. He said his own business succeeds by selling authentic designer products.
19 May 2026 · Daily Guide →

Friday 15 May

Ghana positioned to shape Africa's AI-driven economic growth
AI is projected to contribute up to $2.9 trillion to Africa's economy with 230 million new digital jobs forecast, and Ghana's Pan African AI & Innovation Summit aims to build the ecosystem and infrastructure needed for Ghanaian and African companies to compete strategically in the next decade.
15 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana positions for Africa's AI economy amid $2.9tn projection
According to Further Africa and SAP research, AI is projected to contribute $2.9 trillion to Africa's economy with 230 million new digital jobs forecast. Ghana's Pan African AI & Innovation Summit shapes the country's National AI Strategy alongside planned infrastructure including a $250 million national AI compute centre and a proposed Responsible AI Office.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 8 May

3i Africa Summit in Accra highlights AI's role in finance
The 3i Africa Summit in Accra this week has made artificial intelligence the dominant theme, with policymakers, regulators, and investors discussing AI's potential to compress development timelines and generate millions of jobs across Africa. Speakers emphasized both the opportunities—such as Africa's 66 percent of global mobile money transaction value—and challenges including fragmentation and regulatory misalignment.
8 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Thursday 7 May

Accra hosts 3i Africa Summit focused on AI and fintech
Thousands of policymakers, regulators, bankers, fintech founders and investors have converged in Accra for the 3i Africa Summit, where artificial intelligence has emerged as the dominant theme across panels and discussions. MTN Group's CEO said AI and smartphone penetration are compressing development timelines, while officials noted AI could generate 40 million jobs across Africa and that the continent accounts for 66 percent of global mobile money transaction value.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 30 April

Ghana launches AI strategy backed by $270 million investment
President John Mahama launched Ghana's National AI Strategy (2025–2035) in April 2026, backed by $270 million in government funding including $250 million for a national AI computing centre and $20 million for implementation. The strategy targets one trillion tokens of curated Ghanaian-language data by 2030 and training 300,000 Ghanaians this year under the One Million Coders Programme, with a proposed National AI Fund seeded at GHC 5 billion over five years.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana launches National AI Strategy ahead of Pan African Summit
President Mahama launched Ghana's National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2025–2035) on April 24th, 2026, with $270 million in committed funding including $250 million for a national AI computing centre. The strategy targets one trillion tokens of curated Ghanaian-language data by 2030 and introduces AI, coding, robotics and electronics into the basic school curriculum before the end of 2026.
30 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →