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The second Pan-African Stakeholder Meeting focused on Creative Governance of AI will take place in Accra, Ghana, under the theme: ‘From Strategy to Action: Encouraging Inclusive AI Implementation and Governance in Africa’ on September 30 and October 1, 2025.

Ghana, led by Samuel Nartey George, has achieved significant progress in promoting AI, establishing the nation as a vital center for innovation, funding, and technological growth. Convening in Accra offers a chance to benefit from the lively insights of major players within the Ghanaian environment, and to share knowledge and creative governance strategies with participants from throughout the continent.

The Accra Stakeholder Meeting aims to create a cooperative atmosphere centered around ‘Strategy to Action’, providing involved stakeholders with the resources, understanding, and connections needed to carry out successful AI governance. A policy brief will capture the main ideas from policymakers, major technology companies, and innovators during important discussions that contribute to a strong and fair execution of the AU Continental AI Strategy. A specialized capacity-building workshop for regulators is a central element of the event, intended to help them utilize their current responsibilities to efficiently regulate AI, ensuring that regulation works alongside and promotes innovation.

Background

The 2024 African Union Continental AI Strategy emphasizes the significant potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Africa’s socio-economic growth and cultural revival, along with the challenges that come from the swift implementation of AI technologies. Achieving a balance between these opportunities and risks necessitates collaboration across various sectors, harmonization of policies, and regional partnerships to ensure AI effectively supports inclusive development in key areas, aligning with the African Union Agenda 2063 and Sustainable Development Goals.

The plan outlines a step-by-step approach from 2025 to 2030, starting with initial preparations in 2024. During that same year, the Certa Foundation organized the first Pan-African Stakeholder Meeting on AI Innovative Governance and Capacity Building in Kigali, Rwanda, aiming to review the Strategy and the involvement of various stakeholders in supporting the execution of this significant document.

The event gathered attendees from more than 20 African nations, such as regulators, decision-makers, the private sector, civil organizations, leading technology companies, and the startup community, to discuss AI governance models that are inclusive and sensitive to local contexts. Insights from a confidential session led to the creation of a Policy Brief and Recommendations, which were shared at a side event during the first Global AI Summit on Africa, organized by the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Rwanda in April 2025.

As we move into Phase I of the Strategy (2025-2026), Africa needs to transition from planning to implementation. At Certa Foundation, our emphasis is on facilitating discussions on AI governance plans; enhancing collaborations among academic institutions, government bodies, private enterprises, and civil society; and developing the skills of regulators and decision-makers.

The organizers expressed their appreciation to their co-convenor, the Global Network of Internet and Society Centers (NOC), and their strategic partners: Meta, Npontu Technologies, Clifford Chance, D. Moukouri & Partners, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, as well as their knowledge partners: Tech Hive Advisory Africa, Africa Digital Rights Hub, Icelis Global, Globetrotters Legal, and Innovation Spark, in a statement.

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