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Ghana launches national AI strategy process

Official ministry launch and development announcements confirm an active national AI strategy process, though the strategy text is not yet publicly posted on an official document URL.

Issuer
National government
Published
2 May 2025
Notes
Official ministry page confirms the AI strategy process, but not the strategy text itself.
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Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843)

Ghana's primary privacy law establishing the legal baseline for personal-data processing and AI-adjacent compliance.

Issuer
National government
Published
10 May 2012
Notes
Official Data Protection Commission PDF for Ghana's Data Protection Act.
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