By Seli Baisie
American microblogging and social networking, Twitter has announced that the company has chosen Ghana as its regional headquarters for Africa.
Ghanaians have welcomed the announcement by Twitter and expressed their excitement over the news, with some saying it’s an opportunity for more jobs and opportunities for our youth in the Tech space.
President Nana Akufo-Addo in a tweet described Twitter’s choice for Ghana as “Excellent news”.
“The choice of Ghana as HQ for Twitter’s Africa operations is excellent news. Government and Ghanaians welcome very much this announcement and the confidence reposed in our country. As I indicated to Jack Dorsey [Twitter CEO] 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 development of Ghana’s hugely important tech sector,” he added.
Here are some reactions from social media;
Well @Jack, as we say in Ghana, AKWAABA — meaning welcome!
Ghana is proud to play host for the presence of @Twitter in #Africa and we look forward with excitement to the endless future possibilities!
cc: #TwitterGhana https://t.co/OYFcSqteMA
— Ghana Embassy, Washington DC (@GhanaEmbassy_DC) April 12, 2021
#TwitterGhana is a big win for Ghana. This means more jobs and opportunities for our youth in the Tech space.
Visit https://t.co/DiRuTrekwB to apply
— Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (@konkrumah) April 12, 2021
The good name deɛ we get am for outside mommm #TwitterGhana
— KING OF ACCRA on Spotify (@kingofaccra) April 12, 2021
Back in 2019 Jack Ate Nigerian Jollof and Ghanaian Jollof and decided to build his headquarters here in Ghana. We won the Jollof war! 🇬🇭😂#TwitterGhana pic.twitter.com/CKgROTSAg6
— KALYJAY 👻 (@gyaigyimii) April 12, 2021
Twitter chooses Ghana as their regional hub for Africa!! Thumbs up for Digital Ghana! Great news for our local, vibrant tech community. We can’t wait to welcome others #NAkufoAddo.#TwitterGhana https://t.co/hYXOuzFnFa
— Ursula Owusu (@UrsulaOw) April 12, 2021
all Twitter is trying to tell Africa is, Ghanaians are the loudest Africans on Twitter! we run this sh*t #TwitterGhana
— Malik Ofori (@malikofori) April 12, 2021
all Twitter is trying to tell Africa is, Ghanaians are the loudest Africans on Twitter! we run this sh*t #TwitterGhana
— Malik Ofori (@malikofori) April 12, 2021
Welcome to Ghana and Africa @Twitter. Good things happen under President @NAkufoAddo. @jack, thanks for considering Ghana. Read more here: https://t.co/JWBs4eo0FX #TwitterInGhana #TwitterGhana
— Kow Essuman, Esq. (@kaessuman) April 12, 2021
Twitter made the announcement on the company’s official blog on Monday, 12th April 2021, where Twitter said its mission is to serve the public conversation, and it’s essential, for the world and for Twitter, to increase the number of people who feel comfortable participating in it.
To do this, we need to make it easier for everyone to join in and provide more relevant experiences for people across the world.
