President John Dramani Mahama has announced that 300,000 Ghanaians will be trained in coding and artificial intelligence this year under the One Million Coders Programme. The announcement came on Friday 24 April 2026 at the launch of Ghana’s National AI Strategy in Accra.
The Strategy
Mahama said developing human capital is central to Ghana’s AI strategy — that the country must “equip its people to build, govern, improve and apply AI tools to solve national problems.” Education and workforce development are the core pillars of the new framework.
Programme Status
- Pilot phase: ran in 2025 to assess readiness for nationwide rollout
- Online portal: already past 100,000 applications
- Laptop distribution: began on 10 April 2026 to centres + institutions
- Curriculum: coding and AI will enter basic schools by end of 2026
- Lead ministry: Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation
Why It Matters
The programme positions Ghana to lead West Africa in AI workforce development. The 300,000 target is the most aggressive single-year skills-training pledge in the country’s history, and complements the broader 1 Million Coders pledge from Mahama’s 2024 campaign.
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