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Africa must build its own AI future, not merely consume it – Ace Ankomah

Prominent Ghanaian lawyer Ace Anan Ankomah has called on African countries to move beyond being passive consumers of technology and become active creators of the artificial intelligence systems that will shape the future, warning that the continent risks being left behind if it fails to assert itself in the emerging AI revolution. Delivering the 2026 Commencement Address at SOS-Hermann Gmeiner International College (SOS-HGIC) in Tema on Saturday, Mr Ankomah said Africa had a rare opportunity to help shape the next phase of global technological development but could only do so through deliberate investment in innovation, ethical leadership and technological self-determination.