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Ghana: Twitter's New Office in Ghana Seen As a Snub to LGBT+ People
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 28 April 2021
LGBT+ rights groups say Twitter has ignored the plight of LGBT+ people in Ghana, where persecution is widespread and gay sex is punishable with up to three years in jail. Read more »
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Ghana: Actor Idris Elba, Naomi Campbell Call for Protection for LGBT+ Community
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 1 March 2021
Idris Elba, Naomi Campbell and Edward Enninful pen open letter calling on Ghana's president to engage with LGBT+ community Read more »
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Ghana: A Look At Why Ghana Is Attracting IT Firms
VOA, 22 April 2021
Ghanaian social media users were in a state of ecstasy earlier this month when the U.S. social networking service, Twitter, announced it was setting up its first African office in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Group Blames Twitter Preference for Ghana On Nigeria's Poor Governance
Leadership, 18 April 2021
The Integrity Friends for Truth and Peace Initiative (TIFPI) has blamed Twitter preference for Ghana over Nigeria in citing its African headquarters, as a sign of the persistent… Read more »
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Ghana: Minister Blames Media for Twitter Snubbing Nigeria
Premium Times, 15 April 2021
Lai Mohammed says this is what you get when you de-market your country Read more »
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Africa: Twitter - APC Replies PDP, Says Nigeria Remains Africa's Biggest Economy, Top Investment Destination
Premium Times, 15 April 2021
APC says Nigeria is on the right trajectory and the PDP cannot wish away the solid achievements of the Buhari administration. Read more »
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Nigeria: Opposition Blames Buhari, APC's Misrule for Pushing Twitter to Ghana
This Day, 15 April 2021
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday lamented that the unabating misrule of the President Muhammadu Buhari's administration and the All Progressives Congress (APC) pushed… Read more »
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Ghana: Why We Chose Ghana Over Nigeria, Others - Twitter
Premium Times, 13 April 2021
Despite not siting its Africa's office in Nigeria, Twitter made clear its target market is Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria: Twitter to Recruit Nigerian Language Translators
Leadership, 14 April 2021
Following the establishment of its first African office in Ghana, Twitter said it would recruit experts of major local languages in Nigeria (Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa) for its… Read more »
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Africa: Establishing Twitter's Presence in Africa
Twitter, 12 April 2021
Twitter’s 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… Read more »
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Africa: Twitter Explores Opening an Office in Ghana
Vanguard, 13 April 2021
The Nigerian and Ghanian Twittersphere has been set abuzz over the announcement of the choice of Ghana as headquarters of the microblogging platform. Read more »
Twitter's New Office in Ghana Seen As a Snub to LGBTQI+ People
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex right groups has slammed social media giant Twitter's decision to open a office in Ghana as "a slap in the face" for sexual minorities in the country who suffer abuse and persecution. The company had announced that Ghana was selected because it was a supporter of free speech, online freedom and the Open Internet - values which Twitter said it also advocated for. But LGBTQI+ rights groups criticised the move, accusing the company of disregarding the plight of LGBT+ people in Ghana, where persecution is widespread and gay sex is punishable with up to three years in jail. Ghana has not prosecuted anyone for same-sex relations in years, but LGBT+ people face frequent abuse and discrimination, including blackmail and attacks, human rights researchers say.
