Amazon is considering Ghana for a partnership aimed at expanding digital connectivity in Africa.
This came up after President John Dramani Mahama held high-level talks with senior executives of the company on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2026.
The meeting is part of President Mahama’s push to shift Ghana’s engagement with major American firms from aid to investment, trade, technology and job creation.
President Mahama made a similar call at a separate U.S.–Ghana Presidential Roundtable in New York, where he said the next phase of Ghana-U.S. relations should focus more on trade, technology and strategic partnerships.
After the meeting, Amazon’s Senior Vice President and Chief Global Affairs & Legal Officer, David Zapolsky, who oversees the company’s legal, policy, compliance and regulatory affairs, described his engagement with President Mahama as productive.
He pointed to Ghana’s potential role in Amazon’s plans to expand broadband connectivity on the continent.
The engagement is part of Ghana’s strategy of using high-level diplomacy to attract global capital, expertise and technology.
Beyond connectivity, improved high-speed internet, especially for rural and underserved communities, is expected to boost digital education, healthcare delivery, financial inclusion, agriculture, entrepreneurship and e-commerce, and help more young Ghanaians take part in the global digital economy.
Furthermore, it is a boost to Ghana’s ambition to become a digital and technology hub for West Africa and to leverage its hosting of the AfCFTA Secretariat as a gateway for international businesses into the wider African market.
