African Entrepreneurs Are Making Ghana Into a Tech Startup Hub

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25 points·jaybol··9 comments

Step aside, Silicon Valley and Bangalore.

Bangalore? The two startup hubs that came to this author's mind were Silicon Valley and Bangalore?

It's not clear who the author is, but if he's not American then it wouldn't surprise me if he's more aware of Bangalore as a startup hub than NYC, Boston, Austin, Boulder, etc.

Why does every non-Valley startup article have to read "look out Silicon Valley!" It's cute, I guess, but Accra will never be a SV nor should it be!

Kind of not the point. I think we all know that Accra isn't competitive with SV. More importantly, seeing technical innovation in this part of the world is very important to their long-term economic health. Very cool to see what's going on here, even if it's only a start.

This looks pretty plausible; I've heard great things about other aspects of Ghana, like its education system and its safety.

I'd say it has a shot at being a regional startup hub that will occasionally produce a homerun.

Ghana is very pro-business. I have worked on several mining projects in the country. I really hope it can set an example for the rest of Africa.

The man in the center of that photo: is that Gary Busey?

what happened to it being a hub for e-waste and toxic discarded electronics and unwiped hard drives?

After reading this article I'm Ghana move there right away.*

* I sincerely apologize for this post and the pun.

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