The French Ambassador to Ghana, Jules-Armand Aniambossou, has underscored the importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in shaping the future of Ghana’s key development sectors.
He said this during the French National Day also known as the Bastille Day celebration on Saturday July 12 at the French residence in Accra.
Aniambossou said that the French government is committed to promoting useful AI at the service of people, with a focus on tangible innovations that will make a visible difference in areas such as agriculture, health, and education.
“We want to promote useful AI at the service of people and this project will focus on concrete AI innovations which will have a visible impact, while supporting Ghanaian start-ups,” Ambassador Aniambossou stated.
He also added that deeper cooperation from both Ghana and France in higher education and research is critical in addressing employment challenges faced by Ghana’s youth.
“If we strengthen our cooperation in the field of higher education and research, it is also to respond to the training on employment challenges that affect so many young people in this country, to enable them to develop their potential”, he added
Beyond AI and education, the ambassador also highlighted the role of the private sector in Ghana’s economic transformation.
“I’m quite happy to say that the private sector is the key element in the country’s economic growth and modernisation. Therefore, the business climate is essential for this country’s recovery.”
Ambassador Aniambossou acknowledged efforts by Ghanaian authorities to restore investor confidence and called for continued support in creating a fair and competitive market environment.
“The Ghanaian authorities have begun to restore investor confidence, and there is still a long way to go, but I would like to welcome the government’s willingness to do so and to call on it to preserve a fair and competitive market for companies to invest in Ghana.”
Bastille Day, celebrated annually on July 14, commemorates the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison in Paris—a symbol of the French Revolution and the values of liberty, equality, and fraternity.
The event in Accra brought together diplomats, government officials, members of the business community, and other dignitaries to reflect on the enduring ties between France and Ghana.
