Ghana pushes national geospatial policy

Ghana opened the joint AfricaGIS 2025 and 11th United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa conference in Accra on Tuesday, November 17, 2025, with a call for stronger investment and policy changes to advance the continent’s use of geospatial information.

Deputy Minister of Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Yusif Sulemana, said Ghana is working to build a data-driven system anchored on the National Geospatial Policy and the country’s planned National Spatial Data Infrastructure.

He described the gathering as an important moment for African countries, noting that although geospatial tools have grown rapidly, many states continue to make major decisions without dependable or compatible location-based data.

“For three decades, AfricaGIS has shaped capacity, influenced policy and shown what is possible,” he said. “But the continent’s geospatial potential remains largely untapped. This week is a call to action, moving from possibilities to deliverables.”

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