Karikari Achireko Kwagyan

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Karikari Kwagyan Achireko is Director of Corporate Strategy at Africa Sustainable Energy Centre and graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he specializes in energy, economics, and policy within the Technology and Policy Program. He also worked with the World Bank’s Energy and Extractives Global Practice, supporting climate-aligned infrastructure investment planning and coal transition strategies in emerging markets. Previously, he served as an Energy Consultant at the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited, where he led strategic infrastructure projects and advised on regulatory and investment planning for national energy systems

Oct 25 2026

AI recommends; humans decide: a governance imperative for African institutions

Illuminem Voices

AI · Corporate Governance

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future governance challenge; it is a present one. Across Africa, AI systems are already shaping decisions about credit, employment, and service access, yet institutional governance frameworks lag far behind. Drawing on the ASEC Board AI Awareness Workshop, this article sets out the AI concepts, governance risk landscape and practical frameworks that African board members and institutional leaders need to govern AI responsibly