Twitter lays off nearly all staff at its Ghana office

Twitter has fired nearly all its staff in Ghana, which was home to its only office in Africa.

The firm “is re-organising its operations as a result of a need to reduce costs,” read Twitter’s email, seen by the BBC.

The layoffs were part of a global staff cull introduced by new boss Elon Musk.

The Ghana office was opened to some fanfare last year with the company saying it wanted to be more “immersed” in African conversations.

It is also against the law in Ghana to not offer redundancy pay, which the anonymous staff members said they have not received but will get their normal salary.

The letter from Twitter’s management further warned staff not to “contact or deal with any customers, clients, authorities, banks, suppliers or other employees of the Company and are required to inform the Company if contacted”.

It also told staff not to commence any other employment or engagement until their last day with the organisation, while wishing them the very best in their future endeavours.