Ghanaian CEO Darlington Akogo Recognised in Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 2025 List

Ghanaian CEO Darlington Akogo Recognised in Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 2025 List

  • The CEO of MinoHealth AI Labs, Darlington Akogo, has been honoured as one of Forbes Africa's 30 under 30 2025 list
  • Darlington Akogo shared his win on social media and dedicated the honour to some people who have been helpful in his entrepreneurship journey
  • Some social media users who saw his post congratulated the young Ghanaian on his latest achievement

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The CEO of MinoHealth AI Labs, Darlington Akogo, was named as one of Forbes Africa’s prestigious 30 Under 30 Class of 2025 list.

Forbes Africa made this announcement on Thursday, June 5, 2025, showing a diverse group of individuals under the age of 30 who are driving innovation and meaningful impact across the continent.

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Forbes Africa featuresDarlington Akogo in the 30 Under 30 2025 list. Photo credit: @Darlingtinho
Source: Facebook

The list celebrates young African trailblazers who are making significant contributions in their respective fields.

In a Facebook post to celebrate the honour, Darlington Akogo shared how long it took him to build MinoHealth AI Labs into a global AI lab and what the acknowledgement meant to him.

“The days are long, but the years are short. I spent 15 years, about half my life, mastering my craft, then 9 years growing MinoHealth AI Labs into a globally renowned AI lab. The days were long, but the years were short.”

He dedicated the honour to his team, partners and everyone who has helped him in any way.

“I’m beyond honoured to be featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list! I dedicate this to my team, working with me to build and scale incredibly groundbreaking AI systems, especially Moremi AI. I thank all our partners who we’ve worked to scale up our work. I thank all my loved ones who have supported the journey, and I thank everyone I’ve crossed paths with, for good or bad, you all shaped who I am today.”

Despite the successes chalked, Darlington Akogo said he has bigger visions he hopes to achieve and said the recognition will propel him to do that.

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Ghanaian CEO Darlington Akogo meets with Bill Gates for dinner. Photo credit: @Darlingtinho
Source: Facebook
“Looking forward to the coming years, when we build AGI4Health and use it to provide advanced quality healthcare to billions, and then reshaping every other sector we work in.”

Another Ghanaian who made the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list is musician Jackline Acheampong, popularly called Gyakie.

Ghanaians congratulate Darlington Akogo

YEN.com.gh collated some reactions to Darlington Akogo’s post shared on Facebook. Several people congratulated him on his good work.

Read them below:

David A. Ofori said:

“Congratulations, buddy, keep soaring even as the world becomes your oyster.”

Jessica Kassah wrote:

“Oh Yes! Go you 🙌 Congratulations 🎊.”

Erasmus Quartey said:

“Wow! Big congrats.”

Pamela Ofori-Boateng wrote:

“Well deserved! Congratulations 🎉.”

Pavel Fedorov said:

“Well done 🙌🏻🥂.”

Komla Dzidefo wrote:

“One Zimbabwean beer for you.”

Darlington Akogo meets with Bill Gates

YEN.com.gh reported that one of the wealthiest men in the world, Bill Gates, invited the CEO of MinoHealth AI Labs for dinner at his home.

Darlington Akogo narrated that he was amazed when he received the mail and felt the invite was not true until everything happened.

Social media users who watched the video of Darlington sharing his experience commented on the post.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

Authors:
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Magdalene Larnyoh (Human-Interest editor) Magdalene Larnyoh writes for the Human Interest Desk at YEN.com.gh. She has over ten years of experience in media and communications. She previously worked for Citi FM, Pulse Ghana, and Business Insider Africa. She obtained a BA in Social Sciences from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in 2012. Reach out to her on [email protected]

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