Industrial Research Unit · Straits Institute for Applied AI
Applied AI in Government & Public Sector across Sub-Saharan Africa
Every entry is dated and traced to a named source: 113 regulations, 79 deployments, 76 pieces of evidence of adoption and 6 pieces of evidence of impact.
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14 Oct 2026
More on Government & Public Sector across Sub-Saharan Africa lands here as we find it.
West African electoral commissions adopt guidelines for AI in elections
ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) — INEC, Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission, and ECONEC, the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions, approved a regional framework for AI in electoral processes when a two-day Abuja validation session closed on 13 October 2026. ECONEC formed the drafting team after a November 2025 Dakar symposium on AI and election integrity. Serigne Ka, ECONEC's Permanent Secretary, names applying this election AI guidance across West Africa as the next step.
Guinea's ENA trains 30 senior officials in AI for public administration
École nationale d'administration (ENA) de Guinée — Guinea's École nationale d'administration is running AI training for public administration for 30 top civil servants, including national directors and directors general, from 13 to 15 October 2026. Five modules cover the digital state, AI use in government, data governance with cybersecurity, e-services and leadership.
Côte d'Ivoire's National Assembly holds an AI training session for its MPs
National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire — The National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire ran AI training for MPs, led by speaker Patrick Achi with minister Djibril Ouattara and Ghita Mezzour, a former Moroccan digital minister. Achi sees the tools speeding dossier analysis and scrutiny of ministers, while elected members keep political calls. Aya, a WhatsApp bot answering in Baoulé and Malinké, showcased parliamentary AI use.
Chad begins pre-validating its National AI Strategy 2026–2030
Ministry of Telecommunications, Digital Economy and Digitalisation (Chad) — Chad's Ministry of Telecommunications, Digital Economy and Digitalisation began pre-validating the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for 2026–2030 on 8 October, joined by state bodies, experts and the UN Economic Commission for Africa. The Chad AI policy roadmap, unadopted so far, follows technical sign-off of the National Data Governance Strategy.
Kenya School of Government opens an AI institute as 1,239 finish its course
Kenya School of Government — The Kenya School of Government has opened an e-Learning and Information Technology Institute for AI training for civil servants, as 1,239 learners graduated from the first DigiKen cohort. DigiKen, built on the UNESCO-Oxford course on Digital Transformation and AI in Government, enrolled 2,730 public officers and other public- and private-sector learners.
Pikine-Guédiawaye court starts AI pilot for its judicial archives
Tribunal de grande instance de Pikine-Guédiawaye — Senegal's Tribunal de grande instance of Pikine-Guédiawaye started installing an on-site AI for judicial archives on 5 October 2026, partnering the UN Development Programme and the Republic of Korea. The Directorate of Dematerialisation and Automation now holds an NVIDIA DGX Spark, scanners and storage units, so judgments and case files can be converted and loaded. Employees get training first; should the trial succeed, AI-assisted court records should gradually spread to other jurisdictions nationwide.
NITDA to use AI to sort youth conference ideas into policy themes
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) — Nigeria's National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is bringing AI analysis of youth submissions to the maiden National Youth Conference in Abuja, with software clustering delegates' ideas by topic. Director General Kashifu Inuwa said NITDA and the relevant ministry would pass grouped findings to a panel weighing priorities before policy proposals. Zonal rounds, 5 to 17 October 2026, add AI-sorted youth input from 360 federal constituencies, six geopolitical zones and diaspora members.
Ghana to put every public-sector AI purchase through central review
Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations (Ghana) — Samuel Nartey George, Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, will route all public-body AI purchases through technical review, tightening Ghana AI regulation, he told the US Embassy AI Forum in Accra. For public-sector AI procurement, the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) scopes proposals as the ministry tests interoperability, cybersecurity, sustainability, data protection and local skills transfer.
Seven Gabonese digital ministry officials train in AI in Beijing
Ministry of Digital Economy (Gabon) — Seven Gabonese Ministry of Digital Economy officials spent 2 to 16 September 2026 in Beijing on AI training. Robotics, smart mobility, intelligent manufacturing, AI applications, emerging technologies and digital transformation were seminar topics, alongside a Beijing E-Town Robot World visit.
Gabon starts drafting its national AI strategy with UNDP support
Ministry of Digital Economy, Digitalization and Innovation (Gabon) — The Ministry of Digital Economy, Digitalization and Innovation opened drafting on Gabon AI policy at the Cité de la Démocratie in Libreville, steered by the United Nations Development Programme with the AILA method. For three days, officials, watchdogs, operators, academics, businesses and community groups weighed training, data, networks, oversight, cyber risk and rights. Private talks come next; no date to adopt the artificial intelligence plan has been published.
Togo opens public testing of an AI that speaks Kabiyè, Ewe and Moba
Togo AI Lab (Ministry of Public Service Efficiency and Digital Transformation) — Togo AI Lab invited testers in Lomé to try Voix du Togo, a local-language AI platform for reaching public services, starting with Kabiyè, Ewe and Moba speakers. The mother-tongue AI may later stretch to roughly 50 national languages. The Ministry of Public Service Efficiency and Digital Transformation backs the work under its National Challenge for Local Languages, alongside Zindi, Umbaji and UC Berkeley's CEGA; no launch date exists yet.
DR Congo cabinet approves an AI English-learning project for universities
Ministry of Higher Education, University, Scientific Research and Innovations (DR Congo) — The Council of Ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo approved PURE, an AI English learning scheme for universities and research institutes, at the 99th session. Higher Education Minister Marie-Thérèse Sombo's plan seeks stronger English among Congolese students, teachers and researchers for jobs, mobility and international science. Phased rollout pledges access to every student; the artificial-intelligence language tuition has not begun.
Ondo State launches AI system for civil-service payroll and pensions
Ondo State Government — Ondo State Government runs AI in civil service payroll, staff files and retirement through Ondo AI, unveiled by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa at the Governor's Office Cocoa Conference Hall, Akure. Forerunner Ondo Pay, an AI-enabled HR platform, has paid 2,802 recipients N9.7 billion in pensions and gratuities via automated pension processing.
Burkina Faso trains ministry secretaries general on AI
Ministère de la Transition Digitale du Burkina Faso — Every ministry in Burkina Faso sent its secretary general to Ouagadougou for a two-day programme in AI training for government officials, run by the Ministry of Digital Transformation. Sessions spanned generative tools, data protection and best practice, strengthening departmental AI oversight and embedding AI literacy in public administration at the senior level.
Zanzibar launches AI and Digital Policy at Tech Expo
Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar — Zanzibar's Revolutionary Government unveiled its AI and Digital Policy, a framework for the archipelago's digital growth and artificial intelligence uptake. Officials presented this AI governance framework at the Tech & AI International Expo 2026, organised by Africa Business Inc with Zanzibar's Ministry of Communications, Information Technology and Innovation.
Cameroon opens an online AI course for 15,000 public servants
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Cameroon) — Cameroon's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications opened train.patnucelearning.cm in Yaoundé, giving 15,000 state employees AI training for civil servants plus blockchain, records handling, steering change and project delivery. Five ten-day modules, wholly remote and backed by the World Bank through the PATNUC scheme, let staff gain public-sector AI skills while staying at work.
Burkina Faso trains its ministries' secretaries-general in AI use
Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications (Burkina Faso) — Burkina Faso's Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications put secretaries-general from ministries and institutions through two days of AI training for senior civil servants in Ouagadougou. Rodrigue Kafando taught today's tools, generative AI and sound habits after chief of staff Abdoulaye Mamboné opened proceedings. Shielding administrative data from outside exploitation topped the dangers flagged for government AI use.
National Artificial Intelligence Institute established by NCRST
National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) — The National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) created the National Artificial Intelligence Institute under Cabinet Decision No. 14th/23.08.22/001, advancing Namibia AI policy. Four units (Development, Datasets, AI Innovation, Research and Development) steer this national AI hub's studies, ideas, data and homegrown tool rollout for ministries and firms.
Cameroon launches e-learning platform to train 15,000 civil servants in AI
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications — Cameroon's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications opened train.patnucelearning.cm for AI training for civil servants, part of a digital skills programme for public officials reaching 15,000 workers via PATNUC with World Bank funding. Five certified modules cover blockchain, digital transformation and large language models.
Public notice warning against AI-generated misinformation
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority — Fabricating content with artificial intelligence tools now risks prosecution in Malawi under a September 2026 caution from the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA). Officials cited Section 60 of the Penal Code, which bans publishing statements capable of provoking public alarm, and framed this AI misinformation warning around any digitally manipulated material. MACRA is tracing those behind such posts, noting exposure to criminal and civil penalties for AI-generated disinformation.
Côte d'Ivoire starts AI training for 3,000 technical-school teachers
Ministry of Technical Education (Côte d'Ivoire) — Minister Jean-Louis Moulot rolled out AI training for teachers in Côte d'Ivoire's technical and vocational schools, aiming at 3,000 staff via a UNESCO co-designed scheme. A first cohort of 1,000 trials it from 1 October to 30 December 2026, practising classroom AI skills: lesson planning, worksheets and marking.
Nigerian Defence Academy opens an AI-enabled CCTV command centre
Nigerian Defence Academy — Chief of Defence Staff General Olufemi Oluyede has commissioned the Nigerian Defence Academy Command Centre in Kaduna, built around AI CCTV surveillance. The cameras should sharpen situational awareness and better shield cadets, staff and critical infrastructure. Oluyede urged the armed forces to adopt AI-assisted security monitoring faster as threats shift.
Ghana's customs revenue rises by up to US$100m a month after AI valuation
Ghana Revenue Authority — Ghana Revenue Authority customs takings leapt from roughly US$350 million to as much as US$450 million monthly, up to about US$100 million more, after AI customs valuation switched on in April. Commissioner-General Anthony Kwasi Sarpong cited the figures at the West African Tax Administrators Forum. No independent evaluation has isolated how far machine-assisted import pricing, rather than other reforms, drove the leap.
Sierra Leone launches a nationwide campaign to spot AI deepfakes
Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation — The Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has begun the National AI and Deepfake Awareness Campaign in Freetown, a two-phase drive across all 16 districts, alongside the Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation, the Ministry of Information and Civic Education and the World Bank's Sierra Leone Digital Transformation Project. Stage one runs workshops plus radio and TV shows, reaching people offline, so residents can check doctored media before passing clips on. Stage two will hand citizens checking tools.
Eswatini begins drafting its first National AI Strategy
Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology (Eswatini) — Eswatini's Ministry of ICT has hired a consultant to draft the nation's first National AI Strategy. Minister Savannah Maziya announced this at a regional validation workshop in Ezulwini, calling it timely for building a framework guiding AI adoption and development, alongside a parallel COMESA-led regional initiative.
Equatorial Guinea transport ministry runs executive AI training for its staff
Ministerio de Transportes, Telecomunicaciones y Aviación Civil (Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Civil Aviation) — Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Civil Aviation closed an internal AI training for government staff with a certificate ceremony in Malabo. DotMatrixEngineering Ltd (DMEL) ran the two-month executive programme in AI and cybersecurity for officials, covering machine learning, predictive analytics, advanced prompting, threat prevention, data protection and multi-factor authentication. Officials called it part of a push to build digital skills and institutional capacity.
UEMOA Commission presents its draft regional AI strategy
UEMOA Commission — The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) Commission showed member-state journalists a draft regional AI strategy in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, at a 14 to 18 September 2026 session. The draft targets one ethical, inclusive and harmonised normative, regulatory and institutional AI governance framework, plus local skills, research and IT infrastructure.
Ghana takes AI skills to 140 technical colleges with a one-million target
Ghana TVET Service — UNESCO has signed the Ghana TVET Service and the Ghana Education Trust Fund into phase two of AI EmpowerED, carrying AI skills training for TVET to roughly 140 vocational colleges. A pilot at AAMUSTED University has already certified more than 30 master trainers and about 3,300 learners through Microsoft. By 2027 the target is a million TVET teachers and students holding digital and artificial intelligence credentials.
Madagascar's Treasury chiefs train in using AI in public administration
Direction Générale du Trésor (Madagascar) — Madagascar's Public Treasury head, Director General Mbinison Dorette Ratsiavahana, and several colleagues took AI training for Treasury officials from the Pôles Intégrés de Croissance (PIC) project. Lessons spanned AI-assisted writing, research, summaries, document review, prompting, LLM basics and vetting machine answers under confidentiality and control rules: public-sector AI skills.
Côte d'Ivoire launches 2026–2028 digital plan with a national AI pillar
Government of Côte d'Ivoire — Minister Djibril Ouattara presented the Plan d'accélération 2026–2028 as Impact IA's second edition got under way in Abidjan, placing national AI policy centre stage. The 40 priority schemes hang on seven pillars, one pledging a home-built artificial intelligence for citizens' wellbeing. Broadband, e-government, innovation, cybersecurity, digital skills and postal e-commerce fill out this state AI programme.
Anthropic reports Claude used to build Mali mass surveillance platform
Anthropic / Agence Nationale de la Sécurité d'État (Mali) — Anthropic discovered that one Claude customer in Mali created Lakana 360, a national interception and AI mass surveillance tool able to track 25 million SIM cards across the country's three cellular operators. This AI-powered surveillance sifted call logs, SMS and phone conversations, circumventing statutory disclosure rules so the Agence Nationale de la Sécurité d'État received intelligence dossiers without warrants. Activity ran November 2025–August 2026.
Gabon's treasury staff train on AI at the Centre Gabonais de l'Innovation
Direction Générale de la Comptabilité Publique et du Trésor — Direction Générale de la Comptabilité Publique et du Trésor sent accountants to a three-day AI training for civil servants at the Centre Gabonais de l'Innovation, Libreville, joined by the Ministry of Communication and Media and the Direction Générale du Budget. Sessions covered tools for quicker paperwork, Gabon's public-sector AI upskilling.
INEC introduces AI to flag discrepancies in election results
Independent National Electoral Commission — The Independent National Electoral Commission has rolled out an intelligent Results Management process for AI election results verification, flagging clashes between polling-unit tallies. Chairman Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, at the Global Conference on Responsible AI and Elections in Ottawa, said machine reasoning should fortify, never supplant, voting bodies. Nigeria targets 2027.
Senegal validates an AI training plan for state employees
Government of Senegal — Senegal has signed off a national digital training plan for public-sector staff, naming AI skills for civil servants. Coverage runs to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, online public services, information systems, data handling and digital tools, pitched by grade and trade. The scheme belongs to the New Deal Technologique, opened February 2025.
South African police tender for facial-recognition bodycams
South African Police Service — South African Police Service (SAPS) officers would wear body cameras capable of facial recognition under RFB 3286-2026, a tender issued through the State IT Agency (Sita). Also covered for three years: patrol-vehicle dashcams whose embedded AI must read number plates and spot blue lights, opened doors or crashes, plus supporting software. Face-matching is compulsory, so non-compliant bids are rejected before scoring. Submissions close on 29 September.
Malian intelligence agency used Claude AI to build mass SIM surveillance
Agence Nationale de Sécurité d'État (ANSE) — Mali's ANSE runs mass SIM surveillance over roughly 25 million subscribers on three domestic networks; a linked consultant used Claude AI as the main build tool, Anthropic found. The telecom monitoring platform 'Lakana 360' harvests call logs, SMS, and voice data, spots speakers by voice, flags VPN use, and matches citizens against the biometric registry — no court approval needed.
Liberia Revenue Authority develops AI-powered contact centre
Liberia Revenue Authority — The Liberia Revenue Authority is building an AI-powered contact centre for tax enquiries, aiming to give people answers on customs and duties without a manual lookup. Staff from the Taxpayer Services Division met partner Kwagei Group at a Margibi County retreat to shape the underlying knowledge base, overseen by the LRA Tax Knowledge Governance Committee. Complaints and service questions will also route through the new AI customer service system once live.
Senegal launches e-Justice and Jokko ak Yoon digital court platforms
Ministère de la Justice du Sénégal — Senegal's Ministry of Justice launched two digital court platforms, e-Justice and Jokko ak Yoon. e-Justice standardises and traces court case processing; Jokko ak Yoon gives citizens SMS and audio access to the justice system in national languages. UNDP supported court digitisation built by the Direction de la Dématérialisation et de l'Automatisation numérique.
Timbuktu Institute study finds generative AI reshaping Mali's information war
Timbuktu Institute — Every armed faction in Mali's conflict now uses generative AI propaganda, a Timbuktu Institute study finds. The Dakar-based think tank's report, "Algorithms at War: How Generative AI is Reshaping the Malian Conflict," cites JNIM jihadists circulating AI-generated posters, FLA separatists promoted via a synthetic TikTok persona, the invented fighter "Azzghim," and Russia's Africa Corps running AI disinformation operations at scale. Researchers say the tools cut technical barriers and quicken output for every side involved.
Nigerian Army puts AI and simulation into battlefield planning
Nigerian Army — The Nigerian Army is broadening data analytics, artificial intelligence and simulation technology into military AI decision support, for sharper battlefield judgement. Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant-General Waidi Shaibu billed simulation a critical command instrument behind predictive capabilities. Shaibu opened a Simulation Training Seminar at the Land Forces Simulation Centre Nigeria, Giri, Abuja.
Djibouti presents its first national AI strategy for 2026–2030
Government of Djibouti — Officials outlined directions for the first National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (SNIA) for 2026–2030, the core of Djibouti AI policy. Six pillars shape it: governing data and AI, cybersecurity, skills, research, innovation and inclusion. Only a sketch of this AI roadmap is public.
IGAD starts drafting a regional AI framework and strategy
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) held two-day talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, towards a Regional Artificial Intelligence Framework and Strategy and shared regional AI policy. Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu opened discussions meant to yield a draft steering Member States on AI for sustainable growth. The Food Systems Resilience Programme for Eastern and Southern Africa underwrites the cross-border AI governance.
Stratégie nationale d'intelligence artificielle (SNIA) 2026-2030
Ministère délégué chargé de l'Économie numérique et de l'Innovation (MDENI) — The Ministry Delegate for Digital Economy and Innovation (MDENI) unveiled the first National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (SNIA) 2026-2030, which sets the direction of Djibouti AI policy, on day two of the first National AI Forum, with UNESCO and ESCWA backing. The national AI policy roadmap prioritises inclusion, innovation, research, training, cybersecurity and governance.
Uganda Police Force to launch AI chatbot for public access to police services
Uganda Police Force — An AI chatbot for police services is planned by Uganda Police Force, speeding citizens' access to emergency guidance and general information. Dr Aisha Kayongo unveiled the plan at the Wakiso District ICT facility, framing it as a simpler route for people confused about crisis response. This AI-powered policing assistant supplements 999 rather than replacing it.
Niger customs trains 30 senior officers in AI for revenue mobilisation
Direction Générale des Douanes du Niger — Niger's customs authority enrolled 30 officers in AI for customs revenue mobilisation, a fortnight course sharpening fraud detection and irregular-pattern flagging. Predictive algorithms now guide targeted inspections as the Direction Générale des Douanes pivots toward algorithm-driven tax collection.
Kenya plans AI-powered police deployment system by December 2026
National Police Service, Ministry of Interior — Kenya's Interior Ministry will deploy AI-powered police deployment technology to direct officer placement nationwide, per Kipchumba Murkomen. Data analytics will drive the AI-driven officer staffing, linking digital occurrence books and command centres across six cities, with CCTV cameras at 1,200 police stations. Completion is targeted for December 2026.
Presidential decree authorising AI platform for public administration
Presidente da República / Instituto de Modernização Administrativa (IMA) — Presidential approval has cleared a $6 million outlay for an AI platform for public administration in Angola, formalised through Despacho Presidencial n.º 342/26 under President of the Republic João Lourenço. The order launches a competitive bidding process alongside a governance framework, formal policy and countrywide programme to prepare civil servants for embedding AI into government services. Once live, the system will handle virtual assistants and automate routine administrative workflows.
France to use AI and drones for coastal surveillance in Mayotte
French government — Mayotte will gain new AI coastal surveillance under a French plan Sébastien Lecornu confirmed, aimed at curbing seaborne illegal immigration. Radar upgrades, a fixed lookout base at M'tsamboro, long-range drones and trial balloons for constant altitude watch make up the toolkit. Officials called it a move toward stronger "militarisation" defending the island's sovereignty, part of wider AI-assisted border surveillance efforts.
Tanzania police deploy AI to investigate cybercrime
Tanzania Police Force — Tanzania Police Force runs AI cybercrime investigation tools to trace online offences, says Joshua Mwangasa. Syndicates faking voices with AI drove the shift toward automated cybercrime tracking. Five hubs opened in Mwanza, Mbeya, Arusha, Dodoma and Zanzibar, broadening coverage past the capital.
Kigali pilots AI-powered waste sorting system to improve recycling
City of Kigali — Kigali now machine-sorts rubbish: the City's pilot runs an AI waste sorting system that scans waste, flagging it hazardous, plastic, e-waste, paper, organic or otherwise. Built on the Smart Eco-Platform, it links an app to IoT smart bins and an admin portal. COPED Ltd's Buregeya tested the AI-powered waste sorting system at Kigali's 29th International Trade Fair, now expanding to top refuse sites.
Guinea begins developing national AI and data strategy for 2026-2031
Government of Guinea / UNDP — Hiring is underway for Guinea AI strategy work, backed by the United Nations Development Programme. TREMPLIN, UNDP's local project, wants a consultant to write the National Artificial Intelligence and Data Strategy (SNIAD 2026-2031), building on the AILA diagnostic method and a 10-year roadmap agreed in December 2025. Applications closed 31 August 2026, starting the process that shapes how Guinea manages AI and data policy.
Mauritius launches grant scheme for AI-driven precision farming
Ministry of Agro-Industry, Food Security, Blue Economy and Fisheries — Mauritius backs AI-driven precision farming via the Precision Farming and AI-Driven Food Production Scheme, paying half of project costs, capped at MUR 2 million per farmer. Robotics, IoT soil sensors, automated watering, vertical farms and precision agriculture technology qualify, part of a push for food security and higher harvests countrywide.
Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation (MICSTI) — Lesotho now has a finalised national AI policy, giving the country rules for building, rolling out and using artificial intelligence responsibly. Under Lesotho AI policy, priorities include boosting the economy, sharpening public-service delivery, driving innovation, expanding infrastructure, building skills, integrating AI across sectors, and protecting ethics and human rights. A three-tier national AI framework backs this up: a policymaker, an independent regulator, and a Data and AI Committee.
Chad trains 60 curriculum designers in responsible AI use
Centre National des Curricula (CNC) — Chad's Centre National des Curricula delivered AI training for education to roughly 60 curriculum designers, backed by UNESCO's International Bureau of Education. Held in N'Djamena, French sessions ran 10-12 August and Arabic sessions 13-15 August, covering summarising, curriculum review, assessment-grid design, translation and fact-checking. The work supports the 2025-2029 Projet de refondation de l'école tchadienne, building capacity for responsible AI use in curriculum design among national teaching-resource teams.
Harare's AI traffic cameras log two million violations
Government of Zimbabwe — Harare's Smart Traffic and Crime Management System, 24-hour AI traffic cameras at major intersections, has logged over two million violations, the government says, with ticketing to start after two weeks' warning. The camera network catches speeding, ignoring road signs, phone use at the wheel and unbelted travel. Telecoms parastatal TelOne delivered the project under the Mutapa Investment Fund.
Rwanda launches a national satellite-data programme with Planet Labs
Government of Rwanda — The Government of Rwanda has started a nationwide satellite-data programme with Planet Labs through the Rwanda Space Agency, billed as Planet's first in Africa, serving agencies, public universities and selected startups. The near-daily imagery and data will aid disaster preparedness, urban planning, forest-health tracking and agriculture and food-security monitoring.
Cape Town unveils an AI guide for global investors
City of Cape Town — The City of Cape Town has unveiled Maya, an AI investment guide for firms eyeing the city, launched by Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth Alderman James Vos under the City's Cape Town. Built for Business campaign. Open 24 hours a day in eight languages including Afrikaans and isiXhosa, the AI guide takes users through municipal processes, investment openings and business support programmes and links them to relevant City officials.
Malawi drafts AI Bill to govern public sector tech
Ministry of Information and Communications Technology — Malawi's Ministry of Information and Communications Technology is pushing an AI Bill covering artificial intelligence use in government and private firms, part of a fresh Malawi AI policy. Minister Shadric Namalomba disclosed the move at a Heads of ICT meeting in Lilongwe, linking it to an upcoming National AI Strategy, with lawmakers due to see it before December 2026. Officials frame the regulatory framework for AI as balancing innovation, privacy and accountability.
DR Congo validates its first national AI strategy in Kinshasa
Ministry of Digital Economy — The Ministry of Digital Economy brought the Democratic Republic of Congo its first DR Congo AI policy on 4 August 2026: officials, donors and specialists convened at Kinshasa cleared twin texts charting course to 2030, the Politique sectorielle de l'economie numerique alongside the Strategie nationale de l'intelligence artificielle. Minister Augustin Kibassa Maliba unveiled them. The national AI roadmap leans on competence, research, mining data and homegrown builds, reaching agriculture, health, education, security, transport, natural resource management and public services. Ratification awaits the Council of Ministers.
Draft Kenya Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Policy 2026
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy — Kenya AI regulation takes a new shape in the draft Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Policy, 2026, now open for comment and grounded in the National AI Strategy 2025-2030. Foreign AI providers face extraterritorial reach, liability runs across the full AI value chain, and Sovereignty and Strategic Autonomy anchors this AI governance framework, mandating local storage of sensitive datasets. The draft carries no binding force; it signals direction only.
WFP uses AI-powered HungerMap Live to target food aid in Somalia
World Food Programme — The UN World Food Programme (WFP) uses AI food aid targeting in Somalia through its HungerMap Live platform, forecasting hunger hotspots and pre-positioning resources before conditions worsen. In Burhakaba district, this predictive humanitarian AI approach enabled WFP to deliver food assistance for 48,000 people and nutrition support for 3,000 women and children. HungerMap Live 2.0, launched April 2026, added forecasting features guiding priority decisions for communities.
Health ministry trains 72 administrative secretaries in AI
Ministère de la Santé du Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso's Ministry of Health delivered AI training for administrative secretaries to 72 headquarters and regional health directorate staff on 3–7 August 2026. Content spanned Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, advanced Excel and Word functions for drafting, filing and reporting, data security and AI ethics. The ministry's IT experts delivered the AI upskilling.
South Africa launches the Batho Pele AI chatbot for citizens
Dept of Public Service & Administration — South Africa's Department of Public Service and Administration has launched the 'Batho Pele' AI government chatbot with Meta and Juicetel, offering citizens and public servants instant answers on policies, circulars and legislation. Unveiled by Minister Mzamo Buthelezi on 31 July 2026, the policy assistant will grow to answer in nine official languages and backs human judgement rather than replacing it.
Ethiopia's Federal Supreme Court activates AI-powered smart courtrooms
Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia — More than 35 courtrooms in Ethiopia's federal high courts and first-instance benches now run smart-court upgrades, after the Federal Supreme Court switched on extra units backed by the European Union. AI-powered voice-to-text transcription in the judiciary, or speech-to-text conversion in court proceedings, turns testimony straight into text, replacing headphone-and-typing work by staff. President Tewodros Mehret tied this to faster, accessible justice.
SNDI trains 192 Ivorian civil servants in AI and digital skills
Société Nationale de Développement Informatique (SNDI) — SNDI delivered AI training for civil servants across 35 agencies in Côte d'Ivoire's Hambol region, handing certificates to 192 participants after a five-week course backed by the Ministry of Digital Transition and Technological Innovation. Curriculum topics ranged from artificial intelligence fundamentals through basic computing, web browsing and office applications, spanning 22 June to 29 July 2026. Katiola hosted the closing event marking completion, extending digital skills for government workers outside the capital.
South Africa's AI-screened e-visa has turned away 5,500 travellers
Department of Home Affairs — South Africa's electronic travel authorisation system has rejected over 5,500 travellers flagged as fraudulent or suspicious and approved over 85,000 since an October 2025 trial began, per home affairs minister Leon Schreiber. AI visa screening handles about 85% of applications automatically through AI-driven risk assessment and passport face-matching.
Tanzania's e-GA pilots three AI tools for government services
e-Government Authority (e-GA) — Msaada AI, Muhtasari AI and Tafsiri AI — three tools from Tanzania's e-Government Authority and its Research, Innovation and Development Centre — bring AI-powered government services to queries, summaries and translation. Citizen feedback drives refinements as the Tourism Board website and President's Office e-Mrejesho tool already run this AI chatbot for public services daily.
Ministry of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation — The Republic of Congo's Ministry of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation delivered AI training in public administration to its staff. The session built practical skills in artificial intelligence for government work, part of a broader push toward AI skills for government staff.
Senegal replaces paper tax stamps with digital SenTimbre platform
Direction Générale des Impôts et des Domaines (DGID) — Senegal has scrapped paper tax stamps: DGID now channels purchases through SenTimbre, its digital tax stamps platform. A secure QR code on each stamp blocks the forgery that plagued the old paper-based electronic stamp duty system, part of the state's New Deal Technologique drive to digitise public services.
Djibouti's weather agency receives an upgraded AI alert system
Djibouti National Meteorological Agency — Djibouti's National Meteorological Agency received MAZU-Djibouti 2.0, an upgraded AI weather alert system, on 17 July 2026. AI-driven forecasts merge satellite and surface data three days out at 3 km resolution (was 9 km), update six-hourly and offer one-click warnings. It backs December 2025's urban multi-hazard early-warning network.
Angola's tax AI finds 15,000 zero-revenue filers had transactions
Administração Geral Tributária (AGT) — Angola's General Tax Administration uncovered through AI tax audits that 15,000 of the 40,000 firms declaring no 2025 revenue on Industrial Tax returns had logged transactions. The authority began testing machine learning in 2024 and now compares what businesses declare; chair José Leiria says those firms were informed and several amended filings.
Equatorial Guinea's transport ministry opens AI and robotics training with UNESCO
Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Civil Aviation — Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Civil Aviation has begun AI and robotics training in Malabo alongside UNESCO. Instructors are being taught machine-learning software, 3D modelling and 3D printing before passing the skills to school-age learners. Between 2026 and 2028 the wider scheme aims to reach 1,000 youngsters and 400 trainers, delivered with the Ministry of Education; agriculture and healthcare are the first targets of this AI upskilling drive.
ODPC Guidance Note on Artificial Intelligence, July 2026
Office of the Data Protection Commissioner — AI governance in Kenya now carries a formal framework: the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has released its Guidance Note on Artificial Intelligence, binding banks, insurers, schools, hospitals, employers, retailers, telecoms operators and government bodies to the Data Protection Act wherever they process personal data through AI. Rather than new rules, it maps AI data protection compliance onto existing duties, effective 4 September.
Burkina Faso trains its National Assembly deputies on AI
Assemblée législative du Peuple du Burkina Faso — Roughly 30 lawmakers from Burkina Faso's National Assembly gained grounding in artificial intelligence during a joint session staged by the Legislative Assembly of the People with the Permanent Secretariat for Innovation and Forecasting on Emerging Digital Technologies (SPIVTEN) in Ouagadougou. Organisers designed the AI legislation training to sharpen deputies' capacity to comprehend, draft rules for and monitor emerging systems, an area officials have elevated to the 11th pillar within the nation's broader digital transformation agenda, closely tied to artificial intelligence oversight training goals.
Central Bank of Liberia deploys AI for macroeconomic forecasting
Central Bank of Liberia — Helen Momo built the Central Bank of Liberia's new AI macroeconomic forecasting system, calling it the region's "First Sovereign AI Infrastructure for Predicting Macroeconomic Forecasting and Financial Intelligence in the Region." Shown publicly at the Liberia Technology Summit, the tool generates financial intelligence and projects economic trends for the bank. Momo, a Harvard-educated technologist from Liberia, designed it to serve the institution directly, giving the country a homegrown alternative for economic trend prediction rather than relying on outside systems.
Primature trains senior managers in ethical AI use
Primature du Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso's Prime Minister's Office put senior managers through ethical AI training in Ouagadougou, under the banner 'Management tools for ethical and responsible AI'. Chief of staff Mamadou Dembélé launched the two-day workshop, expanding on instruction previously delivered to rank-and-file staff. Participants rehearsed crafting safe AI prompts that protect sensitive information and detecting bias within AI-generated results, reflecting a broader push toward responsible AI use in government.
Eswatini Revenue Service to pilot AI models for tax audit risk detection
Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) — Eswatini Revenue Service will trial AI tax audit risk detection across a 12-month span, singling out suspect filings for deeper checks. Brightwell Nkambule unveiled the push at the 4th Annual ERS Client Appreciation Day, calling AI-driven tax return risk flagging backup for auditors rather than their replacement.
Nigeria's Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill nears passage with AI rules
National Assembly of Nigeria — Nigeria AI regulation nears enactment via the National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill, now at third reading. Lawmaker Shuaib Salisu says the draft grades AI systems by risk, tying deployment duties to each grade. Oversight would pass to the National Information Technology Development Agency, part of a wider AI governance framework taking hold nationally.
Six West African nations including Mali adopt shared AI governance guidelines
Niyel / Governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Benin — Niyel, a West African advocacy group, has led six nations—Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea and Benin—into a joint framework for Mali AI governance and regional artificial intelligence policy. It urges transparent systems, stronger data protection, homegrown innovation and digital sovereignty, meant to supplement rather than replace each country's own strategy, and went to the UN, the United Nations, as a written submission at its first Global AI Dialogue in Geneva.
Burkina Faso adopts ethical AI guidelines with five Francophone peers
Government of Burkina Faso — Six West African states—Burkina Faso, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Guinea and Benin—now share a common Burkina Faso AI policy: Guidelines for Ethical, Inclusive and Responsible Artificial Intelligence, lodged with the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance. It demands accountable, transparent, sovereign, inclusive systems reflecting local languages and African realities.
Ethiopia trains federal employees in AI for government
Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute — Ethiopia's federal government finished an AI for government training programme on generative AI, prompt engineering and applied-AI tools. The Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute led it with Addis Ababa University and the United Nations Development Programme under the AI UniPod framework, following government AI training already run in Dire Dawa and Sidama, with nationwide expansion planned.
Guinea trains ministry secretaries general on AI at Maferinya seminar
Government of Guinea / Ministry Secretary General — Tamba Benoît Kamano, Guinea's Minister Secretary General of the Government, launched a Maferinya workshop teaching AI in public administration to Secretaries General across every ministry, backed by the UNDP. Over three days, officials explored artificial intelligence in governance to sharpen state performance, framed around responsible, effective public action.
SARS picks every verification case with automated risk assessment
South African Revenue Service — The South African Revenue Service selects 100% of verification cases and 88.41% of complex audit cases by automated AI tax risk assessment, as machine learning checks declarations against third-party data from banks, employers, retirement funds, medical schemes and crypto reporting frameworks before returns are processed. More than 1.9 million taxpayers were auto-assessed, and about R8 billion refunded within 72 hours. Communications head Siphithi Sibeko says human oversight and governance processes review the models' risk indicators before any enforcement.
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INIC trains public sector directors on AI in public administration
Instituto de Inovação e Conhecimento (INIC) — The Institute of Innovation and Knowledge (INIC) put roughly forty officials from Sao Tome and Principe's public administration through a four-hour course on AI in public administration, taught by Dalila Rita, President of INIC's Board of Directors, at the Centro de Formação Profissional Brasil. Titled "Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration: Transforming the Future of Work and Innovation", it covered anti-corruption tools, citizen services, efficiency, data ownership and compatibility across government agencies.
Standing Cabinet Committee on Artificial Intelligence established
Cabinet of Kenya — A new Standing Cabinet Committee on Artificial Intelligence, formed under William Ruto, will now steer Kenya AI policy. Its brief covers building safe-rollout governance frameworks, lifting productivity via AI adoption, and reinforcing public services, plus a broader Kenya AI regulation drive backing job creation and inclusive growth.
Guinea's finance ministry trains staff on AI for process optimisation
Ministry of Economy, Finance and Budget (MEFB) — A Moroccan specialist guided officials through AI training in public finance at Conakry's Centre de Perfectionnement en Finances Publiques, commissioned by Guinea's Ministry of Economy, Finance and Budget. Attendees explored AI-driven administrative optimisation to pursue leaner workflows, cleaner oversight and stricter budget discipline nationwide.
Sierra Leone to train 1,000 civil servants in digital skills and AI
Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation (MoCTI) — Sierra Leone's Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation and Ministry of Public Administration and Political Affairs will train 1,000 civil servants under a partnership agreement. The nine-month AI training for civil servants, via the Civil Service Training College, reaches 29 ministries, departments and agencies. Lessons span public sector AI skills, everyday digital tools, data management and cybersecurity under a wider digital transformation agenda.
Sierra Leone Police completes five-day AI training for officers
Sierra Leone Police — A joint AI training for police pulled Sierra Leone Police staff nationwide together with Victory Teens Organisation instructors, covering cybercrime detection, digital probes and AI-driven policing tools. Deputy Inspector General Sahr Yomba Senesi wrapped things up, telling attendees to put lessons into action and pass them onward.
Ghana's courts will give all 445 judges an AI assistant
Judicial Service of Ghana — Ghana's Judicial Service will equip all 445 judges and magistrates with Eskwai Clerk, an AI judicial assistant built alongside Kwame AI for legal research, reviewing documents and writing rulings and judgments. Training will frame the AI helper for the bench as an aid that leaves judicial discretion intact.
Ethiopia launches MESOB unified platform with AI for public services
Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute — One app now handles Ethiopia's AI public services: the Unified MESOB Platform, built by the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute, merges federal agency functions into a single web and mobile portal. Abiy Ahmed opened it, while Worku Gachena credits it with cutting red tape and sharpening openness, part of a broader shift toward digitised citizen access nationwide.
Mauritius plans AI chatbot for its National Electronic Licensing System
Government of Mauritius — Mauritius's National Electronic Licensing System (NELS) will gain an AI chatbot for licensing, guiding businesses and citizens through licensing steps in several languages. The 2026/27 budget also funds AI tools for the Financial Services Commission and a new Healthcare Innovation and Artificial Intelligence Unit to judge clinical AI rollout.
TAAF uses machine learning to map Amsterdam Island habitats from satellite imagery
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) — Sorting terrain across Amsterdam and Saint Paul Islands into 55 distinct categories at 92.6% accuracy, France's TAAF (French Southern and Antarctic Lands) now runs AI habitat mapping through its Cartovege2 machine learning tool, drawing on Pleiades pictures shot from orbit at 50cm resolution. Built alongside the University of Rennes and the French Polar Institute, the system converts raw imagery into usable conservation data, advancing satellite habitat classification from research project to working instrument. Staff had already leaned on it to gauge harm after fire tore through half of Amsterdam Island in January 2025.
Feuille de route nationale sur l'intelligence artificielle 2026-2030
Ministère de la Transition digitale, des Postes et des Communications électroniques — Burkina Faso's Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications, through SP-IVTEN, finalised a national AI roadmap covering 2026-2030. Six focus areas structure the plan: oversight, infrastructure, safeguarding information, skills-building, entrepreneurial research, and fair, inclusive deployment. The strategy links to RELANCE 2026-2030 and the 'AI for All' scheme, embedding AI policy in broader growth ambitions.
Ethical charter for AI use before the courts in Madagascar
Conseil d'État Malagasy — Madagascar's Conseil d'État Malagasy and 85 magistrates adopted an Ethical Charter for AI use in courts at a UNESCO seminar on artificial intelligence and the rule of law in Antananarivo. It sets out permitted and forbidden applications for AI in judicial decision-making by magistrates, closing a gap left by prior unguided use, and rests on the magistrates' code of ethics.
ILLIMI Niger trains 100 professionals in AI for crisis management
Government of Niger and United Nations System in Niger — One hundred (100) officials across Niger's public sector completed applied AI for crisis management coursework in Niamey during a two-week programme in June, organised jointly by the national government and the United Nations System with financial backing from the UN Trust Fund for Human Security. Representatives came from bodies including the High Authority for Peacebuilding, the Ministry of Interior and the National Institute of Statistics, gaining hands-on practice in artificial intelligence in emergency response through exercises in analysing datasets, compiling written reports and managing rapid-onset incidents. Branded ILLIMI Niger, the scheme sits within a broader push to build technical capacity inside government agencies.
UNESCO trains 22 Namibian judges on AI and the rule of law
UNESCO Namibia — UNESCO Namibia trained 22 judges, magistrates and legal officers on Artificial Intelligence and judicial decision-making at a Windhoek workshop with the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, running 23 to 25 June 2026. Topics included algorithmic transparency, machine-generated evidence, data safeguards and judicial independence, drawing on UNESCO's Global Toolkit on AI and the Rule of Law. Namibia's courts face growing exposure to AI in judicial processes.
Establishment of National AI Council and AI Strategy Implementation Office
Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services — Zimbabwe now has two new bodies overseeing its Zimbabwe AI policy: the National AI Council and the AI Strategy Implementation Office, both created by the Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services. Their mandate covers the National AI Strategy 2026-2030, with the Council steering strategic direction and the Office running monitoring and stakeholder coordination on the ground. Together they form the backbone of the country's AI strategy governance across every sector.
ASIN issues guidance on generative AI for Benin's public agents
Agence des Systèmes d'Information et du Numérique (ASIN) — Benin's Agence des Systèmes d'Information et du Numérique (ASIN) has set generative AI public agents rules for civil servants in a June 2026 bulletin, 'Billet juridique sur l usage des outils d intelligence artificielle générative par les agents publics au sein de l administration', covering data protection, digital sovereignty, cybersecurity and vendor contract safeguards. Standards include sovereign data hosting, full encryption and ISO/IEC 27001, 27701 and 42001 compliance. ASIN also recommends mapping AI tools in government administration, moving staff off personal accounts onto secured professional subscriptions, and adopting one binding charter.
Benin arrests a TikToker over an AI image of Patrice Talon
Centre national d'investigations numériques — A Beninese TikToker posting as Fresnel was detained on 11 June 2026 over an AI-generated image pairing him with former head of state Patrice Talon. Article 576 of the Code du numérique criminalises malicious doctoring of photographs, audio or video, drawing five years' jail and a 25 million CFA franc fine. The Centre national d'investigations numériques had warned days before against exactly this synthetic likeness.
Uganda launches UGGov Agent AI platform for citizen access to government services
Uganda government — Ugandans now get AI government services Uganda-wide through UGGov Agent, one channel to reach state bodies, follow public project progress and get help in 16 local languages over WhatsApp, Telegram and USSD. AfroSoft IT Solutions built this citizen-facing government AI assistant with presidential backing, drawing data from various ministries, departments and agencies for owners of smartphones and basic feature phones alike, sparing them an office trip.
Rwanda Cabinet approves National Artificial Intelligence Agency
Government of Rwanda — A National Artificial Intelligence Agency has cleared Cabinet in Rwanda, standing as the nation's first body built solely for AI regulation in Rwanda. President Paul Kagame chaired the 8 June 2026 meeting that formed it, charged with driving faster innovation, adoption, investment and oversight. Anchored in the 2023 National AI Policy, it will link efforts on AI governance spanning ministries, business, universities and outside partners.
Niger dissolves data protection authority HAPDP by decree
Government of Niger — President Abdourahamane Tiani's Décret n° 2026-310/PRN/PM abolishes nine public bodies, among them the Haute Autorité de Protection des Données à caractère Personnel (HAPDP). HAPDP enforced Niger AI regulation, namely Loi 2022-59's automated-decision and AI rules. Its data protection duties pass to the Ministries of Justice and Interior.
Benin warns AI edits of someone's image risk five years in prison
Centre national d'investigations numériques — Benin's Centre national d'investigations numériques has spelled out penalties for AI image manipulation: reshaping, inventing or circulating another's likeness without consent. Such AI-altered likenesses breach image rights and draw prosecution under article 576 of the Code du numérique, which permits five years' jail and a 25 million FCFA fine, about 44,400 dollars.
Ghana's disaster agency launches an AI chatbot for flood and drought alerts
National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) — Ghana's National Disaster Management Organisation introduced a WhatsApp tool for AI disaster alerts on 27 May 2026, developed by UNESCO with Government of Japan backing. The flood and drought chatbot sends forecasts, warnings and advice, and residents flag hazards and updates to disaster agencies. NADMO's Director-General wants responders using it daily.
Ministry of Digital Transformation and Innovation created with AI mandate
Government of Benin / Presidency of the Republic — President Romuald Wadagni has given Benin a dedicated AI ministry, the Ministry of Digital Transformation and Innovation (MTDI), tasked with the national AI strategy. Mahuna Akplogan, a technologist with a PhD in AI, becomes Benin's first minister holding formal AI policy mandate responsibility. The move underlines Benin's bid to lead AI governance across the region.
Eswatini judges complete pilot AI and electoral justice training
Judiciary of Eswatini — Eswatini's judiciary became Africa's first to run a pilot AI and electoral justice training for judges, with the Africa Electoral Justice Network. Sessions covered deepfakes, disinformation, digital evidence and remedies for election disputes tied to artificial intelligence, drawing on the AEJN Toolkit on AI, Elections and Electoral Justice.
Direction générale des technologies émergentes (DGTE) créée par décret du 22 mai 2026
Gouvernement de la République Gabonaise / Conseil des Ministres — Gabon's Conseil des Ministres approved a decree creating the Direction Générale des Technologies Émergentes (DGTE), part of a wider Gabon AI regulation push under the Ministry of Economie Numérique. The DGTE will draft and oversee public policy on digitalisation, technological innovation, and responsible use of artificial intelligence across République Gabonaise, with central departments and decentralised offices in every province.
Nigeria launches GovGuide, an AI chatbot for government services
Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy — Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy launched GovGuide Nigeria, an AI chatbot for government services answering citizens by voice or text in English, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. Local firm Publica AI built the voice-and-text assistant on Meta's open-source Llama models with the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.
Sierra Leone's first National AI Strategy under development
Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation (MoCTI) — Sierra Leone AI strategy plans advance under the Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation with the World Bank Group, building the nation's first such blueprint. A draft AI Readiness Diagnostic Report measures preparedness. Media, civil society, government and business spent three days shaping this national artificial intelligence policy around homegrown culture.
Over 1,000 government secretaries trained in AI at Uganda's Civil Service College
Civil Service College Uganda — More than 1,000 government secretaries across Uganda attended AI training for government secretaries at the Civil Service College in Jinja City, run by the Association of Secretaries and Administrative Professionals in Uganda (ASAPU). Kathay Technologies led sessions covering productivity, reporting, data analysis and research using artificial intelligence tools for administrative work.
Kenya's courts now get AI transcripts of proceedings overnight
Judiciary of Kenya — Kenya's Judiciary has moved from trial to routine AI court transcription, capturing proceedings electronically with transcripts ready overnight. Supreme Court Judge Isaac Lenaola presented it at the AI Everything Summit at Gitex Kenya in Nairobi, adding that the Judiciary plans a countrywide hub to pool transcription for all courts. A Judiciary chatbot also responds to public legal queries.
Burkina Faso Prime Minister's Office trains staff in AI
Primature du Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso's Prime Minister's Office ran three-day AI training for public servants from its Ouagadougou central structures, 19 to 21 May 2026. Artificial intelligence's promise and dangers for state administration framed the course, in which volunteer Oumar Karaga, a Google Canada senior software engineer, taught civil service staff data analysis, AI fundamentals, digital writing tools and generative content's legal and ethical questions.
30 Malagasy officers trained on AI tools for child protection
Government of Madagascar (National Gendarmerie and Police) — Thirty Madagascar officers completed a regional course covering AI child protection tools under UNICRI's AI for Safer Children scheme, delivered alongside the UAE Ministry of Interior and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. The Antananarivo programme, spread across three days, built skills in flagging abuse reports, connecting evidence trails and managing digital exhibits through AI-assisted investigation techniques, backed by practical exercises. A further 140-plus investigators from 16 additional nations followed remotely.
Seychelles Judiciary trains judicial officers on responsible AI use
Judiciary of Seychelles — Judicial College (JUCOS), led by Supreme Court Judge Melchior Vidot, ran a two-day workshop for Seychelles' court staff on handling AI in judicial work responsibly. Judicial Officers, Judicial Research Councils and administrative personnel examined disclosure duties, accountability questions, ethical pitfalls and courtroom disputes tied to artificial intelligence in the justice system, building literacy around emerging tools. Organisers framed the sessions as groundwork for a Judiciary-wide strategy on managing AI going forward.
CANDI (private company) / Magistrates of Kankan — Magistrates and civil society figures in Kankan joined a 13 May 2026 workshop on AI in the judicial sector, run by Guinean firm CANDI under the banner 'Artificial Intelligence and Justice in Guinea'. First President Pierre Lamah, heading the Kankan Court of Appeal, praised the push, arguing that judges armed with artificial intelligence in justice work could produce rulings faster and lift overall court performance. Guinea's public administration was named as the broader target for such tools.
Cabo Verde launches Agenda Digital 2035 with AI as a pillar
Government of Cabo Verde — Cabo Verde AI policy now runs through Resolution No. 72/2026, which the Government cleared via the Council of Ministers to lay out Agenda Digital 2035 as the country's blueprint for weaving AI, data-driven industry and automation into state functions. The resolution sets eight strategic axes meant to push the archipelago toward becoming a forward-looking, adaptable digital nation by 2035, spanning economic growth, e-government, social equity and green sustainability. The broader push for AI-driven digital transformation sits within this wider national plan rather than as a separate initiative.
Office of the Chief Justice publishes draft AI policy for the judiciary
Office of the Chief Justice — Clerical chores yes, rulings no: that's the line South Africa's Office of the Chief Justice draws in its new AI policy for the judiciary, the Draft Policy on Artificial Intelligence. Generative AI may assist with scheduling, case-flow tracking, summarising documents and translating, but stays away from weighing evidence, judging witness honesty, reading statutes, or fixing bail, sentences and risk scores. Anyone relying on it must disclose that, cross-check against trustworthy sources, finish risk training beforehand, and face review at least every two years.
Government of the Republic of Congo — A half-year deadline now governs eleven strategic outputs due from Republic of Congo's newly installed technical panel, tasked with shaping the country's national AI strategy. Frédéric Nzé heads the group, backed by the United Nations Development Programme. Aims include a Lingala and Kituba language dataset for local-language AI tools, costed at 150 to 200 million FCFA as part of wider artificial intelligence policy development.
Nigeria launches AI literacy training for senior civil servants with UNESCO
Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation — Nigeria's Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has begun AI literacy training for civil servants: a three-day Programme in Abuja, backed by UNESCO and the European Union. Didi Walson-Jack calls it a lever for faster AI-driven change across the Federal Government. Trainers under UNESCO's ethical AI framework will carry AI skills training for government workers on to ministries and agencies.
Proposal for the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy of Mozambique
Instituto Nacional de Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (INTIC) — INTIC opened public consultation on version one of the Proposal for the National AI Strategy, a Mozambique AI policy draft linking AI to digital transformation. Priority pillars span health and science, innovation and infrastructure, governance and public services, education and skills, entrepreneurship and economy, climate and agriculture, energy and environmental impact and culture and tourism. Comments closed 4 September 2026; the national AI strategy awaits adoption.
Mozambique publishes first draft of National AI Strategy for public consultation
Government of Mozambique (INTIC) — A draft Mozambique AI policy has been thrown open for public comment by INTIC, Mozambique's National Institute of Information and Communication Technologies. Universities, firms, government bodies and ordinary citizens can respond to the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, pitched as a means to lift innovation, productivity and the quality of public services.
Lagos uses AI to screen emergency reports for pranks
Lagos State Government — The Lagos State Government's Lagos Emergency Responders Management System went live on 27 April 2026, connecting the state ambulance service, LASTMA and the fire service to the Lagos State Command and Control Centre. AI emergency call screening checks reports live, acting as a prank-call filter against false alarms, and pinpoints callers automatically.
Gambia launches AI-powered misinformation response centre
Government of The Gambia — The Government of The Gambia has commissioned the National Misinformation and Disinformation Response Centre, an AI-powered misinformation detection platform under the Ministry of Information that scans online conversations, spots emerging false-content trends and verifies claims against trusted sources, functioning as an AI-driven disinformation monitoring hub. Officials call it West Africa's first such centre, built by Gambian firm Dundal Systems with ECOWAS backing and unveiled at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre.
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Republic of Ghana National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025-2035
Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations — A decade-long Ghana AI policy took effect with Cabinet backing: the Republic of Ghana National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025-2035, unveiled 24 April 2026 by Minister Samuel Nartey George's Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations. Funding comes via a National AI Fund rising from GHS 5 billion to GHS 15 billion, aimed at fair, ethical uptake spanning education, health, farming, banking and government services. Workforce skills, data rules and infrastructure spending anchor the national artificial intelligence strategy's foundations.
Ghana develops Emerging Technologies Bill for AI oversight
Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations — Ghana is drafting an Emerging Technologies Bill, a step toward formal AI regulation for rolling out artificial intelligence alongside other advanced technologies. Minister Samuel Nartey George revealed the plan at the National AI Strategy launch, calling it the legal backing needed for safe, effective use while curbing risks. The bill sits within a broader legislative overhaul and will pair with the incoming Data Protection Bill for fuller AI oversight nationwide.
Burundi validates its national AI strategy in Bujumbura
Ministry of Finance, Budget and Digital Economy / UNDP — Burundi's Ministry of Finance, Budget and Digital Economy, with the United Nations Development Programme, cleared the Stratégie nationale de l'intelligence artificielle, or SNIA, on 21 and 22 April 2026. Six pillars carry the Burundi AI policy: public leadership, data plumbing, schooling, invention, high-impact uses, ethics, inclusion. The national AI roadmap promises 1000-plus state employees trained, fifteen trial schemes in agriculture and health, incubators at Bujumbura, Ngozi and Gitega, and by 2030 a driver of fair growth and youth work.
Stratégie nationale sur l'intelligence artificielle 2025-2030
Ministry of Finance, Budget and Digital Economy — Burundi AI strategy has cleared final approval: the Ministry of Finance, Budget and Digital Economy, backed by the UNDP, signed off on the Stratégie nationale sur l'intelligence artificielle in Bujumbura. Running 2025-2030, six pillars underpin it — oversight via a new National AI Commission and ethics code, data systems, workforce skills (1,000-plus officials trained), entrepreneurship, farming and health trials, and sustainability. Government and priority sectors nationwide will follow this roadmap for AI adoption.
Netcampus trains 6,000 South African government leaders in AI
Netcampus — Roughly 6,000 South African public-sector leaders have completed AI training for government officials delivered by Netcampus through Microsoft's Elevate programme. Participants spanned the Gauteng, Western Cape and Eastern Cape provincial administrations, the Department of Higher Education, TVET colleges, the South African Revenue Service, the University of Venda and the National School of Government. Netcampus combined virtual sessions, face-to-face workshops and a learning management system to deliver the artificial intelligence upskilling programme.
Murang'a County launches an app with AI legal and farm advice
Murang'a County Government — Murang'a County's MyMurang'a app puts every county department in one place, adding an AI legal chatbot for on-the-spot answers and pro bono referrals. Residents can book clinics, search land records and seek business permits or bursaries; farmers get AI tips on pests and plant diseases. Governor Irungu Kang'ata unveiled the legal-AI app in Kenol.
Cabinet directors of Burkina Faso ministries trained in AI
Ministère de la Transition Digitale du Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso's Ministry of Digital Transition delivered AI training for government workers to cabinet directors across all ministries and public institutions on 16 April 2026 in Ouagadougou. Minister Aminata Zerbo/Sabané and the President's chief of staff launched the single-day session, which covered core AI concepts, applying artificial intelligence within cabinet duties, sovereignty over digital systems, and managing associated risks. Officials frame the workshop, built around artificial intelligence instruction, as the opening step of a larger civil service training push.
DRFiP Réunion uses AI and aerial imagery to catch tax fraud
Direction Régionale des Finances Publiques (DRFiP) de La Réunion — Direction Régionale des Finances Publiques (DRFiP) Réunion applies AI to aerial photographs, uncovering over a thousand unreported swimming pools for property tax purposes. This AI tax fraud detection effort, running since 2025, is expanding to catch unpermitted building work like garages and terraces, with AI-assisted tax compliance also helping agents verify claimed expenses during income tax filing periods.
AI digital twin and WaterCopilot launched for Botswana's water managers
International Water Management Institute and Limpopo Watercourse Commission — Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe gained two fresh AI systems for overseeing the Limpopo River Basin on 15 April 2026, once the International Water Management Institute and the Limpopo Watercourse Commission switched on WaterCopilot and the Limpopo Digital Twin. Built alongside Microsoft, WaterCopilot responds to officials' everyday-language queries by drawing directly from hydrological records, serving as a conversational AI water management tool. Meanwhile its counterpart keeps continuous watch over the basin, feeding climate adaptation efforts and joint cross-border choices on shared water resource planning.
Burkina Faso government deploys AI voice translation in Mooré on public platform
Government of Burkina Faso (via CITADEL) — CITADEL researchers built the AI voice translation Mooré tool now live on Burkina-en-marche.gov.bf, delivering spoken health and education content rather than written text. Converted French speech hits a 4.24% word error rate, a standard 77.8% of tested native speakers accepted. This French-to-Mooré speech translation reaches those who never learned letters.
Chad's ENSTP trains its administrative staff in generative AI
École nationale supérieure des travaux publics (ENSTP) — ENSTP (École nationale supérieure des travaux publics) ran generative AI training administrative staff sessions from 15 to 17 April 2026, focused on practical uses to lift productivity and efficiency. Its deputy director general said more rounds would follow, aiming to embed AI tools in administrative services long-term.
UNDP and KOICA train senior civil servants on AI and digitalisation
United Nations Development Programme (with KOICA) — Senior Sao Tome and Principe officials completed AI training for civil servants, a two-day United Nations Development Programme course funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency. Aims included digitalisation and AI capacity-building for government officials, sharpening how public services reach citizens, how decisions draw on data and how agencies answer for outcomes. A Director of Justice Policy and UNDP's Deputy Resident Representative opened proceedings.
Somalia deploys ML drought forecasting model for three-month predictions
Somali Disaster Management Agency (SODMA) — Meteorological drought conditions across Somalia can now be flagged three months ahead of rainy seasons, thanks to a machine learning drought prediction tool handed to Somalia's Disaster Management Agency and Somaliland's disaster authority. FutureWater and Galayr built the drought forecasting model under a project commissioned by the World Food Programme, shifting response away from reactive crisis handling toward anticipatory action.
Togo AI Lab trains 60 civil servants in data science and machine learning
Ministry of Public Service Efficiency and Digital Transformation (Togo AI Lab) — Togo AI Lab is training 260 people, including 60 public administration staff, through a six-week data science certification with Simplon from 13-14 April 2026. This machine learning training for civil servants covers Python and data processing. The Ministry of Public Service Efficiency and Digital Transformation organised this public-sector upskilling with GIZ.
Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation / AI Unit — Mauritius's Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation unveiled the FAIR Guidelines on 10 April 2026, pairing them with the National AI Strategy to shape Mauritius AI governance nationwide. Four pillars—Fairness, Accountability, Inclusiveness and Integrity, and Responsibility—anchor this voluntary code, steering responsible artificial intelligence adoption, design and deployment across industries. Regulators intend the code to harden into binding rules once the sector matures.
Congo's National Assembly adopts AI ethics rules in a research law
National Assembly of Congo — The National Assembly of Congo passed a bill steering scientific research and technological innovation, a text carried by the Ministry of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation to modernise the sector and absorb what artificial intelligence now demands. This Congo AI regulation writes an ethical framework around such technologies and stands up a national committee accountable for responsible use, answering to norms in force and to social values. Caria is also foreseen to organise work in the field. Jean-Luc Marcel Mouthou, whose portfolio covers preschool, primary and secondary education plus literacy, presented these AI governance rules to deputies, calling them an important step.
Zimbabwe announces AI Cyber Shield to fight AI-powered fraud
Government of Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe will launch AI fraud detection financial services through the Zimbabwe AI Cyber Shield, a national programme under the country's National AI Strategy. ICT Minister Tatenda Mavetera outlined a 12-month rollout at the Cyber Fraud and AI Summit, alongside training for 10,000 cybersecurity professionals in AI-powered fraud prevention and a legal framework for ethical AI use in cyber defence. Mobile money fraud driven by AI drains US$30 million from Zimbabwe each year, the reason behind the push.
Cameroon telecoms regulator trains staff in AI for regulation
Telecommunications Regulatory Board — Cameroon's Telecommunications Regulatory Board held a three-day expert-led seminar on AI in telecoms regulation for staff, 8–10 April 2026. Topics: everyday AI tools and AI-supported regulatory monitoring.
Burkina Faso tickets drivers with AI cameras in Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso Ministry of Security — Burkina Faso's Ministry of Security started a nationwide video-ticketing trial in Ouagadougou on 7 April 2026, with high-definition AI traffic cameras spotting red-light, seatbelt, phone and speeding offences. Each flagged vehicle's owner gets an SMS with a link to pay; camera-based enforcement was scheduled to run fully from 1 August 2026.
Uganda drafts national AI and emerging technologies strategy
Ministry of ICT and National Guidance — Uganda AI strategy work is nearing completion under the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, which is finalising a National AI and Emerging Technologies Strategy, an AI and emerging technologies policy meant to steer artificial intelligence, blockchain, IoT and robotics uptake across sectors. Nationwide consultations closed in March 2026, with sign-off expected by June 2026 and agriculture, health, education and public administration named as early focus areas. Ethics and oversight provisions will follow Uganda's Data Protection and Privacy Act.
Ethio Telecom launches teleSign with AI identity verification
Ethio Telecom — Ethio Telecom's new teleSign platform verifies users through AI identity verification, matching facial biometric verification via liveness-detection video against the Fayda National Digital ID instead of an office visit. Citizens and diaspora Ethiopians use it to confirm paperwork, assign or withdraw legal representation, and apply for professional licences from a phone or browser. Ethiopia's Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Federal Documents Authentication and Registration Service partnered on development.
ENA de Guinée trains senior civil servants on AI for administrative performance
Ministry of Modernisation of the Administration and Public Service / ENA de Guinée — ENA de Guinée (École Nationale d'Administration) gave 35 hours of AI for public administration training via the FEMS+ tie-up with Quebec's ENAP. In Conakry, the module on Artificial Intelligence and administrative performance built 'manager-leaders' for Guinea's Simandou 2040 drive, covering generative AI in government administration, ethics, transparency and data protection.
Uganda Judiciary deploys AI tools for legal research and case analysis
Judiciary of Uganda — Uganda's Judiciary now runs AI legal research software to sift case files, cutting the time judges once spent digging through records. Uganda Legal Information Institute (ULII) added a matching tool that reads filings and condenses long rulings into short summaries, an early example of AI-powered case analysis in the courts. Paper filing disappears by 1 July 2026 under the Electronic Court Case Management Information System (ECCMIS).
Ghana begins nationwide AI literacy training for civil servants
Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations — Ghana's Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, with UNESCO, is delivering AI literacy training for civil servants nationwide, an AI skills training for government staff effort built on a train-the-trainer model. An Accra-based group learns first, then passes the material to colleagues across ministries and agencies, one of four rounds finishing by May 2026. Machine learning, generative AI, algorithmic bias and data privacy make up the curriculum.
Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT) — The Ministry of ICT and Innovation ran a multi-day Artificial Intelligence Trust and Safety Workshop on responsible AI in the judiciary, co-organised with UNDP Rwanda and supported by the Government of Canada. Specialists in finance, telecommunications, IT and cybersecurity worked on frameworks to keep judicial AI ethical and accountable.
Ghana runs second AI masterclass for senior public officials
Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations — Ghana's Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations has opened a second National AI Masterclass cohort in Akuse, part of its ongoing AI training for government officials, running to 25 March 2026. Deputy Directors and similar ranks build skills in AI, policy formulation and evidence-based decision-making. Around 100 officials across various ministries and agencies have already gone through this public sector AI capacity-building push.
Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT) — Rwanda's Ministry of ICT and Innovation ran AI training for chief digital officers drawn from government agencies nationwide. Cenfri delivered this public-sector AI upskilling, covering generative AI, practical use cases in government and the governance principles behind responsible deployment.
Law reforming ANSICE with artificial intelligence oversight
Parliament of Chad (National Assembly and Senate) — Chad places artificial intelligence under ANSICE's formal AI oversight through Law No. 003/AN-SENAT/2026, promulgated by Decree No. 148/PR/2026, ratifying Ordinance No. 001/PR/2026. The reform extends the national agency beyond information security and electronic certification into an expanded AI regulatory field, folding in digital platforms, social media and AI systems, while sharpening its powers over cybercrime, data protection and cybersecurity.
Côte d'Ivoire launches EMY 101, an AI chatbot for citizens
Government of Côte d'Ivoire — The Ivorian government has launched EMY 101, an AI government chatbot on WhatsApp and Messenger that explains state policy and official formalities, from civil registration to tax. Users can also voice worries, flag alerts and find the correct public-service contact through the citizen assistant, supported by the free 101 line.
NITA-U launches UG Support platform with AI-assisted ICT service management
National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) — Uganda's National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U) has rolled out UG Support, combining service requests, incident management, asset tracking, system monitoring and AI-assisted ICT service management in one interface. Proactive issue detection lets technical teams fix problems before users report them, linked into Uganda's e-citizen ecosystem via an AI-assisted support platform.
LRA introduces AI tools at staff communications retreat
Liberia Revenue Authority — Liberia Revenue Authority staff learned AI tools for tax communication at a three-day retreat held by its Communication, Media and Public Affairs Section. Employees from Taxpayer Services, Customs, Domestic Tax and other units trained in artificial intelligence for institutional communication, covering research, content creation and media monitoring.
Togo puts AI fraud detection behind its product-marking controls
Togo Ministry of Economy and Strategic Oversight — Togo's economy minister Badanam Patoki unveiled the Digital Market Intelligence platform in Lomé on 12 March 2026, bringing AI fraud detection and data analysis to automated product-marking enforcement. SICPA's Togolese subsidiary built the tool, which flags potentially counterfeit consumer goods so Office Togolais des Recettes agents and Ministry of Commerce inspectors can aim inspections and market surveillance.
Akwa Ibom State Judiciary deploys AI to speed up court proceedings
Akwa Ibom State Judiciary — Among six states trialling courtroom AI for the National Judicial Institute, Akwa Ibom State Judiciary now applies AI in court proceedings, recording and converting hearings into written form without manual effort. LexScript AI built the underlying tool, delivering finished transcripts inside 24 hours. Justice Ekaete Fabian-Obot, the Chief Judge, foresees swifter case handling as this courtroom transcription pilot spreads further.
Nigeria Immigration Service launches AI centre to track visa overstayers
Nigeria Immigration Service — Ten years of traveller records are now searchable via AI visa overstayer tracking, thanks to the Nigeria Immigration Service's new Integrated Operations Centre. Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said the AI-driven immigration records system grants officers live history lookups, letting NIS catch overstaying foreigners nationwide amid wider border reform.
Uganda Judiciary acquires AI judgment writing tool for judges
Uganda Judiciary — An AI judgment writing tool now belongs to Uganda's Judiciary, co-created with the Lexis-Nexis Rule of Law Foundation. Slotted into Microsoft Word, it stocks templates, statutes and prior rulings, trimming research hours so decisions get drafted faster. Judge Geoffrey Kiryabwire dreamed up the concept and flags more AI-assisted judicial decision drafting capability on the way.
Irembo deploys multilingual AI chatbot on Rwanda's government services portal
Irembo — An AI chatbot government services tool now answers Rwandans in Kinyarwanda, English or French on the IremboGov portal, live and fielding queries. The launch follows the platform's GovTech Prize win for Best Government Service in the World at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, and engineers are building a voice-based AI virtual assistant for citizen support next.
MoCTI trains 50 senior civil servants on AI and cybersecurity
Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation (MoCTI) — Sierra Leone's Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation delivered AI training for civil servants: over 50 senior leaders from ministries, departments and agencies. Qhala, the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre and the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation co-ran the Miatta Conference Hall leadership course on cybersecurity, AI and emerging technologies. Aim: civil service AI skills so policy and strategic choices serve the public interest.
Ghana begins drafting Data Protection Bill to regulate AI systems
Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations — Samuel Nartey George, Ghana's Communications Minister, unveiled a draft law for AI regulation Ghana needs, covering automated decision-making, deepfakes, and data transfers across borders. Speaking at Accra's Data Protection Conference, he framed it as overhauling enforcement as AI spreads across health, finance, telecoms and government. A parallel Emerging Technologies Bill would extend AI systems oversight to advanced analytics and digital assets.
Ethiopia approves regulation to establish Medemer AI University
Council of Ministers of Ethiopia — Ethiopia's Council of Ministers cleared rules creating the Medemer Artificial Intelligence University, a self-governing state campus in Addis Ababa for AI higher education and advanced computational sciences. The measure fixes its leadership, independence and teaching remit. Under Digital Ethiopia 2030, its AI tertiary education prepares graduates in robotics, machine learning, advanced computing and data science.
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission trains staff on AI and human rights
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission — Addis Ababa hosted a session where Ethiopian Human Rights Commission staff studied AI and human rights, examining how fast-growing AI affects rights protections nationwide. Trainers weighed AI's benefits against risks like bias, injustice and data protection breaches. EHRC folded this artificial intelligence rights protection work into its 2026-2030 strategic plan, listing further AI activities ahead.
Gabon enacts ordinance requiring AI-generated content to be labelled
Government of Gabon — Gabon's Ordinance n°0011/PR/2026, dated 26 February 2026, introduces AI content labelling: synthetic text, images, video and deepfakes must bear an indelible mark showing they are artificial. Articles 32 to 34 and 53 also oblige platforms to run automatic detection systems, and outlaw explicit sexual deepfakes, wrongly crediting statements to public figures, and posing as state institutions. The rules rank among Africa's earliest binding measures on synthetic media marking.
Malawi Judiciary trains judges on responsible AI use
Malawi Judiciary — Malawi's Judiciary Digitalisation Committee and Judiciary Training Committee ran a two-day workshop in Blantyre on responsible AI use in courts, backed by European Union funding through the Chilungamo II programme. Sessions covered how artificial intelligence functions and AI's role in judicial processes. Justice of Appeal Healey Potani stressed that judicial wisdom could never be replaced by AI, while Justice Fiona Mwale called for a clear institutional stance on where AI can responsibly assist.
Government of Malawi — Principal Secretaries from all Malawi cabinet ministries took one-day, high-level AI training for senior civil servants in Salima, covering service delivery, policy analysis, fraud detection and ethical adoption. Chief Secretary Dr Justin Saidi opened it, citing President Peter Mutharika's directive to speed up digitalising public services. UNDP backed the government AI upskilling via the Inclusive Digital Transformation for Malawi project; the World Bank, via the Digital Malawi Acceleration Project.
South Africa opens free AI training to all public servants
National School of Government — AI fluency courses for public servants are now free and open nationwide under the NSG Digital Skills Programme 2026, run by South Africa's National School of Government, offering free AI training for government employees. Cybersecurity and mobile digital literacy training accompany part-time online study, delivered with the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa and Microsoft's Elevate programme. Applications closed 31 July 2026.
Joint Statement on AI-Generated Imagery and the Protection of Privacy
Nigeria Data Protection Commission — Nearly 60 privacy regulators worldwide joined Nigeria's Data Protection Commission in signing the Joint Statement on AI-Generated Imagery and the Protection of Privacy. Compliance Audit Returns under the Nigeria Data Protection Act, plus the General Application and Implementation Directive, will now judge responsible AI use.
Rwanda's London mission launches Nshuti, an AI consular chatbot
High Commission of Rwanda in the United Kingdom — Rwanda's High Commission in the United Kingdom has launched Nshuti, an AI consular chatbot on WhatsApp and the mission's website giving the diaspora and others seeking services instant consular answers. The in-house assistant guides users on appointments, passport applications and renewals, document registration and certification, and national ID enquiries.
Senate of Kenya — Kenya's Senate has tabled the Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026, entering Kenya Law's Bills collection. The proposed Kenya AI regulation, a 1.1 MB PDF, remains under Senate consideration with no passage timeline, marking an early step toward AI governance rules.
Draft National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Malawi
Ministry of Information and Communications Technology — The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology's Department of E-Government opened validation of the Draft National Artificial Intelligence Strategy at a two-day Lilongwe workshop. This Malawi AI policy sets a coordinated framework for responsible AI adoption across ministries, plus stronger digital public infrastructure and innovation. By August 2026, the national AI plan remained unadopted, pending finalisation.
Tanzania's judiciary rolls out AI transcription for court judgments
Tanzania Judiciary — Speaking a ruling aloud now suffices: Tanzania's judiciary's AI transcription for courts converts the spoken words into finished text, rendering it between Kiswahili and English in minutes instead of weeks. Italian firm Almawave built the tool, tested since 2024 across 11 judicial zones under the Transcription and Translation Software programme, and courtrooms beyond that pilot are next. Checking documents is also getting quicker as this AI-powered court translation software links data with the Tanzania Revenue Authority and the Business Registrations and Licensing Agency.
Cabinet of Mauritius / Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation — Mauritius now follows a national AI strategy Mauritius will use through 2029: "AI for Mauritius", Cabinet's guiding artificial intelligence framework economy-wide. Priority sectors span health, finance, farming, industry and government services, overseen by a new Mauritius Artificial Intelligence Council. It is the country's first unified AI policy framework Mauritius has set nationally.
Uganda Judiciary trains 80 research magistrates on responsible AI use
Uganda Judiciary — Kampala's Judiciary headquarters hosted 80-plus research magistrates for a single day of Artificial Intelligence training on AI in legal research and judgment drafting. Acting Chief Registrar Pamela Lamunu Ocaya flagged the risk of leaning too heavily on AI, since it commonly invents cases that were never decided, and pressed for responsible AI use going forward.
Ghana runs every import declaration through an AI valuation system
Ghana Revenue Authority — The Ghana Revenue Authority says customs takings rose from GH¢2.4 billion to GH¢3.6 billion within weeks of Publican AI going live at Tema Port. This AI customs valuation system checks declared import prices against global trade databases with machine-learning models and routes suspicious entries to a customs officer before clearance. Freight forwarders and importer groups call it opaque and slow at the busiest port, prompting an April media briefing.
First cohort of public-sector data science and AI training graduates in Rwanda
Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA) — A half-year government AI training course, the Data Science Capacity Building Initiative (DSCBI), produced 41 graduates drawn from Rwandan public bodies, covering analytics and applied AI methods. RISA, NISR, AIMS Rwanda, the Mastercard Foundation and Cenfri built the scheme to sharpen evidence-based policymaking government-wide.
Djibouti trains 42 education inspectors in generative AI
Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training — Djibouti's Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training, the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie and InnoVAI Djibouti certified 42 inspectors and pedagogical advisors in AI for education across seven workshops, October 2025 to January 2026. Output included sample lesson plans using generative AI tools, automated grading rubrics and a draft ethics charter for ministry-wide use. A CREFA/OIF centre ceremony marked completion.
Madagascar launches ASAN'AI digital skills programme for 1,300 youth
Government of Madagascar — Madagascar's Government has opened ASAN'AI, a free 15-month AI digital skills training scheme for 1,300 young Malagasy. Delivered with the World Bank and private firms Intelcia, Konecta, Connecteo and Concentrix, this AI skills programme builds capacity for high-demand roles in business process outsourcing, including augmented customer experience work. A first batch of 280 trainees began placement from month three.
Assemblée nationale de Côte d'Ivoire (National Assembly) — 24 bills reached Côte d'Ivoire's National Assembly at the start of its ordinary session, and artificial intelligence legislation stands out among them. Officials frame the draft Côte d'Ivoire AI regulation as a way to align law with emerging digital challenges under an AI legal framework, while advancing the nation's ambition to become a regional tech hub. Parliament has yet to approve the text, leaving it pending further debate.
National artificial intelligence roadmap 2026-2035
Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Economy — The Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Economy approved a 2026-2035 national artificial intelligence roadmap anchoring Guinea AI policy. Phases: institutional, regulatory and technical groundwork, then gradual AI use in public services, then regional AI leadership. The UNDP's Artificial Intelligence Landscape Assessment (AILA) methodology shaped this national AI strategy, a first among French-speaking countries.
Federal Civil Service deploys Service-Wide GPT for civil servants
Federal Civil Service of Nigeria — Nigeria's Federal Civil Service has logged 25,000-plus chats on Service-Wide GPT, an AI tool for public administration. It draws on the Constitution, Public Service Rules, statutory regulations and official circulars for workers across ministries, departments and agencies. Didi Esther Walson-Jack cited the count as evidence the AI chatbot for government staff is catching on.
Government of Togo — Roughly 60 civil servants in Togo gained hands-on exposure to ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini and Claude through UNDP's four-day AI training for civil servants. The curriculum spanned drafting official documents, data analysis and strategic planning, plus algorithmic bias and data protection — themes central to generative AI in public administration.
Namibia launches AI agent network for citizen complaints
Bank of Namibia and Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia — Namibia's ConsumerConnect pilot brings an AI agent network for citizen complaints, run by the Bank of Namibia and the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia. Over 2,000 banking, insurance, non-banking and telecommunications firms use this AI-powered complaint resolution system in Afrikaans, English, German and Oshiwambo, funded by the Gates Foundation on Proto's platform.
Addis Ababa City Administration — Addis Ababa City Administration switched on the Integrated Civil Registration and Residency Service Technology, an AI-powered civil registration platform, across 50 woredas from 8 December 2025. The Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute built this digitised civil registration system, linking vital events registration with residency identification for smartphone use. Mayor Adanech Abiebie called it a decisive move toward digitised services.
Rwanda makes AI training mandatory for all civil servants
Government of Rwanda (Ministry of Public Service and Labour / MINICT) — Rwanda's Ministry of Public Service and Labour now compels AI training for civil servants across every government institution, whatever staff members' duties or technical grounding. A 31 December 2025 cutoff shifted to 15 January 2026 once logistical snags left some workers short of time. Skipping the mandatory AI courses for government employees brings disciplinary consequences under the public service framework.
National artificial intelligence strategy under development
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, Government of Togo — Togo AI policy is advancing through a Ministry of Justice and Human Rights blueprint steering public deployment of artificial intelligence. Delegates from ministries, agencies and civil society met at a Lomé event, "Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Governance," debating fair algorithms, sound data, citizens' rights and rules for homegrown research.
Ministry of ICT and National Guidance — Uganda's Ministry of ICT has unveiled its first Uganda AI policy step, standing up a taskforce to steer governance. Specialists must draft guidance touching agriculture, education, health, finance and administration, plus privacy, security, misinformation and bias, aiming toward a national AI governance framework for future regulation.
Oromia Supreme Court partners with AI Institute for Afaan Oromo transcription
Supreme Court of Oromia — Afaan Oromo court hearings will get an AI court transcription system under a new pact between Ethiopia's Supreme Court of Oromia and the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute (EAII), turning spoken arguments into written records automatically. Slow manual conversion of oral testimony had long frustrated the Oromia bench, prompting the collaboration. EAII's Dr Worku Gachena called natural language processing central to the institute's mission, framing this as an instance of automated speech-to-text for legal proceedings.
Liberia launches landmark AI training for government officials with UNDP
Government of Liberia — Ministry staff across Liberia gained AI training for government officials as the United Nations Development Programme partnered with Liberia's government on a nationwide modernisation drive during UNDP AI Week. Civil servants explored using artificial intelligence to sharpen service delivery and guide decisions, an early milestone toward public-sector AI capacity building.
ESCCOM warns broadcasters on AI deep fakes and ethics
Eswatini Communications Commission (ESCCOM) — Broadcasters in Eswatini face an AI deep fakes broadcasting crackdown from their regulator, with ESCCOM demanding ethical, transparent handling of the technology to stop misinformation from wearing down public confidence. ESCCOM CEO Mvilawemphi Dlamini framed the message around responsible broadcasting principles, adding that a forthcoming commission framework aims to shield citizens without smothering AI-driven innovation in the sector.
Kenya Revenue Authority — Kenya Revenue Authority is among Sub-Saharan Africa's earliest adopters of AI risk engines for tax compliance, built into its enforcement pipeline. Customs receipts hit a record KSh85 billion in one month once the pilot began. Fraudulent filings, mismatched income and risky transactions now get flagged by these machine-learning tools for tax enforcement.
Seychelles Cabinet approves NISTI Bill creating science and AI body
Government of Seychelles — A new statutory body will steer Seychelles AI policy after Cabinet cleared the NISTI Bill, setting up the National Institute for Science, Technology and Innovation to lead national research and innovation efforts. Lawmakers enacted the Act in December 2025, tasking NISTI with drafting strategies for artificial intelligence adoption, digital transformation and other frontier technologies, plus overseeing tech transfer across the islands. This positions the institute as Seychelles' central authority for coordinating AI regulation and innovation planning.
Rwanda gives AI training to 150 members of parliament
Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT) — Rwanda's Ministry of ICT and Innovation, with GIZ, Women Political Leaders, Cenfri and the Certa Foundation, gave AI training to about 150 Parliament members from the Chamber of Deputies, Senate and Office of the Clerk in one day. Lessons built AI literacy via basics, generative AI, governance, inclusive AI, and legislative tools for document analysis, translation and budget work.
Kenya launches UNESCO-Oxford AI course for civil servants
Kenya School of Government — Kenya School of Government now offers free enrolment in the UNESCO-Oxford Massive Open Online Course on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation in Government, under DigiKen. Officials at Job Grade CG8 and above get responsible AI training for civil servants, aiming for 20,000 trained by 2027 in this digital transformation training push.
Zimbabwe mandates AI training for 10,000 civil servants yearly
Government of Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe will roll out mandatory AI training for civil servants, requiring at least 10,000 public employees to complete yearly coursework spanning artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and data handling — an artificial intelligence coursework for public sector staff effort under a national digital push. Mthuli Ncube flagged Microsoft and Google certification as compulsory elements, housed within the Science, Technology, Digitalisation, Innovation and Human Capital Development cluster among next fiscal year's top reform goals.
Angola presents draft AI law for public consultation
Government of Angola (MINTTICS) — MINTTICS, Angola's Ministry of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication, opened public feedback in 2025 on an 86-article draft Artificial Intelligence Law, marking the country's first move toward Angola AI regulation. Companies deploying AI systems would face binding duties around openness, fairness, safety and answerability, while individuals gain a legal right to reject decisions made entirely by machines. Wilful misuse carries penalties of up to 12 years' jail time for people and fines reaching 1.5 billion kwanzas for corporations under this proposed AI governance framework.
Nigeria's AI Bill introduced to the House of Representatives
Nigerian House of Representatives — HB 2567, the Nigerian Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2025, sits before Nigeria's House of Representatives, building Nigeria AI regulation around ethical, accountable AI development. Backers call it an AI governance framework covering deployment and oversight nationwide. National Assembly members are still debating passage.
Chad creates a Directorate General for Artificial Intelligence
Government of Chad — Chad's Government has created an AI policy directorate, the Directorate General for Artificial Intelligence (DG IA), under the Ministry of Telecommunications, Digital Economy and Digitalization of the Administration, by presidential decree. Zara Ahmed Sidick heads the body, the country's first of its kind, tasked with drafting national strategy, flagging priority sectors, gauging AI's impact and scouting automation across public services. Chad AI governance had no comparable unit before.
Malawi completes AI weather prediction pilot for early warnings
Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Service (DCCMS) — AI weather prediction has completed a full pilot at Malawi's Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Service (DCCMS), pairing MET Norway's Bris model with ECMWF's Forecast-in-a-Box. WMO CREWS funded the April-to-October 2025 run to sharpen storm-alert accuracy and speed. Local teams learned the AI-based weather forecasting system, embedded it into routine work, then presented results at the WMO Ex-Congress.
Mauritius launches AI for All booklet to improve citizen AI literacy
Government of Mauritius — Mauritius's Government unveiled AI for All on 29 October in Port Louis, driving AI literacy Mauritius-wide with UN backing through the Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation. DIVA, the Digital Interactive Virtual Assistant, anchors this push for public AI awareness, explaining machine intelligence in English, French and Creole. Copies go to schools and social centres under the Digital Transformation Blueprint 2025-2029.
Zambia Evidence Lab runs AI training workshop for government officials
Zambia Evidence Lab (Ministry of Finance and National Planning) — A one-day AI for Government Workshop gave Zambian officials grounding in AI training for government officials, hosted by the Ministry of Finance and National Planning's embedded Zambia Evidence Lab (ZEL). Sessions ran from foundational artificial intelligence theory toward practical public-sector applications. The effort reflects a government AI literacy programme equipping policymakers to embed AI in their work.
Government of Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's Cabinet has backed a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy running 2026 to 2030, part of its Zimbabwe AI policy push to move the economy away from resource dependence and toward knowledge-driven growth. Six pillars anchor this AI roadmap: growing homegrown AI skills, building computing infrastructure, spreading AI use through government and business, and an ethics framework drawing on UNESCO recommendations. A new National AI Council will steer direction, while an AI Strategy Implementation Office handles coordination on the ground.
Rwanda to launch Mbaza AI platform for citizen services
Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC) — Mbaza, an AI citizen services platform, is set to succeed e-Citizen across Rwanda, according to Minister Dominique Habimana. Grievances will be submitted and monitored instantly through the AI-powered government platform, linked with Irembo plus the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics system. Officials anticipate going live before 2025 concludes.
Ethiopia launches AI customs chatbot and passenger risk system
Ethiopian Customs Commission — Ethiopia's Customs Commission gained four digital tools built by the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute: an AI customs chatbot, an AI-powered Passenger Risk Management System serving as a passenger screening tool, electronic cargo tracking, and smart border control management. Abiy Ahmed backed the rollout, citing hopes for less smuggling and clearer border dealings.
Senegal data protection authority warns against AI misuse on social media
Commission de Protection des Données Personnelles (CDP) — Senegal's CDP publicly denounced AI misuse on social media on 8 October 2025, citing manipulated videos and photos of public figures and ordinary people circulated without consent. Commission de Protection des Données Personnelles officials tied this AI-generated deepfakes and manipulated media trend to opinion-manipulation tactics, plus dangers of stolen identities and misused personal information. They pressed citizens, creators and platforms alike to jointly guard against such harms.
DRC launches drafting of first National AI Strategy
Ministère de l'Économie Numérique — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) began drafting its first National AI Strategy on 8 October 2025, backed by President Félix Tshisekedi's $1.5 billion Digital Nation 2030 vision. Augustin Kibassa Maliba, Minister of Digital Economy, opened the inter-institutional commission producing this artificial intelligence policy framework alongside a National Digital Plan for 2026-2030.
Malagasy Customs deploys generative AI agent for invoice fraud detection
Direction Générale des Douanes de Madagascar — Agent SVO hunts fraudulent invoices at Madagascar's customs authority, built by its Centre d'Excellence des Données et de l'Intelligence Artificielle (CEDIA) as a generative AI invoice fraud detection tool. It flags tampered figures and forgeries automatically, sharpening checks while adding speed via automated document verification.
SARS expands Lwazi AI assistant across website and mobile app
South African Revenue Service (SARS) — South Africa's SARS has broadened Lwazi, its AI tax assistant, onto both the SARS website and SARS MobiApp. Queries about reference numbers, balances, assessment notices, and refund or audit progress now get answered instantly, forming an AI-driven revenue support system shaped around accessibility for visually impaired users.
Uganda police launch AI-powered chatbot for community service
Uganda Police Force — Uganda Police Force now runs an AI chatbot for policing queries, built by its Directorate of ICT to mimic ChatGPT-style replies for members of the public. Citizens can ask about events, incidents and general policing matters and receive professional, consistent answers instead of waiting on officers. This AI-powered police assistant will soon sit on the force's website, and SMS access is being explored for people without smartphones.
Ghana launches AI Practitioners' Guide for ethical AI
Government of Ghana — Ghana now has a national blueprint for building AI systems responsibly: the Ghana AI Practitioners' Guide (GAIPG), produced by Heritors Labs alongside BMZ and GIZ. Unveiled in Accra, it lays out ethical steps for every phase of AI development, from design through deployment, and is intended to shape upcoming legislation and Ghana AI policy through practical AI governance guidance.
Bank of Uganda launches SupTech project using AI for financial supervision
Bank of Uganda — Bank of Uganda is rolling out AI financial supervision via its new E-Supervision (SupTech) project, using analytics to watch banks, fintechs and other regulated firms. Governor Dr Michael Atingi-Ego wants preventative oversight through AI-driven regulatory oversight and real-time data, catching risks before crises hit rather than reacting afterward. The effort backs the nation's digital transformation drive.
226 justice professionals start first AI training course in Cabo Verde
Ministry of Justice of Cabo Verde — 226 legal staff nationwide began AI training for justice professionals in Cabo Verde, an AI training programme for the judiciary organised by IMIJ under the Ministry of Justice. Concluding 3 October, sessions cover core AI concepts and practical courtroom applications, backed by UNDP alongside the Directorate-General for Justice Policy. Delegates arrived from every island.
National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025 to 2029
Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy — Nigeria AI policy now runs on five pillars set out in the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025-2029: infrastructure, ecosystem growth, sector-wide adoption, ethics safeguards and governance. The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy issued the plan on 19 September 2025 with NITDA as lead implementer. Officials call it a living national AI strategy meant to evolve rather than stay fixed.
National guideline for the responsible use of artificial intelligence
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology — Tanzania will issue a national guideline for responsible AI use, part of a wider Tanzania AI regulation push confirmed by Mohammed Khamis Abdulla. The rules are meant to shape how organisations deploy the fast-moving technology nationwide. A planned Nala, Dodoma institute for digital and AI technologies would anchor training and support, giving this artificial intelligence policy effort a physical base.
Comité régional de la donnée et de l'intelligence artificielle installed
Conseil Régional de La Réunion (Région Réunion) — Conseil Régional de La Réunion stood up its first Regional Data and Artificial Intelligence Committee, uniting public bodies with private firms behind regional AI governance built for the common good. A shared framework guides the panel toward open, dependable, ethically handled records, casting AI as an engine of local innovation rather than a mere administrative add-on beyond territorial data governance. This step extends the Regional Digital Strategy already in force since September 2023.
Conseil de l'intelligence artificielle et du numérique (CIANum)
French Government (Ministry of Economy and Finance) — Mayotte's AI policy advisory council, CIANum (Conseil de l'intelligence artificielle et du numérique), weighs how digital tools and AI touch society, the economy and territories. Clara Chappaz founded it 12 June 2025; a 4 September 2025 decree updated the 8 December 2017 text, cementing its legal status. Succeeding the Conseil national du numérique, CIANum gained members by order on 8 September 2025 — Mayotte's AI and digital governance body.
Kenya announces AI-powered drones and biometrics for border security
Interior Ministry of Kenya — AI border security anchors a Kenyan strategy combining drones with biometric identification to curb illegal crossings, says Interior Ministry official Dr Raymond Omollo, who named Somalia and Ethiopia frontiers as priority zones for AI-powered surveillance and border control. Agencies would also share intelligence instantly via connected systems.
Draft Artificial Intelligence Law under development by ministry
Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Artificial Intelligence Systems — Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Artificial Intelligence Systems is drafting an Artificial Intelligence Law (Anteproyecto de Ley de Inteligencia Artificial) under Minister Honorato Evita Oma, part of a broader Equatorial Guinea AI regulation push. Six pillars underpin the text: safeguarding national identity, embracing linguistic and cultural diversity, protecting local data and traditional knowledge, pursuing sustainable growth, encouraging training and innovation, and honouring global legal and ethical norms. A proposed autonomous body, ANIAD (National Artificial Intelligence and Data Authority), would provide AI governance oversight, with the effort tied to the African Union Agenda 2063 and the Malabo Convention 2014.
National Artificial Intelligence Policy in final drafting stage
Ministry of Communications and Innovation, Government of Botswana — The Ministry of Communications and Innovation is finalising a draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy after a UNESCO AI Readiness Assessment endorsed preparedness, Assistant Minister Mr Shawn Nthaile confirmed. Botswana AI policy will steer ethical, inclusive, secure deployment to national development goals. This AI governance text remains unenacted and unpublished.
Ordonnance n° 0006/PR/2025 portant réglementation de la digitalisation en République Gabonaise
Présidence de la République Gabonaise — Gabon's government has enacted Ordonnance n° 0006/PR/2025, signed by President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and published in the Journal Officiel, setting a legal framework for public-sector digitalisation. A dedicated "Smart-Gouvernement" component requires administrative bodies to deploy artificial intelligence and emerging technologies so services become proactive rather than reactive, marking a formal push for AI in government administration and AI-driven public administration more broadly. The decree also lays down principles covering digital inclusion, interoperability, security and data sovereignty.
Réunion pilots AI chatbot for domestic violence support
CEVIF (Centre d'Écoute des Violences Intrafamiliales) — AinoAid, an AI chatbot for domestic violence support piloted on Réunion, had logged over 1,000 anonymous contacts within months. CNRS deployed the tool with local partner CEVIF under the EU-funded IMPROVE project, letting victims, associations and health workers spot abuse, locate resources and reach services — an early example of AI for domestic abuse support.
Public financial management digitalisation regulation with AI chapter
Office of the Prime Minister, Federal Government of Somalia — Somalia's Office of the Prime Minister issued Regulation LR.183 (Xeer-nidaamiyaha Dhijitalaynta Nidaamka Maareynta Maaliyadda Guud), covering digitalisation of the public financial management system. Chapter 6, Article 34 addresses AI in public financial management across government entities, marking one of Somalia's earliest formal nods to AI governance in government finance in such rules.
Chad trains 2,000 young people in AI under a national programme
Government of Chad — Chad's government enrolled 2,000 young citizens aged 15 to 35 in a nationwide AI training programme, run jointly by the Ministry of Telecommunications, the Ministry of Higher Education and the UNESCO ACCES-TIC Chair. Sessions spanned 4 to 14 August 2025 and mixed foundational machine learning ideas with hands-on uses spanning farming, healthcare, schooling and broader economic sectors. Organisers closed the effort at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by handing certificates to graduates, naming 41 standout participants for distinction as part of this AI skills training push.
KURA to build AI-controlled Traffic Management Centre for Nairobi
Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) — Nairobi's congestion crisis is prompting Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) to construct a Traffic Management Centre (TMC) at City Cabanas, deploying AI-controlled traffic management to track, forecast and ease jams across the city. The first rollout covers 25 of Nairobi's most gridlocked junctions, with signals shifting automatically as AI traffic lights respond to live conditions. Engineers expect the work finished by early 2026.
Government of Ghana (Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations with UNDP) — Ghana's Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations and UNDP ran a three-day Ministerial AI Bootcamp in July 2025, an AI capacity building government drive for Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and focal persons. Chief of Staff Julius Debrah opened it, tying AI adoption metrics to ministerial KPIs with yearly reporting required.
Gabon launches Missamou, an AI chatbot for government communication
Government of Gabon — Gabon deployed an AI chatbot for government communication called Missamou, reachable via Facebook Messenger around the clock. Natural language processing drives replies to public queries, shares bulletins, and guides paperwork 24 hours daily, lightening demand at counters and phone lines. It stands as the nation's inaugural virtual assistant linking state and citizen.
Ethiopian Federal Police signs deal for AI-powered smart station
Ethiopian Federal Police Commission — Ethiopia's Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute and Ethiopian Federal Police Commission signed a deal to build a Smart Police Station, positioning the country as a leader in AI-driven policing. EAII's Worku Gachena said the project folds AI solutions into policing nationwide. It follows an earlier EFPApp partnership credited with strengthened operational efficiency.
Cameroon's national artificial intelligence strategy (SNIA)
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MINPOSTEL) — Yaoundé hosted the unveiling of Cameroon's national artificial intelligence strategy, SNIA, at the National Consultations on AI (CONIA 2025), led by Minister Minette Libom Li Likeng of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. Seven pillars structure this AI policy roadmap: sovereignty and governance (proposing a Cameroonian AI Authority and Presidential Council on AI), digital infrastructure and data, multilingual inclusion (featuring GPT Cameroon), sovereign technology systems, workforce and research, sector innovation, and cross-border partnerships. By 2040 officials want 60,000 trained specialists, 12,000 new jobs, and 0.8 to 1.2 percent GDP growth.
Décret portant approbation des statuts du centre africain de recherche en intelligence artificielle
Conseil des ministres de la République du Congo — Congo's Council of Ministers approved statutes founding a new AI research centre, the African Centre for Research in Artificial Intelligence (CARIA), as a public administrative body. The decree fixes how this artificial intelligence research institute will function, be steered and be supervised.
Kenya's parliament passes motion for AI regulatory framework
National Assembly of Kenya — Kenya AI regulation moved ahead when the National Assembly told the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy to build ethical standards for artificial intelligence, plus a public education push. MP Marianne Kitany's proposal, aired 18 June 2025, won approval weeks later amid warnings over disinformation, algorithmic bias, privacy violations and vanishing jobs — concerns behind the AI regulatory framework.
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology — Namibia's Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) has produced a draft Artificial Intelligence Bill setting out how AI should be used responsibly and safely across government and industry, a step officials describe as central to this Namibia AI regulation drive. Speaker of the National Assembly Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila linked the plan to a broader effort at overhauling public administration and curbing hazards from emerging digital tools, and ICT Minister Emma Theofelus later told Parliament in September 2025 that drafters are matching the Bill against UNESCO's guidance on AI ethics as this AI governance legislation takes shape.
Tanzania National Artificial Intelligence Strategy Framework draft
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology — Tanzania's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has released a draft Tanzania National Artificial Intelligence Strategy Framework for AI policy in Tanzania, anchored on transparency, fairness and inclusivity. It frames the plan as a route to sustainable growth and sharper public service delivery. The national AI strategy still awaits sign-off.
Zambia tests GPT-4 Turbo to classify labour force survey responses
Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) — GPT-4 Turbo beat manual coding in Zambia's Labour Force Survey, a Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) and Zambia Evidence Lab trial found. This AI labour force survey classification matched every industry-code digit and the top two occupation-code digits, topping manual work by nearly 7 percentage points on the leading occupation digit. Such AI survey data classification could save up to 130 working days yearly, researchers estimate.
Mauritius budget allocates Rs 25 million for AI in public ministries
Government of Mauritius — Rs 25 million will equip Mauritius government departments with AI tools under the Public Sector AI Programme, run by a new AI Unit inside the Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation. This AI in public ministries push sits within Budget 2025-2026, which also funds an AI Innovation Start-Up Programme and tax deductions up to Rs 150,000 for start-ups and MSMEs investing in artificial intelligence in government. The aim is sharper policymaking and service delivery nationwide.
Mozambique government to create National Artificial Intelligence Commission
Government of Mozambique — Mozambique's government is forming a National Artificial Intelligence Commission (CNIA) to handle AI regulation Mozambique-wide and to push adoption across public services. Salim Valá unveiled the commission at Maputo's 12th MOZTECH technology fair, calling it a cross-sector AI governance platform. Decree No. 14/2026 gave it formal standing in April 2026.
Benin rolls out AI-powered customs platform nationwide
Government of Benin — Benin has flipped the switch on Customs Webb for AI in customs processing nationwide, ousting ASYCUDA from every port, airport and land crossing. Webb Fontaine supplied the platform, already tallying over 100,000 declarations, 200,000-plus payments and 800 users online. Fraud drops, clearance speeds up — part of a broader customs automation push.
Revenue Services Lesotho acquires AI-based CRM for taxpayer services
Revenue Services Lesotho — An AI in tax administration overhaul now underpins Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL), where a newly acquired CRM system merges taxpayer correspondence into a single platform and tracks service benchmarks across every channel. RSL rolled out the tool during the 2024/25 fiscal year as one strand of a wider digital transformation, alongside near-real-time clearance certificates and automated reconciliation between bank records. Officials frame the changes as a route to sharper compliance and leaner operations, illustrating growing AI-driven customer relationship management adoption in public revenue bodies.
DRC State Council trains high magistrates on generative AI
Conseil d'Etat de la République Démocratique du Congo — High-level magistrates at the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Conseil d'Etat (State Council) gained generative AI legal practice skills over two days, 5-6 May 2025, advancing AI in the legal profession locally. First president Brigitte Nsensele led, taught by Ferdinand Vaweka, with IT kit given to attendees.
Centre of Excellence for Data and Artificial Intelligence established
Direction Générale des Douanes — Madagascar now has CEDIA, the Centre d'Excellence des Données et de l'Intelligence Artificielle, its first unit for AI in customs administration. It will oversee governance rules, drive uptake nationwide, and craft tools like Agent SVO, a generative helper for AI-driven fraud detection on questionable receipts.
Kenya Revenue Authority — AI cargo screening now checks container x-rays at Kenya's Port of Mombasa, run by the Kenya Revenue Authority. One second of machine analysis replaces roughly two minutes of manual inspection, and officials cited several major seizures of concealed goods within the pilot's first week. Full nationwide use of the AI customs screening follows in June 2026.
Zambia cabinet approves bill to repeal data protection law for AI governance
Cabinet of Zambia — Zambia's cabinet has greenlit, in principle, a bill scrapping the Data Protection Act No. 3 of 2021, swapping it for wider Zambia AI governance legislation spanning machine learning and data analytics. Coverage would stretch past personal information alone, pulling in industrial, public and other non-personal data types under one statute. Ministers cleared this shift toward AI regulation in Zambia during the 8th Cabinet Meeting.
Revised data protection law with artificial intelligence chapter
Agência de Protecção de Dados (APD) — A new artificial intelligence chapter sits inside Angola's revised data protection law, Lei n.º 22/11, following public consultation by the Agência de Protecção de Dados (APD) that ended in April 2025. Under this Angola AI regulation, Article 36 outlaws algorithmic social scoring, Article 37 lets anyone harmed by an AI system demand explanation, dispute the outcome and seek human review, and Article 38 makes producers, suppliers and operators liable, all part of the country's artificial intelligence data protection law reforms. Extraterritorial reach also widens, catching foreign processors handling data tied to people inside the country.
Rwanda trains 31 judges and prosecutors on AI and data protection
Ministry of Justice / UNESCO / GIZ — UNESCO, GIZ and Rwanda's Ministry of Justice ran a Kigali workshop introducing 31 judicial staff to AI in judicial systems. Attendees explored algorithmic influence over court rulings and case handling within data protection standards. Concerns raised covered bias and opacity affecting AI-assisted justice delivery.
URA deploys AI for taxpayer registration and fraud detection
Uganda Revenue Authority — Uganda Revenue Authority now runs AI in tax administration, covering taxpayer registration and Tax Identification Number processing, aiming past 90 per cent of functions. John Rujoki Musinguzi says the software flags fraud and irregularities manual review misses. Officials want this AI-driven revenue collection to raise Uganda's tax-to-GDP ratio from near 13 per cent toward the regional average of 18 per cent.
Kenya National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025-2030
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy — Under the banner Kenya AI policy stands the Kenya National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025-2030, steering developers, tech firms and AI-using industries for half a decade. Economic expansion, social inclusion and fresh innovation anchor its goals, echoing a broader national AI strategy movement worldwide. Executive policy status now applies nationwide.
Stratégie nationale de l'intelligence artificielle à l'horizon 2030
Ministère de la Transition Numérique et de la Digitalisation (Ministry of Digital Transition and Digitalisation) — Côte d'Ivoire's government adopted a national AI policy, SNIA 2030, resting on skills and infrastructure, regional and social inclusion, and ethical governance. It creates a National AI Committee, Safe IA label, National AI Agency (ANIA) and AI Hub, prioritising agriculture, health and education. This AI strategy sets out structures, not funding.
Government of Namibia — Namibia AI policy now runs through a new National AI Council driving the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, backed by Technical Working Groups for healthcare, education, agriculture and mining. The goal: regional leadership in AI adoption and innovation.
Government strategy for deploying AI across the public sector
French Government (Ministry of Public Action and Ministry for AI and Digital) — Laurent Marcangeli and Clara Chappaz revealed France's AI in public sector plan on 6 February 2025, reaching Mayotte as a French department. Backed by an interministerial committee under the Prime Minister, the pair committed to faster adoption spanning every ministry, benefiting staff and citizens through new training and tooling. Building on the 2018 national strategy, the announcement signals renewed AI adoption across government.
Federal Executive Council — Nigeria now has an AI oversight body Nigeria calls the National Artificial Intelligence Trust, set up by President Bola Tinubu's Federal Executive Council. Ten (10) AI specialists and two ministers sit on this panel, charged with pooling funds and driving national AI strategy across Nigeria's leading economic sectors.
Côte d'Ivoire launches AI-powered e-justice platform for court documents
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Côte d'Ivoire — Côte d'Ivoire's Ministry of Justice and Human Rights has rolled out e-justice, an AI court document processing platform, piloted in Yopougon and Dabou. Nationality certificates, criminal records and other files gain secure digital storage; magistrates can batch-sign up to a thousand at once. It marks early movement toward digital justice administration, confined for now to the trial sites.
SMART Zambia announces AI chatbot to counter misinformation
SMART Zambia Institute — SMART Zambia Institute is building an AI chatbot for misinformation detection to verify government-related claims on social media. Percy Chinyama said the tool will confirm or dispute questionable posts with official positions, giving citizens direct access to facts about state programmes, an AI-powered fact-checking assistant still in development.
Parliament of Cameroon / President of the Republic — Cameroon AI regulation begins with Law No. 2024/017, which President Paul Biya promulgated as the nation's first full statute on personal data. Under Article 44, data subjects may oppose any decision made wholly by automated processing or profiling, whatever its effect, so these automated-decision rules reach further than the GDPR. A new regulator, the Personal Data Protection Authority, supervises compliance; controllers' 18-month adjustment period ended 23 June 2026.
National Artificial Intelligence Strategy of Zambia 2024-2026
Ministry of Technology and Science — Zambia AI policy rests on a five-pillar roadmap from the Ministry of Technology and Science: links and access, dependable data, public trust, entrepreneurial innovation, plus partnerships. Aims include skilled talent, with AI rollout across farming, health, schooling, mining, finance and government. This National Artificial Intelligence Strategy in Zambia treats data and trust as prerequisites for AI adoption.
South Africa National Artificial Intelligence Policy Framework
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) — Twelve strategic pillars now anchor South Africa AI policy: talent development, digital infrastructure, ethical AI and public sector implementation among them, drafted by the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) within its National Artificial Intelligence Policy Framework. This marks only an opening move toward a fuller national policy, intended down the line to underpin binding AI regulations and perhaps an AI Act. Nothing here binds anyone yet — the framework merely maps a route toward future national AI governance.
Somali National Artificial Intelligence Centre (SNAIC) established
Federal Government of Somalia / Ministry of Communications and Technology — Mogadishu's Somalia National AI Center (SNAIC), a state-linked body, champions research, teaching and cross-sector partnerships to accelerate Somalia AI policy goals. Somali National University marked its official launch in July 2026, calling it an AI innovation hub for the nation.
Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence Systems
Presidencia de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial — Equatorial Guinea's President established a Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence Systems post under Decreto Núm. 86/2024, naming José Eko Owono Nve its inaugural holder within the Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Artificial Intelligence Systems, a government AI leadership role with formal responsibility for steering national artificial intelligence policy. Decreto Núm. 61/2026 of 23 June 2026 confirmed the office's continuation under successor Dr. Óscar Ondo Ngomo.
EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation 2024/1689)
European Parliament and Council of the European Union — Mayotte falls under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 by virtue of its status as a French overseas department inside the European Union, meaning the EU AI Act Mayotte rules apply automatically without local transposition. Brussels structured this AI regulation in Mayotte around four tiers of danger — unacceptable, high, limited and minimal — with unacceptable practices outlawed from 2 February 2025 and duties for general-purpose AI models starting 2 August 2025. High-risk system requirements arrive later still, from 2 August 2026, giving developers and deployers a staggered runway rather than a single compliance deadline.
South Africa National Artificial Intelligence Policy Framework
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies — South Africa's Department of Communications and Digital Technologies launched efforts toward comprehensive South Africa AI policy by publishing the country's first national artificial intelligence policy framework. The document sets initial direction rather than final law, serving as groundwork for future policy development.
Council of Ministers, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia — Ethiopia's Council of Ministers has cleared the country's first National Artificial Intelligence Policy, passed together with a batch of other bills and draft policies in the same sitting. This Ethiopia AI policy sets priorities spanning health, finance, agriculture and security, anchored in data governance, ethics and skills-building. Oversight of rollout falls to the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute, named as the lead authority steering AI regulation nationwide.
EU AI Act regulation governing artificial intelligence in Réunion
European Parliament and Council of the European Union — AI regulation Réunion rests on Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU AI Act, passed 13 June 2024 by the European Parliament and Council and printed in the Official Journal on 12 July 2024. Bloc-wide and binding, it treats Réunion as an outermost EU territory like any other member state, grading AI tools by hazard level and fixing duties on providers and deployers: bans for unacceptable-risk uses, disclosure rules, conformity checks. That single AI governance framework now governs deployment across the union.
Loi n° 14-2024 du 23 mai 2024 portant création du CARIA
Parlement de la République du Congo — The Republic of Congo's Parliament created the Centre Africain de Recherche en Intelligence Artificielle (CARIA) under Law 14-2024, a public body pursuing AI research policy via advanced study, training and innovation. Council of Ministers records frame its purpose as letting African scientists produce and circulate frontier findings in artificial intelligence, following a human-centred model widening gains while easing development hurdles.
CNIL recommendations on applying GDPR to AI system development
CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés) — France's data authority, the CNIL, issued its first AI system development GDPR guidance on 8 April 2024, following public consultation. Topics addressed include the relevant legal regime, purpose definition, actor qualification, legal basis, testing, data protection impact assessments, and data protection by design. Coverage extends across all French territory, including Mayotte.
Pro-Human Technology Bill to regulate AI and emerging technologies
National Assembly of Seychelles — A private member's draft, the Pro-Human Technology Bill, would give Seychelles AI regulation covering job loss from automation, safeguarding children's capacity to build natural intelligence at school, and guaranteeing service access without compelling internet use. It also targets digital forgeries and discriminatory outcomes. Srdjana Janosevic put forward this emerging technology legislation, now stalled in a National Assembly working group ahead of full parliamentary debate.
CNIL recommendations on developing artificial intelligence systems compliant with GDPR
Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL) — France's CNIL, under Deliberation 2024-011, released its first framework for AI systems compliant with GDPR, addressing how projects establish legal basis, define purpose, qualify actors, manage data collection, and complete data protection impact assessments. As the French data protection authority, CNIL extends this AI development compliance guidance to Réunion.
Comité technique national pour l'intelligence artificielle (CTN-IA) créé le 20 décembre 2023
Gouvernement de la République Gabonaise / Ministère des Nouvelles Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication — Gabon's Gouvernement, via the Ministère des Nouvelles Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication with UNESCO, established the Comité Technique National pour l'Intelligence Artificielle (CTN-IA) for AI governance in Gabon. The body coordinates national efforts toward an ethical AI deployment strategy governing the use of artificial intelligence-based technologies.
Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and Digital Economy (MCTEN) — Senegal AI policy rests on the National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, unveiled 14 September 2023 by the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and Digital Economy: 'Stratégie nationale et feuille de route du Sénégal sur l'Intelligence Artificielle', to 2028. Four aims — the Plan Sénégal Émergent, AI for good, Ubuntu-inspired solidarity, trustworthy systems. 52 actions, six pillars: human capital, lab-to-market, an AI cluster, a regional AI hub for West Africa.
Ordinance No 2023-022 creating the Centre d'Intelligence Artificielle et de Robotique du Mali
Conseil National de Transition (CNT) du Mali — Ordinance N°2023-022/PT-RM established the Centre d'Intelligence Artificielle et de Robotique du Mali (CIAR-Mali), a state body holding scientific, technical and cultural status and financed solely from national budget funds of roughly 3 billion FCFA. Under this Mali AI policy, the ordinance's 34 articles, grouped in five titles, charge CIAR-Mali with artificial intelligence and robotics research, development and training. The Council of Ministers endorsed the AI governance measure on 25 July 2023, ahead of unanimous ratification by the Conseil National de Transition on 19 October 2023.
Loi n° 025/2023 portant modification de la loi relative à la protection des données à caractère personnel
Parlement de la République Gabonaise — The AI data protection law Gabon enacted defines artificial intelligence, along with raw data, AI input data and artificial neuron, making it the only statute in Francophone Afrique to spell out these terms. Loi n° 025/2023 revised the earlier Loi n° 001/2011 framework governing personal data processing. Article 77 bars courts and other bodies from basing a judicial ruling or any decision with legal effect solely on automated profiling of personality traits, while Article 43 grants individuals a right of access covering the reasoning behind such artificial intelligence regulation in personal data processing decisions.
Draft Code of Practice for Artificial Intelligence
National Information Technology Development Agency — Nigeria's National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) drafted the Code of Practice for Artificial Intelligence, setting a nationwide baseline for AI systems. This Nigeria AI regulation mandates risk checks, disclosure, human oversight and conformity assessment for higher-risk systems, an emerging AI governance framework. Consultation continues as of September 2026, pending final adoption.
National Artificial Intelligence Policy for Rwanda
Cabinet of Rwanda — Cabinet approval made Rwanda the first African country with a comprehensive National Artificial Intelligence Policy, a landmark for Rwanda AI policy. MINICT and RURA built six pillars covering talent, digital infrastructure, data governance, government uptake, business expansion and ethical safeguards, targeting global standing in AI research and innovation. A dedicated AI Office inside MINICT now leads rollout, part of Rwanda's wider push on AI regulation.
Stratégie Nationale d'Intelligence Artificielle et des Mégadonnées 2023–2027
Council of Ministers, Republic of Benin — Benin's Council of Ministers approved SNIAM, its national AI and big data strategy for 2023-2027, on Wednesday 18 January. Backed by 4.68 billion CFA francs, it bundles 123 actions across agriculture, education, health and public administration, forming the country's core AI policy framework.
Loi 2022-59 article 52 on automated decisions and AI
Parliament of Niger (Assemblée Nationale) — Niger's Loi n° 2022-59, Article 52, sets AI regulation Niger relies on for automated decisions: judicial rulings cannot rest on automated processing assessing personality traits, and administrative or private-sector decisions cannot rest solely on automated profiling. Where a system qualifies as artificial intelligence, its criteria and personal data used must be disclosed at collection. President Mohamed Bazoum promulgated the statute, alongside Burkina Faso's as Africa's only explicit AI clause in data-protection law.
Council of Ministers Regulation No. 510/2022 establishing the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute
Council of Ministers, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia — Council of Ministers Regulation No. 510/2022 creates the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute (EAII), an autonomous federal body reporting directly to the Prime Minister. This Ethiopia AI regulation assigns the EAII national AI research, policy advice, technology certification and national-security data analysis. That AI governance measure replaced the Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Center.
National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (Stratégie nationale IA)
French Government (Presidency of the Republic) — French AI policy traces to the Stratégie nationale pour l'intelligence artificielle, unveiled by Emmanuel Macron at the Collège de France during the AI for Humanity colloquium. Four pillars structure it: talent and research for an AI ecosystem, open data for domestic champions, funding for faster AI adoption in health and mobility, and an ethical, political framework. Mayotte, a French overseas department, falls under this Strategy like the rest of France.
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