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The record holds 8 entries from Mali, across 3 industries, led by Government & Public Sector, then Agriculture & Food. Last updated 11 Nov 2026.

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Evidence of adoptionGovernment & Public SectorMali22 Sep 2026

Mali opens a CFA3.3 billion public AI and robotics centre near Bamako

Government of Mali / CIAR-Mali — President Assimi Goïta opened the Mali Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, CIAR-Mali, at Kati-Sirakoro Niaré outside Bamako on Monday 21 September 2026, a national AI centre costing CFA3.3 billion ($5.7 million) on a 50-hectare site built by a Malian firm. 40 students begin an integrated preparatory programme in 2026-2027 ahead of courses in robotics, data science, intelligent systems engineering and artificial intelligence. The government AI institute will also build technology for data, agriculture, industry, healthcare and environmental management.

wearetech.africa
Evidence of impactGovernment & Public SectorMali11 Sep 2026

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.

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DeploymentGovernment & Public SectorMali10 Sep 2026

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.

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Evidence of impactGovernment & Public SectorMali9 Sep 2026

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.

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RegulationGovernment & Public SectorMali6 Jul 2026

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.

wearetech.africa
RegulationGovernment & Public SectorMali4 Aug 2023

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.

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Agriculture & Food

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DeploymentAgriculture & FoodMali28 Aug 2026

Malian agritech Garden Grid trials AI crop monitoring platform

Garden Grid — Mali's Garden Grid built Timbuktu, an AI crop monitoring tool pairing sensors and cameras to gauge soil temperature, humidity and light, spotting disease early and texting growers tailored advice. It also reads distant garden photos and links farmers to buyers via a paired B2B marketplace. The farm-monitoring technology is still trial-stage.

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Media, Telecom & Entertainment

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DeploymentMedia, Telecom & EntertainmentMali12 Jun 2026

Moov Africa Malitel launches MIA, an AI voice assistant for all

Moov Africa Malitel — Moov Africa Malitel, Mali's biggest telecom carrier, unveiled an AI voice assistant called MIA (Moov Intelligence Artificielle) on 12 June 2026, reachable by dialling 35201 even from basic handsets lacking internet. Callers get instant guidance on farming, schooling, wellbeing and daily needs, billed from 25 FCFA per minute. The voice-based AI assistant push targets broader digital access nationwide.

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