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3 governance documents recorded for African Union. National AI strategy status: published. Sections appear only where the archive holds material.
- 3Documents
- 0Legislation
- 2Issuing bodies
- 2024Earliest record
AI governance status
African Union has a recorded national AI strategy: African Union — Regional Compute Partnerships for Continental AI Strategy Implementation (Published, 1 January 2026). No binding legislation or regulation is on record. Named oversight bodies: African Union Commission (AUC), African Union Commission Executive Council.
National AI strategy
- African UnionPolicy / Strategy1 January 2026
African Union — Regional Compute Partnerships for Continental AI Strategy Implementation
The African Union’s 2026 regional compute partnerships operationalised parts of the Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy by focusing on shared infrastructure and linguistic independence. The initiative described…
- African UnionPolicy / Strategy18 July 2024
African Union — Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Africa
The African Union’s Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Africa set out a pan-African AI agenda for 2025–2030. Endorsed by the AU Executive Council in July 2024, it aimed to unify Africa’s voice in global dig…
Government initiatives
- African UnionPolicy / Strategy1 January 2026
African Union — Regional Compute Partnerships for Continental AI Strategy Implementation
The African Union’s 2026 regional compute partnerships operationalised parts of the Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy by focusing on shared infrastructure and linguistic independence. The initiative described…
- African UnionPolicy / Strategy18 July 2024
African Union — Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Africa
The African Union’s Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Africa set out a pan-African AI agenda for 2025–2030. Endorsed by the AU Executive Council in July 2024, it aimed to unify Africa’s voice in global dig…
Education and skills initiatives
- African UnionPolicy / Strategy1 January 2026
African Union — Regional Compute Partnerships for Continental AI Strategy Implementation
The African Union’s 2026 regional compute partnerships operationalised parts of the Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy by focusing on shared infrastructure and linguistic independence. The initiative described…
International partnerships
- African UnionPolicy / Strategy1 January 2026
African Union — Regional Compute Partnerships for Continental AI Strategy Implementation
The African Union’s 2026 regional compute partnerships operationalised parts of the Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy by focusing on shared infrastructure and linguistic independence. The initiative described…
Timeline
National AI strategy
- African UnionPolicy / Strategy1 January 2026
African Union — Regional Compute Partnerships for Continental AI Strategy Implementation
The African Union’s 2026 regional compute partnerships operationalised parts of the Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy by focusing on shared infrastructure and linguistic independence. The initiative described…
- African UnionPolicy / Strategy18 July 2024
African Union — Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Africa
The African Union’s Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Africa set out a pan-African AI agenda for 2025–2030. Endorsed by the AU Executive Council in July 2024, it aimed to unify Africa’s voice in global dig…
Frameworks and ethics
- African UnionFrameworkUndated
African Union — Preliminary Working Framework for a Continental AI Strategy
The African Union’s preliminary working framework for a continental artificial intelligence strategy aimed to reduce regulatory fragmentation across member states and define an AI roadmap aligned with African priorities.…