The African AI Governance Index (AAGI) Foundation has unveiled Africa’s first comprehensive AI governance intelligence platform, providing real-time, open-access insights into policy development and infrastructure capacity across all 54 African Union member states.
The launch marks the establishment of a dedicated institution to answer a critical question: where does Africa stand on AI governance?
“The data existed, but it was scattered across 54 different sources, buried in government websites or locked in consultant reports,” said Kwame A. A. Opoku, Founder and Executive Director of AAGI.
“We built the infrastructure to centralise, verify, and make it actionable. Africa cannot lead on AI governance if no one can see where Africa stands.”
AAGI’s new Policy Tracker monitors national AI strategies, regulatory frameworks, and institutional developments in real time.
It is the first open-access tool of its kind, allowing governments, investors, and researchers to understand which countries have published strategies, which are in development, and which have yet to begin.
According to Opoku, the platform’s 80-indicator methodology provides double the resolution of existing global indices, enabling actionable insights specific to Africa.
The Foundation will soon launch its **Infrastructure Tracker**, which maps the continent’s compute capacity, data centers, energy sources, submarine cable landing points, and the presence of hyperscalers like Microsoft, Google, AWS, and Oracle.
“Africa holds less than 2% of the world’s data centers, yet is preparing to absorb the largest demographic expansion in history,” Opoku noted. “Investors are making billion-dollar infrastructure decisions without sufficient intelligence. We’re fixing that.”
AAGI has also initiated a 10-country pilot assessment, including Botswana, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa, to test its methodology and validate data with on-ground partners.
Stella Agara, Founding Partner, emphasised the importance of local partnerships: “Every Country Partner strengthens the data, validates the methodology, and extends AAGI’s reach. By the time we cover 54 nations, we will have partners invested in the accuracy of what we publish.”
The AAGI Foundation is now seeking Country, Knowledge, Funding, Strategic, and Data Partners to accelerate coverage and impact.
Registered in Ghana, with subsidiaries in Kenya and Delaware, USA, AAGI operates as a non-profit committed to open-access intelligence that empowers Africa to make informed decisions about its AI future.
“AAGI exists to provide data, not speculation,” Opoku concluded. “With accurate intelligence on policy, infrastructure, and human capital, Africa can confidently shape its AI governance landscape and attract sustainable investment.”
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