Summary
At the Global AI Summit on Africa held in Kigali, Rwanda on 3–4 April 2025, ministers and officials from 54 African states including Equatorial Guinea endorsed the Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence. The declaration was jointly launched by the African Union, Smart Africa, and participating governments. It commits signatory states to AI governance, ethical AI adoption, and participation in the proposed Africa AI Council.
Key details
The declaration centres on three principles: leveraging AI to drive innovation and competitiveness; positioning Africa as a global leader in ethical and inclusive AI adoption; and ensuring sustainable and responsible AI governance. The summit also endorsed in principle the creation of an Africa AI Council to drive continent-wide AI governance and policy development.
A commitment to mobilise USD 60 billion for the Africa AI Fund was announced alongside the declaration, though financing mechanisms and country-level allocations are not yet established.
Equatorial Guinea has no documented national AI strategy or dedicated AI governance body as of this date.
Scoring relevance
Dimension 10 — The Africa Declaration is a political commitment, not a statutory body. No named national AI governance body exists in Equatorial Guinea. Score: 0 (continental declaration does not meet the threshold for a named governance body at national level).