Sudan PM issues executive directive ordering AI integration in school curricula and establishment of university AI programmes

On 30 March 2026, Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris issued three executive directives following a meeting with the Minister of Digital Transformation and Telecommunications, Engineer Ahmed Dirdiri Ghandour. One directive specifically addresses AI in education: the Prime Minister instructed coordination with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to establish the technical infrastructure for a bachelor’s degree programme in Artificial Intelligence, to be integrated within university curricula and specialisations alongside distance-learning pathways. A second directive called for a comprehensive review of school curricula across all educational levels to incorporate AI applications and technologies, and to formalise academic specialisations in the field. The directives set defined timelines and mandate coordination with relevant line ministries. While these are executive directives rather than enacted legislation, they represent the first explicit government instruction in Sudan to integrate AI literacy into formal education at both school and university levels. Practical implementation remains subject to the severe constraints of ongoing civil conflict and limited institutional capacity.