Board Briefing · 13 July 2026Executive Briefing · June 2026
Africa AI Policy Intelligence Dashboard
Comparative analysis of policy, governance, budget and accountability across Kenya · Rwanda · South Africa · Nigeria · Mauritius.
Count advisory AI councils as accountable regulators
Affects scoring for countries with an AI council but no statutory regulator (currently: Mauritius). Mauritius ranking now: Leading · 85/100
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Overview
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Rwanda, Mauritius, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
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5 in dataset
4
1 withdrawn / paused
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Advisory councils excluded
🇲🇺 53.9
Mauritius · #2 in Africa
None of these five countries has legislation equivalent to the EU AI Act — all are working from strategy documents rather than binding law. The gap between 'strategy on paper' and 'implementation with budget and accountability' is the defining challenge continent-wide.
Adopted (not draft, not withdrawn).
A single statutory body legally accountable for AI.
Multi-year funding allocated, not just indicative.
Modern privacy law actively enforced.
No multi-year delivery gaps or withdrawn commitments.
Overview
"Africa's AI Lab" — ambition backed by institutional architecture, not just rhetoric.
Africa's #1 in Oxford's Government AI Readiness Index — earliest mover, mature privacy regime, and a refreshed 2026 strategy + FAIR ethical framework.
Comprehensive strategy and a vibrant 'Silicon Savannah' market — but no appropriated AI budget line.
Institutional firsts on paper; ambition outpaces resources.
Strongest research base, most damaged credibility — rebuilding from scratch.
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External indexes & analysis
Country primary documents
- Rwanda: Rwanda National AI Policy (2023)
- Rwanda: Inside the newly approved National AI Agency — The New Times
- Kenya: Kenya AI Strategy 2025–2030
- South Africa: Draft National AI Policy (April 2026)
- South Africa: South Africa AI — Africa Data Protection
- South Africa: SA confirms review of National AI Policy
- Nigeria: National AI Strategy (Sept 2025)
- Nigeria: Draft Nigeria AI Regulation (2023)
- Mauritius: Mauritius National AI Strategy (Treasury)
- Mauritius: Mauritius launches National AI Strategy + FAIR Guidelines — UNDP
© 2026 Scratch & Script · Compiled June 2026. Custom scoring measures institutional maturity (policy, regulator, budget, data protection, continuity). Oxford GAIRI measures government readiness across three pillars. Market maturity is a third, separate lens for private-sector adoption. Oxford Insights methodology.