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The State of AI in West Africa
Our flagship report — the region’s AI readiness, adoption, gaps, and opportunities, in one place.
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Where the region stands on AI policy.
Five countries have adopted a national AI strategy. Three are drafting one. Seven have no published framework at all — ten of fifteen without an adopted strategy yet.
Adopted
5National AI strategy in place
- Benin
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Ghana
- Nigeria
- Senegal
In development
3Drafting a strategy
- Cabo Verde
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
No published framework
7No adopted strategy yet
- Burkina Faso
- The Gambia
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
- Mali
- Niger
Policy status as at August 2026.
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