African Union, European Union, G20, G7 and United Nations adopted Paris AI Action Statement

Statement [1] on Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence for People and the Planet. 1. Participants from over 100 countries, including government leaders, international organisations, representatives of civil society, the private sector, and the academic and research communities gathered in Paris on 10 and 11 February 2025 to hold the AI Action Summit. Rapid development of AI technologies represents a major paradigm shift, impacting our citizens, and societies in many ways. In line with the Paris Pact for People and the Planet [2] , and the principles that countries must have ownersh

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30 SEP 2025 · Policy / Guidance

China, African nations pledge cooperation on cybersecurity, AI governance

In August 2021, China launched the Initiative on China-Africa Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace at the first China-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum. To implement the guiding principles laid out by President Xi Jinping in his congratulatory letter to the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) as well as the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Beijing Action Plan (2025-2027), and to further deepen the pragmatic cooperation with African countries in the digital

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17 JUL 2024 · National Strategy

African Union to deliberate on Continental AI Strategy in Ghana

Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.

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17 JUN 2024 · National Strategy

Africa Union adopts the Continental AI Strategy

Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.

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04 MAR 2024 · Other

China-African Union Statement for Increased Cooperation in AI adopted

人工智能是人类发展新领域。当前，全球人工智能技术快速发展，对经济社会发展和人类文明进步产生深远影响，给世界带来巨大机遇。2023年，中国国家主席习近平宣布中方提出《全球人工智能治理倡议》，这是中方积极践行人类命运共同体理念，落实全球发展倡议、全球安全倡议、全球文明倡议的具体行动。非洲是科技进步的重要参与者，人工智能的发展和应用，对包括中国和非洲国家在内的广大发展中国家具有重要意义。我们充分认识到加强中非人工智能合作的必要性，愿秉持平等相待、真诚友好、合作共赢、共同发展的初心，坚持以人为本、智能向善、公平开放，深化中非人工智能领域友好合作，进一步推动中非全面战略合作伙伴关系高水平发展。

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National Strategy

Continental AI Strategy (2024)

Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.

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Policy / Guidance

AI policy update — African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Resolution 473 (2021)

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Commission) meeting at its 31 st Extraordinary Session held virtually, from 19 to 25 February 2021:

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