Helium Health
Helium Health is an African health technology firm actively deploying or piloting AI solutions for clinical triage and hospital management.
Ubenwa
Ubenwa is an African health technology firm actively deploying or piloting AI solutions for sound-based diagnostics.
Neural Labs Africa
Neural Labs Africa is an African health technology firm actively deploying or piloting AI solutions for diagnostics.
Envisionit Deep AI
Envisionit Deep AI is an African health technology firm actively deploying or piloting AI solutions for diagnostics.
Kera Health
Kera Health, based in West Africa, offers an integrated platform that enables clinics and hospitals to digitize and streamline core services, including the implementation of AI-powered diagnostic and operational tools.
Healthtracka
Healthtracka, a Nigerian healthtech company, uses an AI-powered application to enable users to do diagnostic testing from their homes and has delivered 40,000 at-home tests so far.
M-TIBA
M-TIBA, Kenya’s health insurance platform, integrated AI into its claims processing system, reducing claim approval times from 90 days to hours.
Jubilee Insurance
Jubilee Insurance in Kenya introduced machine learning tools to adjudicate medical claims.
Government of Rwanda
Rwanda has a national AI policy, serving as an example for other African countries developing their AI strategies.
African Union
The African Union adopted a Continental AI Strategy in June 2024 to harness AI for the continent's development, focusing on ethical AI use, data sovereignty, and robust digital infrastructure.
Government of Kenya
Kenya released its National AI Strategy for 2025-2030, outlining goals and strategies for creating a global and inclusive AI program.
Government of South Africa
South Africa is on the verge of circulating a draft AI policy for public comment after publishing its Draft AI Policy Framework in October 2024, taking formal steps toward comprehensive AI legislation.
Mathesis Analytics
Mathesis Analytics, a Nigerian fintech, uses AI-powered credit decisioning to expand its services.
Access Bank
Nigeria’s Access Bank has deployed AI systems that flag suspicious transactions within milliseconds, reducing false positives by 30% compared to traditional rule-based systems.
Standard Bank
South Africa’s Standard Bank is enhancing trust and transparency by integrating AI with blockchain for secure transaction ledgers.
M-Pesa
Kenya’s M-Pesa, in collaboration with AI-driven platforms like Branch, uses machine learning to assess creditworthiness for unbanked populations, enabling microloans for small-scale entrepreneurs.
Kifiya
In Ethiopia, Kifiya enabled over 380,000 MSMEs to access USD 150 million in capital through uncollateralized credit facilities driven by AI credit scoring.
Jumo
Jumo, a banking-as-a-service platform operating across several African countries including Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, and Côte d’Ivoire, uses AI to make it easier for customers to be approved for micro-loans.
Adams & Adams
Adams & Adams, an African IP firm, is using Harvey AI, with an awareness that AI still requires supervision.
Bowmans
Bowmans, a premier African law firm, adopted the generative AI platform Harvey for tasks like contract analysis, legal research, due diligence, and regulatory compliance checks.
Olaniwun Ajayi
Olaniwun Ajayi, a leading West African law firm, adopted Harvey AI to enhance legal workflows, becoming the first in West Africa to roll out the solution.
ENS
ENS integrated Harvey AI firm-wide into its workflows to streamline contract analysis, due diligence, compliance, and litigation.
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is piloting Harvey AI across selected practice areas.
Bowmans
Bowmans, a premier African law firm, has adopted Harvey AI for contract analysis, legal research, due diligence, and regulatory compliance checks, becoming the first African firm to do so.
ENS
ENS implemented Harvey AI firm-wide to automate tasks such as document review and legal research.
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is piloting Harvey AI across selected practice areas, indicating a broader adoption of AI in South African law firms.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe launched its National AI Strategy on March 14, 2026.
Ghana
Ghana's National AI strategy received cabinet approval in February 2026.
Nigeria
Nigeria launched its National AI Strategy in April 2025.
Rwanda
Rwanda's National AI Policy, published in 2023, serves as a roadmap for harnessing the benefits of AI while mitigating its risks.
Mauritius
Mauritius set out its national AI strategy in 2018, the first by an African country.
Kenya
Kenya has tabled draft AI laws that set out how the country wants AI governed.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia has tabled draft AI laws that set out how the country wants AI governed.
Access Bank
Nigeria’s Access Bank has deployed AI systems that flag suspicious transactions within milliseconds, reducing false positives by 30% compared to traditional rule-based systems.
M-Pesa
M-Pesa, in collaboration with AI-driven platforms like Branch, uses machine learning to assess creditworthiness for unbanked populations, enabling microloans for small-scale entrepreneurs.
M-KOPA
M-KOPA uses AI-backed credit scoring models to enable loans for unbanked populations.
Jumo
Jumo, a banking as a service platform operating out of Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, and Côte d’Ivoire, uses AI to make it easier for customers to be approved for micro-loans.
Tausi Africa
Tausi Africa, a Tanzanian fintech firm, developed the AI credit scoring platform Manka, which focuses on transactional patterns and affordability, removing elements that could introduce bias.
Banque Misr
Egypt’s Banque Misr has deployed AI-driven chatbots and virtual assistants to manage customer inquiries 24/7, reducing call center costs while improving user experience.
Kifiya
Kifiya enabled over 380,000 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Ethiopia to access capital amounting to USD 150 million through uncollateralized credit facilities driven by AI credit scoring.
Bowmans
Bowmans, a premier African law firm, adopted Harvey, a generative AI platform for contract analysis, legal research, due diligence, and regulatory compliance checks.
ENS
ENS implemented Harvey AI firm-wide to automate tasks such as document review and legal research, freeing lawyers for strategic, high-value work.
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer began piloting Harvey AI across selected practice areas, indicating a broader shift towards AI-powered legal tools among South African firms.
Case Radar
Case Radar is an AI tool that helps Nigerians learn about the law, receive legal guidance, and find suitable lawyers.
Discovery Health Vitality Wellness Program
The program leverages data from wearable devices to promote healthier living by offering incentives for healthy behavior and adjusting premiums based on lifestyle choices.
Britam Insurance’s BetaLab program
The program facilitates AI-driven solutions that expand microinsurance to underserved rural populations.
M-Tiba
M-Tiba uses AI to analyze health data, improve risk assessment, offer personalized health insurance policies, and streamline claims processing, reducing approval times from 90 days to hours.
Curacel
Curacel integrates AI to streamline various aspects of the health insurance process, enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and processing speed, and utilizes AI for intricate fraud detection mechanisms.
BIMA
BIMA, a licensed telemedicine provider, utilizes AI-driven solutions to improve accessibility to health insurance.
CAD4TB
Researchers developed an AI-driven diagnostic tool called CAD4TB that uses a deep learning algorithm to analyze chest X-rays and identify potential tuberculosis lesions.
eHIMS
Electronic Health Insurance Management System (eHIMS) automates key functions like digital enrollment, facility management, and electronic claims processing in three Nigerian states.
Healthtracka
Healthtracka, a healthtech company, uses AI to improve access to healthcare in Africa, having delivered 40,000 at-home tests so far.
Government of Rwanda
The Cabinet of the Republic of Rwanda approved a National Artificial Intelligence Policy, with support from The Future Society in drafting.
African Union
The African Union Executive Council endorsed the Continental AI Strategy during its 45th Ordinary Session in Accra, Ghana, on July 18-19, 2024, to ensure equitable distribution of AI benefits and mitigation of risks.
Government of South Africa
South Africa has developed a National AI Policy Framework (2024/2025) to guide its approach to AI.
Government of Kenya
Kenya is developing an Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2025-2030) as part of its national digital strategy.
Government of Ghana
Ghana is developing a National AI Strategy (2025-2035) to build an AI-powered society.
DiabetesCare.Africa
DiabetesCare.Africa provides AI-based software and hardware devices for remote diabetic care to patients and providers, including the IQ2 App for virtual monitoring of diabetic measurements.
Britam Insurance's BetaLab program
Britam Insurance's BetaLab program facilitates AI-driven solutions to expand microinsurance to underserved rural populations.
AI Diagnostics
South African med-tech startup AI Diagnostics raised $5.2 million in funding, indicating AI adoption in diagnostics.
MDaaS Global
MDaaS Global launched Olewerk for optimizing diagnostic workflows, currently deployed across all of their 17 locations, and Beam to manage occupational health for corporate partners.
M-TIBA
M-TIBA, Kenya’s health insurance platform, integrated AI into its claims processing system, reducing claim approval times from 90 days to hours and automating over 40% of claims.
Electronic Health Insurance Management System (eHIMS)
eHIMS was implemented in Nigeria to modernize health insurance operations by automating digital enrolment, registration and management of healthcare facilities, and electronic claims submission and processing.
Ilara Health
Ilara Health provides AI-based diagnostics solutions for healthcare providers, offering robotic technology for blood tests and software solutions linked with diagnostic systems for EMR.
Government of Senegal
Senegal's national AI strategy, published in 2023, aims to contribute to the country’s national development plan by developing human capacity, supporting solutions that address development problems, fostering public-private partnerships, and creating an inclusive and trusted AI ecosystem.
African Union
The African Union officially adopted its continental artificial intelligence (AI) strategy in July 2024 to promote ethical, responsible, and equitable practices and unify national approaches among member states.
Government of Mauritius
Mauritius published its AI strategy in 2018, recognizing the potential of AI to address social and economic challenges across various sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, fintech, and agriculture.
Government of Nigeria
Nigeria has implemented its National Policy on AI, establishing the National Centre for AI and Robotics as a hub for research and deployment. A draft national AI policy is underway.
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has launched the Digital Egypt Cubs Initiative (DECI) with a US$25 million budget to develop tech skills, including AI, among 3,000 students annually.
Government of Algeria
Algeria’s AI Research and Innovation Strategy, adopted in 2021, emphasizes the establishment of a centre of excellence in AI that conducts training, teaching and research, mainstreams AI in the industry, addresses ethical and security issues of AI and promotes international collaboration.
Government of Benin
Benin's 2023 AI and big data strategy calls for laying the foundations for a robust, sustainable digital ecosystem, focusing on building a national data infrastructure, promoting AI solutions, developing human capital, research and innovation.
Standard Bank
Standard Bank is integrating AI with blockchain for secure transaction ledgers to enhance trust and transparency and protect customer funds.
Ecobank
Google Cloud has partnered with Ecobank to enhance financial services across Africa with AI.
M-Pesa
Mobile money platform M-Pesa uses AI to detect fraud, reducing losses by 30%.
Bowmans
Bowmans, an African law firm, adopted Harvey AI for legal research assistance, contract analysis, due diligence, and regulatory compliance checks.
Leadway Assurance
Leadway Assurance in Nigeria uses an AI tool, "Leadway VehiScanner," for faster and more accurate car inspections. This system checks for damage, calculates repair costs, processes claims quicker, and identifies potential fraud.
M-TIBA
M-TIBA, Kenya's health insurance platform, integrated AI into its claims processing system to reduce approval times from 90 days to a few hours, with over 40% of claims now automated.
Discovery Health Vitality Wellness Program
Discovery Health Vitality Wellness Program is mentioned in the context of AI transforming the insurance industry.
African Union
The African Union adopted a continental AI strategy in June 2024 to harmonize AI governance, facilitate cross-border data sharing, and build capacity, emphasizing 'African AI' tailored to local needs.
Government of Nigeria
Nigeria has implemented its National Policy on AI, establishing the National Centre for AI and Robotics as a hub for research and deployment. A draft national AI policy is also underway to provide a framework for research, innovation, and human capital development, with government support for AI hubs in Lagos and Abuja.
Government of Senegal
Senegal's AI strategy, published in 2023, aims to contribute to the country’s national development plan by developing human capacity, supporting solutions for development problems, fostering public-private partnerships, and creating an inclusive and trusted AI ecosystem. The government also aims to train 90,000 individuals in data science by 2028 and establish a sub-regional center of excellence for West African countries.
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Egypt
Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has launched the Digital Egypt Cubs Initiative (DECI) with a US$25 million budget. The program develops tech skills among 3,000 students annually, focusing on digital arts, software development, and AI, as part of Egypt’s wider strategy to align its education system with future labor market needs.
Standard Bank
Standard Bank is integrating AI with blockchain for secure transaction ledgers to enhance trust and transparency.
Ministry of Communication and Innovation, Egypt
Egypt launched the Digital Egypt Cubs Initiative (DECI) with a US$25 million budget to develop tech skills among 3,000 students annually, focusing on digital arts, software development, and AI.
Government of Algeria
Algeria's AI Research and Innovation Strategy, adopted in 2021, emphasizes the establishment of a center of excellence in AI that conducts training, teaching, and research, mainstreams AI in the industry, addresses ethical and security issues of AI, and promotes international collaboration.
Government of Benin
Benin's 2023 AI and big data strategy calls for laying the foundations for a robust, sustainable digital ecosystem, focusing on building a national data infrastructure, promoting AI solutions, and developing human capital, research, and innovation.
MTN
MTN has migrated its Enterprise Value Analytics (EVA) platform to Azure Databricks, processing over 20 billion records and supporting 800 analytical workflows. This South African deployment will be a model for its other markets across the continent.
MTN
MTN has started to offer Microsoft's Copilot to its 300 million customers across Africa.
Ecobank
Google Cloud has partnered with Ecobank to enhance financial services across Africa with AI.
FirstRand
FirstRand has invested R4.7bn for a 20.1% stake in AI-driven fintech Optasia.
Nedbank
Nedbank explored 40 AI and data analytics use cases, including 'Copilot' in collaboration with Microsoft, to improve 'next-best-action' strategies and increase cross-selling to its 2.8 million digitally active clients.
AI Diagnostics
AI Diagnostics has developed an AI-powered digital stethoscope for early detection of tuberculosis using lung sounds.
M-TIBA
M-TIBA, Kenya’s health insurance platform, integrated AI into its claims processing system, reducing claim approval times and automating over 40% of claims.
Jubilee Insurance
Jubilee Insurance in Kenya introduced machine learning tools to adjudicate medical claims.
Babyl
Babyl Rwanda utilizes AI-powered tools to enhance healthcare efficiency and accessibility, in collaboration with the Rwandan government.
Britam Insurance
Britam Insurance’s BetaLab program facilitates AI-driven solutions that expand microinsurance to underserved rural populations in Kenya.
Helium Health
Helium Health in Nigeria digitizes hospital and diagnostic records and has been backed by Singapore-based funds.
Government of Mauritius
Mauritius published its AI strategy in 2018, recognizing AI's potential in manufacturing, healthcare, fintech, and agriculture.
Government of Senegal
Senegal's AI strategy, published in 2023, aims to contribute to national development by developing human capacity and fostering public-private partnerships.
Government of Nigeria
Nigeria has implemented its National Policy on AI and established the National Centre for AI and Robotics as a hub for research and deployment.