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RFC-029: AU Continental AI Strategy — African-Centric Governance — 10. References

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10. References

Primary Sources

  • African Union, “Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy: Harnessing AI for Africa’s Development and Prosperity,” July 2024.
  • African Union, “AU Data Policy Framework,” 2022.
  • African Union, “Digital Compact for Africa,” 2024.
  • African Union, “Malabo Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection,” 2014.
  • African Union, “Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want,” 2013.
  • African Union, “Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa (2020-2030),” 2020.
  • African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 1981.
  • AUDA-NEPAD, “White Paper on Artificial Intelligence for Africa.”
  • AUDA-NEPAD, “Artificial Intelligence Roadmap for Africa.”

Analysis and Commentary

  • CIPIT, “An In-Depth Analysis of the AU-AI Continental Strategy and Implications on AI Governance in the Continent,” December 2024.
  • Global Center on AI Governance, “Africa Now Has a Continental AI Strategy: What Next?” August 2024.
  • Future of Privacy Forum, “The African Union’s Continental AI Strategy: Data Protection and Governance Laws Set to Play a Key Role in AI Regulation,” November 2024.
  • Montreal Ethics Institute, “AI and Security in Africa: Assessing the African Union’s Continental AI Strategy,” 2025.
  • Musoni, M., “Envisioning Africa’s AI Governance Landscape in 2024,” ECDPM, 2024.
  • Ayana G. et al., “Decolonizing Global AI Governance: Assessment of the State of Decolonized AI Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa,” R. Soc. Open Sci. 11, 2024.
  • Gwagwa A., Makhura M. & Mhlanga D., “Artificial Intelligence Deployments in Africa: Benefits, Challenges and Policy Dimensions,” The Africa Journal of Information and Communication, 26, 2020.

National AI Strategies (Referenced)

  • Rwanda National AI Policy, 2022.
  • Kenya Draft National AI Strategy, 2024.
  • Nigeria AI Collective, 2023.
  • Egypt National AI Strategy, 2020.
  • Senegal National AI Strategy, 2023.

Academic

  • Eke, D.O., Wakunuma, K., Akintoye, S. (eds), “Responsible AI in Africa: Social and Cultural Studies of Robots and AI,” Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
  • Kiemde S.M.A. & Kora A.D., “Towards an Ethics of AI in Africa: Rule of Education,” AI and Ethics 2(1), 2021.
  • Okolo, C.T., Aruleba, K., Obaido, G., “Responsible AI in Africa—Challenges and Opportunities,” Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.

AIGP Protocol

  • RFC-010: AIGP Core Protocol
  • RFC-024: D-DNA for Governed Autonomy
  • RFC-026: User Feedback Signal
  • RFC-027: IHL-Aligned Governance
  • RFC-028: EU AI Act Alignment

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