RFC-029: AU Continental AI Strategy — African-Centric Governance — 8. Gaps in Current AIGP Not Addressed by EU AI Act or IHL

AIGP Specification › RFC-029: AU Continental AI Strategy — African-Centric Governance › 8. Gaps in Current AIGP Not Addressed by EU AI Act or IHL

8. Gaps in Current AIGP Not Addressed by EU AI Act or IHL

Gap	AU Strategy Requirement	Neither EU nor IHL covers this
Ubuntu/community governance model	Community consent, collective benefit	✓ Unique to African context
Data sovereignty (African data for African benefit)	Explicit requirement	✓ GDPR covers privacy, not sovereignty
Cultural preservation	Indigenous knowledge protection	✓ Neither framework addresses this
Local-first development	Preference for locally-built AI	✓ EU/IHL are jurisdiction-neutral
SMS/USSD accessibility	Feedback via basic phones	✓ EU assumes smartphone/web access
Digital divide awareness	Must not widen inequality gaps	✓ EU assumes digital infrastructure exists
Youth/women empowerment	Explicit beneficiary requirements	✓ EU is sector-neutral
Power asymmetry safeguards	Foreign provider accountability	✓ EU regulates from market power position
Agenda 2063 alignment	Development goal integration	✓ Unique to African context
Mother-tongue AI	Language accessibility mandate	✓ EU has no language equity requirement