Hi Ayodele here,

Some interesting highlights over the past week. Burkina Faso has begun drafting its first National AI Action Plan, signaling a serious step toward digital transformation. Egypt is preparing to introduce AI as an extracurricular subject in high schools, giving students future-ready skills at an early stage. Meanwhile, Ghana and Lesotho are working together on a joint digital roadmap that will include policy frameworks and practical AI tools for sectors like agriculture.

This edition explores how countries are building capacity, aligning policies, and preparing the next generation to ensure Africa’s AI future is shaped locally and collectively.

Let us get into it. In this edition:

• Burkina Faso begins drafting first national AI action plan

• Egypt to Introduce AI Course in High Schools

• Ghana and Lesotho partner on AI and digital transformation roadmap

Around Africa

Burkina Faso begins drafting first national AI action plan

Burkina Faso has begun drafting its first National Artificial Intelligence Action Plan through a workshop organized by the Ministry of Digital Transition, Postal and Electronic Communications on August 27, 2025. The session brought together government officials, private sector leaders, academics, and civil society representatives to define priorities for AI adoption.

The plan focuses on six key areas: infrastructure and connectivity, data governance, human capital development, legal and ethical frameworks, innovation and entrepreneurship, and sustainable funding through international partnerships.

Why This Matters
The initiative marks a turning point in Burkina Faso’s digital transformation, aiming to build local capacity, strengthen sovereignty in AI policy, and position the country as a regional contributor to Africa’s emerging AI ecosystem.

Egypt to Introduce AI Course in High Schools

Egypt will introduce artificial intelligence (AI) as an extracurricular subject for first-year high school students beginning next semester, under a new collaboration with a leading Japanese educational platform.

The subject will follow Japanese certification standards and offer students a qualifying certificate, though it will not factor into final grades. The initiative reflects Egypt’s aim to align secondary education with global technological advances and equip students with future-ready skills.

Why It Matters:

Introducing AI early in high school serves as a shift toward preparing students for a technological world. Partnering with Japan ensures the curriculum is of high quality and internationally recognized, while offering students practical credentials.

Ghana and Lesotho partner on AI and digital transformation roadmap

Ghana and Lesotho agreed this week in Accra to deepen their collaboration on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation. This collaboration is aimed at bolstering Africa’s role in the global tech landscape. They will form a virtual working group with about ten African countries to create a joint digital roadmap under Smart Africa’s coordination. Ghana will host the Global Entrepreneurship Festival in November to bring together 100,000 tech innovators and investors, and will co-organize the 2026 Divas of ICT forum with Google featuring leaders like Apple, Nvidia, and Microsoft.

Fifteen new legislative frameworks on AI, cybersecurity, data protection, and the digital economy will be developed by Ghana and shared with partners like Lesotho. They also plan to co-develop large language models for agriculture to help farmers overcome language barriers by connecting Ghanaian universities with Basotho experts .

Why This Matters

This partnership allows a shift toward collective African digital sovereignty. By aligning policies, hosting innovation platforms, and co-creating AI tools for agriculture, the initiative strengthens the continent’s voice and empowers local solutions across sectors.

Around the world

Google Translate Adds AI-Powered Language Learning Tools

Google Translate’s latest beta now includes a language practice feature powered by Gemini AI that tailors listening and speaking exercises to your skill level and goals, such as travel or professional conversations, initially supported for English speakers learning Spanish or French, and vice versa. It also introduces a live translation mode offering real-time bilingual conversations with AI-generated audio and transcription in over 70 languages, currently available in the US, India, and Mexico.

Anthropic Launches Claude AI Agent That Lives in Chrome

Anthropic has started a research preview of Claude for Chrome, giving 1,000 Max plan subscribers access to a browser-based AI agent via a sidebar extension. The AI can navigate pages, click buttons, and fill forms with permission, while safety features limit sensitive actions and reduce prompt injection risks.

MathGPT.ai Expands to Over 50 Institutions

After piloting at 30 U.S. colleges, MathGPT.ai is now rolling out to more than 50 institutions, including Penn State, Tufts, and Liberty University this fall. Its AI chatbot uses Socratic questioning instead of giving answers, while also supporting instructors with auto-grading, assignment generation, Learning Management System integration, accessibility features, and safeguards like setting attempt limits and requiring image uploads of student work .

Around the Web - Top Picks

• 5 Prompts to Supercharge Your Everyday Workflow

  Satya Nadella shares five powerful AI prompts that can help professionals boost productivity and creativity. These prompts focus on automating repetitive tasks, generating fresh ideas, summarizing information efficiently, improving communication, and making data-driven decisions faster. By integrating AI tools into daily routines, individuals and teams can work smarter and achieve better results.

  Read the full piece: 5 Prompts to Supercharge Your Everyday Workflow

• Amazon Bets on Agents for the Next Big Leap in AI
  Amazon’s head of AGI research, David Luan, says the future of AI lies in building dependable agents that can perform complex, multistep tasks in real-world settings rather than just generating text responses. His team is training these agents in “gyms”, simulated environments across domains like Computer Aided Design and medical data, using reinforcement learning to improve causal reasoning and reduce hallucinations. Luan describes these agents as the “atomic unit of computing,” predicting they will power the next major growth wave in AI. He also explained that joining Amazon via a reverse acquihire from his startup Adept allowed his team to access the compute and talent necessary to tackle these frontier challenges.

  Read the full article: Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race

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