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AI regulation in Côte d'Ivoire (2026)
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Côte d'Ivoire has no binding AI-specific legislation as of May 2026. Its primary AI governance instrument is the SNIA 2030, a non-binding national strategy officially presented to the Prime Minister on 13 March 2025, which sets out investment, inclusion, and governance pillars and plans for a future National AI Agency (ANIA). Binding personal-data rules under Law 2013-450 apply incidentally to AI systems processing personal data, but no dedicated AI law has been enacted.
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The Stratégie Nationale de l'Intelligence Artificielle à l'horizon 2030 was formally presented to Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé on 13 March 2025, following a public consultation initiated by ARTCI in April 2024 that drew input from over 1,500 stakeholders across government, private sector, academia, and civil society.
The SNIA 2030 is structured around investment (infrastructure, skills, data, funding), inclusion (equitable access and societal impact), and governance (legal/ethical framework, responsible AI deployment). The strategy targets a projected budget exceeding 1 trillion CFA francs (~$1.8 billion) through 2030.
The strategy foresees the creation of the Agence Nationale de l'Intelligence Artificielle (ANIA), which will house dedicated poles for governance and ethics (including a 'Safe AI Côte d'Ivoire' certification), prototyping and innovation, training, and strategic watch. A National Committee for AI and Data Governance is also envisaged. Neither body is yet legally constituted.
Complementing the SNIA, Côte d'Ivoire launched its Stratégie Nationale de Gouvernance des Données (SNGD 2030) in April 2025, aimed at unlocking the socio-economic value of data while safeguarding privacy and intellectual property rights. It operates in synergy with the SNIA but is likewise a policy document rather than binding law.
Loi n° 2013-450 du 19 juin 2013 relative à la protection des données à caractère personnel is the existing binding instrument with indirect relevance to AI; ARTCI acts as the supervisory authority. The ARTCI has conducted compliance studies and workshops on AI's implications for this law, but has not issued AI-specific regulations.
The African Development Bank is supporting Côte d'Ivoire's AI strategy with approximately $80 million. Additionally, the government announced a 450 billion CFA franc (~$800 million) innovation fund at the Ivoire Tech Forum 2025 to back AI startups and advance digital sovereignty, signalling ambition to become a regional AI hub.
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