Africa & the Gulf · Established 2026

The independent authority on AI governance and sovereignty.

We measure how nations govern artificial intelligence — and how far they command their own AI future. One standard, across two regions.

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Mapping the region against AU Continental AI Strategy◦ OECD AI Principles◦ ISO/IEC 42001◦ National law

The Flagship · Inaugural Edition

The AfroGulf AI Governance Index

The first measure of AI governance and sovereignty across Africa and the Gulf on a single standard. Ten nations, six pillars, fully sourced. Select a nation to see its profile.

Composite score · 0–100

RankNationTierScore

Leading 75–100 Advancing 50–74 Emerging 25–49 Nascent 0–24 ◦ Sovereignty & Security pillars — the AfroGulf differentiator

Inaugural edition · sourced draft · scores reflect public sources and are subject to council review.

Methodology

Six pillars. One transparent standard.

Every nation is scored 0–4 on 26 indicators across six pillars, each linked to a public source. Sovereignty and security carry 35% of the weight — what no other index measures.

ILegal & RegulatoryStrategies, AI law, data protection, automated-decision provisions.Weight20%

IIInstitutions & EnforcementAuthorities, enforcement record, sandboxes, capacity.Weight15%

IIIRights & AccountabilityExplanation, redress, human oversight, fairness.Weight15%

IVSovereignty & Data ControlResidency, sovereign compute, dependency, local data.Weight20%

VSecurity & ResilienceCritical-infrastructure rules, incident frameworks, a security mandate.Weight15%

VICapacity & ReadinessTalent, infrastructure, public-sector adoption, R&D.Weight15%

The Institute

Not a regulator. Not a vendor. The standard the region is measured against.

Map

A continuously maintained record of every AI law, strategy, and regulator across Africa and the Gulf — the reference the region returns to.

Measure

The AfroGulf Index ranks nations on one transparent methodology — how they govern AI, and how well they protect their AI sovereignty.

Convene

The rooms where governments, funds, and industry meet to set the terms of AI in the region — by invitation.

Leadership

Founded to give the region a standard of its own.

AfroGulf is editorially independent — its rankings are not for sale, a principle set out in our methodology.

The Founder

Ronke Jegede — AI governance architect, with roughly three decades in corporate governance.

Ronke has advised regulated enterprises and organisations on the governance of artificial intelligence. She founded the Institute to give Africa and the Gulf an independent, credible standard for AI governance and sovereignty — set in the region, for the region.

Credentials

LLB, Law (Hons)
Corporate Governance - The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland
Harvard Business School — Leadership
University of Oxford/Saïd Business School — AI Governance
~30 years in corporate governance

By Invitation

A founding council of those who will set the standard the region is measured against.

We are convening a small group of recognised figures across African and Gulf AI governance — to shape the methodology, lend their judgment, and define the standard from the ground up. The ask is light. The seats are few.

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