Rwanda has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with artificial intelligence research company Anthropic to deploy AI solutions across the country’s education, health and public sector systems.
The agreement builds on a partnership signed in November 2025 between Rwanda, Anthropic and African technology training provider ALX, which aimed to roll out Chidi—a learning companion built on Anthropic’s Claude AI—to hundreds of thousands of learners across Africa.
Under the expanded collaboration, Rwanda’s Ministries of ICT and Innovation, and Education will deploy Chidi within the national education system, while ALX will extend access to students across the continent through its technology training programmes.
The Rwanda–Anthropic partnership will focus on three key areas, including accelerating Rwanda’s national health goals. Anthropic will support the Ministry of Health in addressing priority health challenges such as eliminating cervical cancer, reducing malaria prevalence, and lowering maternal mortality.
Beyond health and education, the collaboration will support Rwanda’s broader efforts to integrate artificial intelligence into public sector operations. This will include hands-on training, capacity building, and provision of API credits to enable effective and responsible AI adoption across government institutions
“This partnership with Anthropic is an important milestone in Rwanda’s AI journey,” said Minister of Information and Communications Technology and Innovation Paula Ingabire. “Our goal is to continue designing and deploying AI solutions that can be applied at a national level to strengthen education, advance health outcomes, and enhance governance, with an emphasis on our local context.”
Anthropic said its Deployments team has been working closely with the Rwandan government to design programmes aligned with the country’s priorities and development goals.
“Technology is only as valuable as its reach,” said Elizabeth Kelly, Head of Beneficial Deployments at Anthropic. “We are investing in training, technical support and capacity building so that AI can be used safely and independently by teachers, health workers and public servants throughout Rwanda.”
The agreement positions Rwanda as one of the leading African countries exploring structured, government-led adoption of artificial intelligence to drive social fabric.
