Rwanda signs deal with Anthropic to incorporate AI in public sector systems

The Rwandan government has signed an agreement with Anthropic, an American artificial intelligence company focused on safety and research.

Anthropic announced the cooperation on Tuesday, saying the three-year Memorandum of Understanding would formalize and expand the partnership in bringing AI to Rwanda’s education, health, and Rwanda’s public sector systems.

Under the partnership, Anthropic is expected to support Rwanda’s national health goals, including its plan to eliminate cervical cancer and its ongoing efforts to reduce malaria and maternal mortality.

The AI safety and research company will also support public sector developers in Rwanda through its products Claude and Claude Code. Anthropic will also provide Rwanda with training, capacity building, and API credits, hence integration of AI into the public sector systems.

The partnership will also see educators across Rwanda get 2,000 Claude Pro licenses, deployment of a Claude-powered AI learning companion and AI literacy training for public servants.  

Anthropic said the MOU with the Rwandan government marked the first time the AI company has formalized a multi-sector partnership on the African continent.

Elizabeth Kelly, Head of Beneficial Deployments at Anthropic, said the partnership would enable expanded access so that “AI can be used safely and independently by teachers, health workers, and public servants throughout Rwanda.”

“Our goal is to continue to design and deploy AI solutions that can be applied at a national level to strengthen education, advance health outcomes, and enhance governance with an emphasis on our context,” said Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Innovation in Rwanda.

The new MOU is a build-up from an agreement between the two partners made in November 2025, where Anthropic introduced Chidi—a learning companion built on Claude – to learners in Rwanda.

Here, Rwanda's ICT & Innovation and Education ministries are deploying Chidi within their national education system, while ALX will bring the tool to students across the continent through their technology training programs.