Abu Dhabi-based AI company Presight has signed separate memoranda of understanding with the governments of Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon to support national digital transformation programmes, bringing its active African government partnerships to at least eleven countries.
The agreements, announced on 2 April, carry distinct implementation scope in each market. In Côte d’Ivoire, Presight signed two MoUs — one with the Ministry of Digital Transition and Digitisation and one with the Ministry of State, Public Services and Modernisation of the Administration — focused on advanced digital platforms for cross-agency data management and public administration efficiency, with an explicit ambition to position the country as a regional hub for AI and digital innovation in West Africa.
In Burkina Faso, the MoU with the Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications covers AI-enabled public service delivery systems, financial transparency and treasury management tools, and a national cybersecurity framework. It also includes two human capital components: an AI Expert Factory to train engineers and the Ouaga Granit Valley Centre, a national hub designed to accelerate the country’s AI startup ecosystem.
In Gabon, Presight renewed an existing MoU with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Innovation first signed in February 2026, maintaining continuity of a digital modernisation programme already underway.
Presight’s broader Africa footprint now spans Angola, Republic of Congo, Gambia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia and Uganda in addition to the three new markets, with the company describing its model as designing and deploying intelligent systems integrated directly into government operational environments rather than standalone technology deployments.
The announcements coincide with a USD 10 billion responsible AI initiative from the African Development Bank Group and UNDP, and follow the UAE’s 2025 AI for Development fund of USD 1 billion targeting AI projects across African countries — both of which form part of the broader financing environment Presight is operating within.
