Kigali: Rwanda and Anthropic, an American artificial intelligence company headquartered in San Francisco, have signed a three-year memorandum of understanding to integrate AI technology into Kigali's education, health, and public sector systems. "This partnership with Anthropic is an important milestone in Rwanda's AI journey. 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," stated Paula Ingabire, Rwanda's information and communications technology and innovation minister.

According to Anadolu Agency, the agreement marks Anthropic's first formalized multi-sector partnership through a government MoU on the African continent, building on an education partnership announced in November 2025. The collaboration focuses on supporting the Health Ministry's national goals, including the elimination of cervical cancer and the reduction of malaria and maternal mortality. It also involves providing government developer teams with access to Claude, the company's large language model, and Claude Code, along with training and API credits. Additionally, the partnership aims to deepen education ties across Rwanda and the region.

The memorandum formalizes the previous fall education agreement that provided 2,000 Claude Pro licenses for educators, AI literacy training for public servants, and the deployment of a Claude-powered learning companion across eight African countries. "Technology is only as valuable as its reach. We're investing in training, technical support, and capacity building to expand access so that AI can be used safely and independently by teachers, health workers, and public servants throughout Rwanda," said Elizabeth Kelly, head of Beneficial Deployments at Anthropic.