AI 10Bn
Secretariat coordination and pipeline infrastructure.
The continental initiative turning national AI priorities into bankable, financeable projects.
- Founding partners
- African Development Bank and UNDP AI Hub for Sustainable Development
- Mobilisation ambition
- US$10 billion
- Potential jobs by 2035
- 35–40 million (AfDB projection)
- Potential added GDP by 2035
- US$1 trillion (AfDB projection)
What AI 10Bn is
AI10Bn is a continental initiative that helps African countries turn national AI priorities into prepared, financeable projects that support jobs, productivity and inclusive growth.
It rests on the African Development Bank's analysis that inclusive AI adoption could help create 35 to 40 million jobs and add US$1 trillion to GDP by 2035. The initiative uses 2035 as a planning horizon, not a promise. Its mobilisation ambition is US$10 billion.
AI10Bn is an initiative of the African Development Bank and the UNDP AI Hub for Sustainable Development. AfCEN serves as secretariat and pipeline infrastructure partner: it runs the operating rhythm, partner follow-up and delivery, and supports country intelligence and project preparation.
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How it works
From first visit to results.
Diagnose
Assess readiness, sectors, infrastructure gaps and priority AI use cases in a country.
Prepare
Translate national priorities into bankable concepts and preparation workplans.
Mobilise
Align public, development, philanthropic and private capital around prepared projects.
Track
Measure jobs, productivity, inclusion and responsible adoption against the 2035 goal.
What you can do with it
Data systems
Trusted, usable data that lets countries move from policy intent to services they can deploy.
Compute and connectivity
Infrastructure, power and networks that can carry AI workloads at national scale.
Skills
Public, private and research talent able to build, adopt and govern AI systems.
Governance
Rules, safeguards and institutional capacity for responsible adoption.
Investment
Capital pathways that turn national priorities into financeable projects.
Government AI Academy
Training for the officials who will govern, procure and deploy AI. The founding cohort is open.
Who it’s for
Governments
Help turning national AI priorities into prepared projects, and training for officials through the Government AI Academy.
Financiers and philanthropy
A preparation pipeline and one partner pathway to see where capital fits.
Technology firms and implementers
A clear place in the partner pathway, linked to country-owned priorities.
Connected to the AfCEN intelligence layer
AI projects depend on power, connectivity and policy. AfCEN links each AI 10Bn project to the energy and digital infrastructure it needs.
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Questions people ask
Who runs AI10Bn?
It is an initiative of the African Development Bank and the UNDP AI Hub for Sustainable Development. AfCEN is the secretariat and pipeline infrastructure partner.
How do I get involved?
Use the intake form on ai10bn.africa. The Secretariat routes each enquiry to the right country or partner. Partnership enquiries go to partners@ai10bn.africa.
Is the US$1 trillion a guaranteed outcome?
No. The jobs and GDP figures are AfDB projections, used as a planning horizon for 2035.
How does it connect to AfCEN?
AfCEN coordinates the secretariat and supports country intelligence and project preparation, so AI projects sit beside the power and digital infrastructure they need.
Get started with AI 10Bn
Contact the Secretariat through the intake form at ai10bn.africa, or write to secretariat@ai10bn.africa.
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