The Government of Rwanda has signed a three-year partnership agreement with US-based artificial intelligence firm Anthropic aimed at accelerating the use of AI across education, healthcare and public administration.
Anthropic, headquartered in San Francisco, is the developer of Claude, an advanced AI system capable of analysing text, answering complex queries, supporting writing tasks, generating computer code and interpreting data at scale.
The agreement, signed on February 17, 2026, is designed to strengthen public service delivery and enhance the technical capacity of government institutions through the deployment of Claude AI tools.
Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire, who represented Rwanda at the signing, described the deal as a strategic milestone in the country’s digital transformation agenda.
“This collaboration with Anthropic marks a significant step in Rwanda’s journey to responsibly develop and deploy artificial intelligence. Our objective is to design scalable national AI solutions that improve education outcomes, raise the quality of healthcare services and strengthen governance systems,” she said.
The agreement is Anthropic’s first national-level AI partnership on the African continent.
The deal also builds on ongoing collaboration with ALX, launched in November 2025 to equip African youth with digital and practical skills needed for the 21st-century labour market.
Three priority areas define the partnership.
In public health, Anthropic will collaborate with the Ministry of Health to support national targets including eliminating cervical cancer, reducing malaria and lowering maternal mortality. AI tools will support data analysis, strategic planning and service optimisation.
In public administration, government software developers will gain access to Claude and Claude Code, alongside AI training and API credits to facilitate integration of AI into public systems and innovation processes.
In education, the agreement reinforces a prior arrangement between Rwanda, Anthropic and ALX to extend AI training to 2,000 teachers nationwide, who have already received Claude Pro licences.
Elizabeth Kelly, Head of Beneficial Deployments at Anthropic, said the value of technology lies in broad and responsible access.
“We are investing in training, technical support and capacity building to expand access to AI. This will ensure teachers, healthcare professionals and public servants across Rwanda can use the technology safely and effectively,” she said.
Rwanda has placed digital transformation at the centre of its strategy to accelerate a knowledge-based economy, with education, healthcare and finance identified as critical pillars of sustainable growth.
