Italy, India and Kenya signed a trilateral strategic cooperation agreement Wednesday in New Delhi aimed at expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure across Africa, marking what officials called the first such collaboration between Europe, Asia and Africa in the AI sector. The accord is part of the Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development Hub, promoted by Italy’s Ministry of Business and Made in Italy in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme and aligned with Italy’s Mattei Plan for African development. Participating organizations include Italy’s MIMIT AI Cluster, India’s EkStep/People+AI Foundation and Kenya’s Directorate for Digital Economy and Emerging Technologies. The New Delhi agreement builds on announcements made last week in Nairobi during the Artificial Intelligence Forum. A digital innovation fair is scheduled for June 24-26 at BolognaFiere.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 21, 2026 19:56 UTC