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Ethiopia National AI Factory

PRJ-0715 · Program · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

Ethiopia has launched a national AI factory initiative intended to expand domestic compute capacity and AI services. Available official reporting does not support a defensible facility megawatt total or a single physical-campus boundary. Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute is associated with the development in Addis Ababa, Program boundary, ET. The disclosed development scope includes national AI factory initiative launched; implementation partners and physical site details remain limited. Power and physical infrastructure include national AI compute and services program. Official reporting does not publish a defensible facility MW total. The available public sources do not establish a project-scoped operating or contracted capacity figure.

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Numbers refer to their stated physical boundaries and are not added together. Source dates, claim dates and record updates have different meanings. Missing dates and locators are not inferred.

Location context · National AI infrastructure program | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia

Actual · Ethiopia National AI Factory (Project)

Claim 58000 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Ethiopia launches first national AI factory

    Fana Broadcasting Corporate · Document date: Jan 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3180 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.fanabc.com/english/ethiopia-launches-first-national-ai-factory/

Lifecycle status · Proposed

Actual · Ethiopia National AI Factory (Project)

Claim 58001 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Ethiopia launches first national AI factory

    Fana Broadcasting Corporate · Document date: Jan 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3180 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.fanabc.com/english/ethiopia-launches-first-national-ai-factory/

Location context · National AI infrastructure program | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia

Actual · Ethiopia National AI Factory (Project)

Claim 111487 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Ethiopia launches first national AI factory

    Fana Broadcasting Corporate · Document date: Jan 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3180 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.fanabc.com/english/ethiopia-launches-first-national-ai-factory/

Lifecycle status · Proposed

Actual · Ethiopia National AI Factory (Project)

Claim 111488 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Ethiopia launches first national AI factory

    Fana Broadcasting Corporate · Document date: Jan 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3180 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.fanabc.com/english/ethiopia-launches-first-national-ai-factory/

Development scale · National AI factory initiative launched

Actual · Ethiopia National AI Factory (Project)

Claim 111507 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Ethiopian government April 2026 project launches

    Government Communication Service of Ethiopia · Document date: May 2, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-6263 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.gcs.gov.et/en/2026/05/02/inaugurations-and-project-launches/

  2. Ethiopia launches first national AI factory

    Fana Broadcasting Corporate · Document date: Jan 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3180 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.fanabc.com/english/ethiopia-launches-first-national-ai-factory/

Development milestone · Implementation partners and physical site details remain limited.

Actual · Ethiopia National AI Factory (Project)

Claim 111508 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Ethiopian government April 2026 project launches

    Government Communication Service of Ethiopia · Document date: May 2, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-6263 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.gcs.gov.et/en/2026/05/02/inaugurations-and-project-launches/

  2. Ethiopia launches first national AI factory

    Fana Broadcasting Corporate · Document date: Jan 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3180 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.fanabc.com/english/ethiopia-launches-first-national-ai-factory/

Power arrangement · This is a program rather than one verified physical campus; no MW headline is supported.

Actual · Ethiopia National AI Factory (Project)

Claim 111509 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Ethiopian government April 2026 project launches

    Government Communication Service of Ethiopia · Document date: May 2, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-6263 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.gcs.gov.et/en/2026/05/02/inaugurations-and-project-launches/

  2. Ethiopia launches first national AI factory

    Fana Broadcasting Corporate · Document date: Jan 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3180 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.fanabc.com/english/ethiopia-launches-first-national-ai-factory/

Site configuration · National AI infrastructure program | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia

Actual · Ethiopia National AI Factory (Project)

Claim 111510 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Ethiopian government April 2026 project launches

    Government Communication Service of Ethiopia · Document date: May 2, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-6263 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.gcs.gov.et/en/2026/05/02/inaugurations-and-project-launches/

  2. Ethiopia launches first national AI factory

    Fana Broadcasting Corporate · Document date: Jan 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-3180 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.fanabc.com/english/ethiopia-launches-first-national-ai-factory/

Counterparties and capital

Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute · Government authority · CMP-1455

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