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Audit dependencies
Map licence costs, critical systems, interoperability requirements, data locations and skills gaps across government.
A Technology Blueprint for Nations
Open technology for greatness.
Build digital public infrastructure that African governments can understand, secure and improve. Wazobia Linux brings together open-source computing, sovereign cloud and locally deployed AI to help government, education, businesses and citizens achieve more.
Open sourceInspectable and adaptable
Sovereign AILocally deployed where needed
African languagesDesigned for regional access
Shared capabilitySkills that remain in-country
A practical path
Government can start now.
Begin with evidence, not ideology: understand current software costs and dependencies, pilot mature open-source tools, measure security and compatibility, then expand where public value is proven.
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Pilot proven tools
Test secure public-sector desktops, collaboration software and locally hosted AI in defined departments with measurable outcomes.
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Build national capability
Expand adoption alongside training, local support partners, open standards and procurement that grows the domestic technology industry.
Public infrastructure
Services people can reach.
A shared AI-powered citizen service centre could let people call and speak naturally in English or local languages to ask questions, check application status or begin an e-government process.
Routine requests could run around the clock, complex cases could pass to human agents, and sensitive information could remain on government-controlled infrastructure.
One front door for public services
Voice and digital assistants designed around real government processes, multilingual access, human escalation and accountable data handling.
AI tutors that work locally
Help students learn coding, mathematics, science and African languages, including in places where internet access is costly or unreliable.
From users to builders
Give researchers and engineers source code they can study and improve across operating systems, AI, cybersecurity, networking, circuit-board design and semiconductor design.
Software skills into hardware capability
University, industry and government partnerships can build the expertise, supply chains and demand needed for an eventual African semiconductor manufacturing base.
Learn globally, build locally
A movement adapted for West Africa.
Public institutions around the world have used open source to improve control, interoperability and skills. Wazobia draws lessons from these programmes while designing for West Africa’s languages, institutions and infrastructure.
Germany’s northern state is progressively adopting LibreOffice, open collaboration tools and Linux.
European policy increasingly connects open ecosystems with technological sovereignty. Read the Commission update ↗
Earlier locally adapted Linux and open-source programmes offer lessons about public procurement, local capacity and long-term adoption.
Wazobia Sands Community
Built with Africa, not just for Africa.
What began in Nigeria now extends across Anglophone West Africa. Wazobia Sands Community connects developers, universities, businesses and public institutions through regional collaboration along AfCFTA trade corridors.
The identity draws on Ghanaian Adinkra and Ubuntu geometry: shared knowledge, connection and an African community building open technology together.
Explore key topics and summaries from our WhatsApp discussions.
DevelopersBuild, package, localise and secure.
UniversitiesResearch, teach and contribute.
GovernmentPilot, procure and set open standards.
IndustrySupport, deploy and create jobs.
An invitation to lead
Put open technology to greater purpose.
Start with a focused government or education pilot. Bring a real public-service challenge, define measurable outcomes and build capability that stays in the region.