Baobab Future Group
Building Africa's Digital Future
BARI is the comprehensive digital platform enabling governments, institutions, and enterprises across Africa to measure, benchmark, and systematically improve AI governance maturity.
ECOWAS Countries Supported
Governance Pillars
Readiness Indicators
Comprehensive Assessment
BARI transforms AI governance from abstract principles into measurable, actionable intelligence.
As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms economies and societies, African nations face a critical challenge: How do we build robust AI governance systems that protect citizens while fostering innovation?
Traditional assessment approaches are static, expensive, and disconnected from implementation. BARI changes this paradigm entirely.
Building Africa's Digital Future
BARI is Africa's first digital AI Governance & Readiness Benchmarking Platform—a comprehensive SaaS infrastructure that enables continuous measurement, regional comparison, and systematic improvement.
We combine rigorous assessment methodology aligned with AU, OECD, and EU AI frameworks with intelligent automation, generating actionable roadmaps that guide institutions from assessment to implementation.
Developed by Baobab Future Group, BARI represents our commitment to building governance infrastructure that empowers African institutions to lead in the AI era.
Comprehensive tools for measuring, benchmarking, and improving AI governance maturity
Structured self-assessment across 5 governance pillars with intelligent questionnaires and automated scoring algorithms delivering instant maturity analysis.
Interactive visualization of AI readiness scores, pillar-by-pillar breakdowns, progress tracking, and comprehensive governance heat maps.
Compare your AI governance maturity against ECOWAS, AU, and global peers. Identify gaps and leading practices across African institutions.
Automated detection of missing governance frameworks, regulatory misalignment, and critical risk exposures with prioritized remediation guidance.
AI-generated improvement plans with phased actions, priority rankings, and step-by-step implementation guidance tailored to your context.
Generate executive summaries, detailed technical reports, compliance documentation, and presentation-ready materials for stakeholders and boards.
Our methodology evaluates AI governance across five critical dimensions
National strategies, ethics frameworks, and compliance with international standards
Governance structures, oversight committees, budgets, and coordination mechanisms
Data governance, cybersecurity, quality standards, and foundational digital systems
Impact assessments, bias monitoring, transparency, and accountability frameworks
Training programs, leadership awareness, public education, and skills development
From assessment to implementation in four streamlined steps
Your team completes our structured digital questionnaire across the five governance pillars. Upload supporting documentation, policies, and frameworks. The platform validates responses and provides preliminary scoring in real-time.
Get instant access to your comprehensive AI Governance Maturity Score (0-100) with detailed breakdowns by pillar, indicator-level analysis, and visual dashboards showing strengths and gaps.
See how you compare against regional peers, identify governance gaps, discover leading practices, and understand where you rank in ECOWAS and continental AI readiness.
Access your AI-generated improvement roadmap with phased actions prioritized by impact and urgency. Optional: Connect with Baobab Governance Lab for expert implementation support.
Join forward-thinking institutions across Africa building robust AI governance systems.