Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been embraced enthusiastically by Africans as a new resource for African development. AI could improve well-being by enabling innovation in business, education, health, ecology, urban planning, industry, etc. However, the high expectations could be little more...

French Abstract: Au cours de l'histoire, rien n'a tué plus d'êtres humains que les maladies infectieuses et la fièvre hémorragique. Bien que les taux de mortalité dus aux pandémies aient chuté de près de 1 % par an dans le monde, environ 0,8 % par an, tout au long du XXe siècle, le...

Throughout history, nothing has killed more human beings than infectious diseases. Although, death rates from pandemics dropped globally by about 0.8 % per year, all the way through the 20th century, the number of new infectious diseases like Sars, HIV and Covid-19 increased by nearly fourfold...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is rich in natural resources, but its economy remains vulnerable to fluctuations in commodity prices. Endogenous economic diversif ication, a concept aimed at broadening a country’s economic base by utilizing its own resources and capacities, could offer...

This paper proposes a model of theoritical reflection on the following fact: the Moroccan industrial economy is not competitive and technological gap is wide between local industries and foreign firms. This observation leads us to organize this debate by offering a rigorous theoretical framework...

Based on the example of the automobile and electronics sector in China, the article examines the technological learning of companies in China and the way it is influenced by industrial policy. Companies have consolidated their production capacity and technological learning but are rarely in the...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is endowed with vast natural resources, including cobalt, copper, and diamonds. Despite this wealth, the country struggles with economic challenges, notably high poverty rates and instability. This paper introduces the Theorem of Industrial Diversification...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has faced persistent current account deficits despite a period of economic growth fueled by Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). This paper uses an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model and the Balance of Payments (BOP) framework to explore the dynamics...

This paper proposes a model of reflection on the following fact: the Moroccan economy is not competitive and technological gap is wide between local industries and foreign firms. This observation leads us to organize this debate by offering a rigorous theoretical framework to better understand...

Avec une croissance soutenue, une vague d'investissements directs étrangers sans précédent, et un net recul de la pauvreté, le bilan des quinze dernières années est largement positif pour l'Afrique sub-saharienne. Ce regain de croissance, qui s'est accompagné de réformes économiques...