Experts had one hour to sum up their predictions for African economies in 2023, the subject of a conference recently held by AFD in Paris, and the title of an expansive new report. Probing Africa’s prospects for the year ahead, economists from AFD Group and the World Bank shared their concerns and prognoses in a discussion of issues ranging from a marked economic upswing in some regions to rising debt and food insecurity up and down the continent.

The “Samim” project, led by the Social and Solidarity Economy Laboratory, has launched a first call for projects on sustainable cities in Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia and Jordan.

ChatGPT seems to be taking the world by storm. Typing a few words of instruction can prompt the chatbot to pen essays, ad campaigns or even film scripts. (A Hollywood blockbuster written by a robot is no longer the stuff of science-fiction.) But AI is already being used for important development initiatives.

AFD Group has created its own AI system that could revolutionize the way we assess the activities of Public Development Banks. The Group is now using innovative AI tools to measure the degree to which institutions support the UN Sustainable Development Goals, for instance. AFD economist Jean-Baptiste Jacouton and data officer Adeline Laulanié, explain how.