WATHI is launching a special initiative on artificial intelligence and aims to place this topic at the heart of the public debate. This initiative seeks to present the issues and challenges of artificial intelligence in West Africa. AI presents numerous opportunities, particularly for the region's economic development. However, it also carries risks and threats that impact state sovereignty and individual freedoms.

Today, the issue of the evolution of artificial intelligence is increasingly present worldwide because AI has a growing impact on our lives. Numerous advances have been made in several fields thanks to the development of AI. It is particularly important to educate young people on this subject.

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of AI, particularly in prevention, as the number of cyberattacks and data breaches increased sharply with the rise of remote work and virtual meetings. AI is the subject of increasingly in-depth research, especially in Asia, America, and Europe. What about the African continent?

Clearly, artificial intelligence is impacting all sectors of activity such as health, education, transport, commerce, industry, telecommunications… and its influence on our daily habits will become increasingly important. WATHI has therefore chosen to address this particular subject which, a few years ago, belonged to science fiction, but today is very real.