Policy Notes

IDÉES-AFRIQUE is proud to announce that its President and CEO, Dr. Raoul Tamekou Tsowa, Ph.D., has been selected as a local winner of the 2026 OSEntreprendre Challenge, one of the most prestigious entrepreneurship competitions in Quebec, in the Social Economy category. This recognition honors Dr. Tamekou Tsowa’s entrepreneurial journey…

IDÉES-AFRIQUE is proud to announce the release of the 7th issue of its journal *Notes politiques: Solutions for Public Action*, dedicated to the theme “Philanthropy, Patronage, and Politics.” This issue offers a multifaceted and comparative perspective on the dynamics of philanthropy and patronage between Quebec and Africa, in…

Political Notes NOV 2025 IDÉES-AFRIQUE is proud to announce the publication of the 7th issue of its journal *Political Notes: Solutions for Public Policy*, dedicated to the theme of Philanthropy, Patronage, and Politics. This issue offers a multifaceted and comparative perspective on the dynamics of philanthropy and patronage, between…

Community organizations are a major component of Quebec’s civil society. They form a genuine movement comprising a variety of organizational types that address different collective problems and issues affecting communities defined by identity, interest, affinity, or geography. They foster solidarity, provide essential services, and promote participation…

John McCarthy, one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence (AI) and likely the first person to use the term, defined AI in a now-classic 1955 paper as: “the science and engineering of making machines capable of performing tasks that require intelligence…”

Numerous studies all point to the same conclusion: social fragmentation is intensifying and reaching alarming levels in Canada. It is evident in the climate of division that is gradually eroding the social fabric; it is fueled by persistent structural inequalities, signs of which are increasingly evident among…

To name is to bring into being. The words chosen to define reality often go beyond mere description. They bring it into being; they construct it. This performative function of language seems to us particularly illuminating when it comes to questions of meaning, which form the basis for the choice of this issue’s theme. Indeed, this function is particularly prominent in…

A continent of many paradoxes, Africa—despite having a lower average productive capacity index than other regions—has the highest ratio of entrepreneurs in the world. Furthermore, in a unique development, despite facing greater barriers, African women appear more likely to become entrepreneurs than men, which…

This first edition takes place against a dual backdrop that explains the choice of the feature’s theme. First, May 17 was World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. At the table of celebrations, without claiming a prominent place, Africa had a legitimate place…