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Improving Access to Water and Sanitation for millions in Ethiopia

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Water and Sanitation
Gender Equality
Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
World Toilet Day on November 19 highlights the dangers of lacking sanitary facilities, and the search for sustainable solutions. With an estimated 419 million people practising "open defecation" worldwide, the need for access to clean, safe toilets for all is more urgent than ever. Which is why AFD is funding a number of initiatives, including two flagship projects in Ethiopia. One will provide 2.6 million people with improved, gender-sensitive sanitation facilities and the second will improve access to water for 1 million people in 45 towns.
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On the Ground

Restoring Ancient Artefacts, Protecting Pakistan’s Heritage and Boosting the Economy

Tag Employment Infrastructure Sustainable Cities Pakistan
Fort Lahore Picture Wall
A centuries-old fort and home to some of Pakistan’s most storied heritage has fallen victim to unchecked urban growth and years of decay. But it’s getting a new lease of life. AFD is backing fresh efforts to restore the World Heritage Site and major attraction, which will be a boon for tourism and the country’s economy as a whole. On World Heritage Day, we take a closer look.
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Decoding

The Degradation of Ecosystems in Africa

Tag Biodiversity Africa
ecosystemes environnement Afrique nature forêt savane
A recent study by experts from AFD and the Sahel and Sahara Observatory confirms that several countries in Africa are suffering from severe ecological degradation. The findings are detailed in the fifth edition of L’Économie africaine (“African Economies”), and shed light on a worrying and rapidly spreading phenomenon.
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Tanzania: Improving Cancer Treatment with More Health Professionals and Better Facilities

Tag Health and Social Protection Africa Tanzania
Tanzanie Aga Khan cancer lutte hopital médecine
While cancer treatment is improving in much of Sub-Saharan Africa, countries like Tanzania still lack the necessary facilities to provide adequate care. But the Tanzania Comprehensive Cancer Project or TCCP, is producing major results, from improved screening rates to the training of hundreds of health professionals in both the public and private sector. On World Health Day, and as the campaign comes to a close, we take stock with Dr. Alain Fourquet, former head of Radiotherapy Oncology at the Curie Institute.
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Report

Using Sports for Children to Learn Lifelong Lessons of Reconciliation in Kosovo

Tag Education and Training Sports and Development Eurasia and Beyond Western Balkans
Ecole Pristina
The armed and bloody conflict that scarred the Western Balkans in the 1990s damaged relations between communities across the region, and it has taken years to forge new bonds. AFD is working with its partners to help, using sports with young people to build bridges. Youth are the vulnerable heirs to the Balkan wars of yesteryear, but they’re also ambassadors for reconciliation. We report from a school in Pristina, Kosovo’s capital.
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On the Ground

Bangladesh: Sorting the Sanitation Situation to Protect the Ecosystem

Tag Biodiversity Water and Sanitation Eurasia and Beyond Bangladesh
Chattogram Bangladesh
On the southeast coast of Bangladesh, Chattogram is one of the world’s oldest ports with a natural harbour. But the bustling port city struggles to deal with sewage management, which is taking its toll on the environment. Ahead of World Water Day, we take a look at the increasingly ambitious measures being taken to rehabilitate the sanitation system in Bangladesh, with AFD support.
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On the Ground

Confronting Gender-based Violence in Rwanda and Reigniting hope for the Future

Tag Gender Equality Cultural and Creative Industries Fighting Inequalities Health and Social Protection Sports and Development Africa Rwanda
Rwanda
More than a third of young women have been victims of some form of violence. How can we prevent violence based on gender, age, and disability and help survivors to rebuild their lives? In Rwanda, the Reka project works to provide better-coordinated care, and uses the arts and sports in its support for the project participants.
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Interview

The Question of our Era: What to do about Climate Migration

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Un passeport et deux mains
International organizations are struggling to agree on how to deal with the massive population displacements linked to climate change and environmental crises. In a recently published book on African Economies in 2024 demographer Serge Rabier devotes a chapter to how this problem affects Africa in particular.
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Key Figure

Closing the $2.5 trillion Climate Gap in Africa

Tag Climate Africa
Namibie prairie champ climat biodiversité
The sheer scale of financing needed to cope with climate change is coming to light, and in Africa, it is an eye-watering $2.5 trillion. To help countries put in motion climate strategies, development banks are working to narrow the massive gap, as highlighted in the fifth edition of “African Economies”, a report on the continent’s economic prospects in 2024, recently published in collaboration with AFD.
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Solid Partnerships for Making Buildings Sustainable

Tag Climate Energy Infrastructure Sustainable Cities
Kere
Buildings, both in their construction and day-to-day maintenance, require enormous amounts of energy. How to make them more sustainable? This was the objective of the Buildings and Climate Global Forum, held in Paris earlier this month. AFD is supporting this movement through nearly 50 projects around the world as part of the Program for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB).
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On the Ground

Passing Traditional Knowledge from Mother to Child, to Protect the Environment

Tag Agriculture and Rural Development Biodiversity Climate Gender Equality Health and Social Protection Three Oceans French Guiana Reunion Mayotte French Polynesia
De la mère à la terre
Traditional knowledge passed on from mother to daughter can help future generations tackle the consequences of global warming, but such knowledge is in danger of being lost. On International Women's Day, we look at the project “De la Mère à la Terre” (from Mother to Earth), which highlights the work these women are doing to protect the environment, and the obstacles in their way.
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Promoting Benin’s Heritage & Tourism: the Biggest Cultural Project Ever Financed by AFD

Tag Cultural and Creative Industries Africa Benin
Alain Godonou Bénin musée culture patrimoine portrait
Changing Lives, Part 2
Who are the men and women who carry out the projects supported by AFD Group and promote sustainable development? We’ve been finding out, in a new series we’re calling “Changing Lives”. In this week’s installment, we meet Alain Godonou, who as head of Benin's Museums Programs, oversees cultural projects across the country.
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Impacts

The Commons: Unleashing its Potential Across Africa

Tag Agriculture and Rural Development Digital and Innovation Africa
Assemblée Bénin
“The Commons” are shared resources managed independently by a community. To what extent do they contribute to objectives of general interest? How can public bodies safeguard these resources? The co-authors of the book “The Commons: Drivers of Change and Opportunities for Africa”, along with researchers, political scientists and field operators, discussed these questions earlier this month.
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Report

Artificial Intelligence: Threat or Opportunity?

Tag Digital and Innovation
Robots & Generative AI by Masadepan
With an estimated four billion people voting in elections in more than 60 countries this year, observers fear the increasing use of artificial intelligence will pose problems for the political process, from “deepfake” videos to mass disinformation campaigns. At an AFD-hosted conference last month, AI experts discussed the risks posed to human rights, possible solutions, and the work that remains to be done.
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Decoding

African Economies 2024: Light at the end of the Tunnel?

Tag Financial Systems Climate Education and Training Infrastructure Health and Social Protection Africa
Floods in Mozambique
Over the past year, economic growth across the African continent remained higher than global growth rates, but it was slower than in 2022. What explains the slowdown of some, and the advance of others? And what improvements can be made for the year ahead? We speak to AFD’s expert in African economies to find out.
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Through the lens

Rebuilding Lives after the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: One Year On

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Crises and conflicts
Gender Equality
Health and Social Protection
Eurasia and Beyond
Turkey
séisme Turquie
In February 2023, earthquakes rocked Turkey and Syria, killing more than 50,000 people. They were among the most devastating earthquakes to have struck the region in almost a century, turning cities and towns into rubble and displacing close to 2 million people. We examine the swift action of AFD Group and its partners to help rebuild, and the results, one year on.
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