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Africa’s Great Green Wall: a COP16 Priority against Desertification

Tag Agriculture and Rural Development Biodiversity Climate Water and Sanitation Africa Burkina Faso Djibouti Ethiopia Niger Nigeria Senegal Chad
Grande muraille verte COP désertification Sahel AFD
To mark the opening of COP16 in Riyadh by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, we look at the Great Green Wall (GGW), the flagship initiative by the African Union and supported by AFD. Led by eleven countries, this initiative aims to regreen 100 million hectares of land and improve living conditions in the Sahel by 2030. Sandra Rullière, Deputy Head of the Agriculture, Rural Development and Biodiversity Division at AFD, discusses the challenges and future for this key project.
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Digital Energy Challenge: innovative projects paving the way for Africa’s energy transition

Tag Energy Digital and Innovation Africa Kenya Nigeria
Kenya énergie
With 600 million Africans lacking access to electricity, the continent’s energy transition is a critical issue. To help tackle this problem, in 2020, AFD launched the Digital Energy Challenge in partnership with the European Commission and ADEME. Its goal is to support the energy sector’s digital transition and increase access to electricity in Africa, in accordance with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7.
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"Cultural and Creative Industries Promote Employment and Social Cohesion"

Tag Cultural and Creative Industries Digital and Innovation Africa South Africa Kenya Nigeria Senegal Pakistan
Forum ICC
On October 6-8 in Paris, the first Création Africa forum for cultural and creative industries (CCI) will feature fast-growing sectors such as TV series, animation, video games, and comics. How does AFD Group support industry professionals and help new talent emerge? We find out.
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“More tech companies are developing in Africa than in the rest of the world”

Tag Digital and Innovation Africa Cameroon Congo Egypt Ghana Guinea Kenya Morocco Nigeria Central African Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Senegal
Burundi students using a portable media library near Bujumbura, provided by Libraries without Borders
Digital technology is playing an increasingly prominent role in Africa’s economic development. In fact, more tech companies are developing across the continent than in the rest of the world. In the approach to the VivaTech technology and start-up event in Paris from June 14 to 17, we interview Alain Kiyindou co-author of “African Economies in 2023.”
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