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Accelerating electrification and supporting the clean energy transition in Sub-Saharan Africa

Tag Climate Energy Africa Guinea Kenya Democratic Republic of the Congo Tanzania
Electricité Afrique
With close to 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa still living without electricity, the Mission 300 program, an initiative led by the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank, aims to connect 300 million people to the electricity grid by 2030, while also facilitating the transition to clean energy. AFD has committed €1 billion to support this program.
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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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COMBO+: Stopping Net Biodiversity Loss in Six Countries in Africa and Asia

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COMBO+: Stopping Net Biodiversity Loss in Six Countries in Africa And Asia
AFD and the The French Facility for Global Environment are supporting a new program launched by NGO the Wildlife Conservation Society and aiming to strike a better balance between economic development and the preservation of biodiversity. The signing of a partnership agreement between AFD and WCS last month extended their collaboration to cover a dozen topics of mutual interest.
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€100 Million to Improve Education in Guinea and Niger

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Students in Guinea
The Global Partnership for Education, which aims to improve the quality of learning and reduce inequalities in access to education, has delegated to AFD its mission to increase the effectiveness of the education system in Niger and Guinea. The goal: to get more kids in class and provide more people with life opportunities – whatever their socio-economic background.
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