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Interview

Armed conflicts in Africa: a continent “trapped in stereotypes”?

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What impact do armed conflicts have on the development of African countries, and what lessons can be drawn from the many external interventions aimed at dealing with them? In this article, we interview the two authors of the chapter devoted to these issues in "L’Économie africaine 2025" (“African Economies 2025”), Niagalé Bagayoko, President of the African Security Sector Network, and Élodie Riche, Research Officer at AFD.
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Impacts

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

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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On the Ground

Latin America invests in renewable energy to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels

Parc solaire Argentine
Having marked the International Day of Clean Energy on January 26, we turn our attention to Latin America, where there is huge potential to ramp up renewable energy use. In Argentina, AFD has established a partnership with the Argentinian bank for investment and foreign trade (BICE), which has contributed to financing seven renewable energy projects in the country to support its clean energy transition.
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On the Ground

Artificial intelligence, a driving force for change in Africa

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only disrupting the technology sector, it is already reshaping the future of Africa. AI is providing solutions to Africa’s major social, economic and environmental challenges, from the health sector to education and agriculture. Its unique potential could prove to be a game-changer for the continent.
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The first seminar of the Academia Partnerships Africa-France (PeA) program: a unique collaboration

Séminaire Cotonou
From December 10-12, 2024, the Institut Français in Cotonou hosted the first seminar of the Academia Partnerships Africa-France (PeA) program. Organized by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Campus France, the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and the French Embassy in Benin, the event brought together nearly 180 attendees, including the leaders of PeA-supported projects, as well as key players from the academic and research ecosystems in Africa and Europe.
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