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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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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.
On the Ground

Soccer: A Playmaker in Africa's Development

Tag Sports and Development Africa
football Burundi play international AFD sport ballon
A new collection of wide-ranging analyses of Africa’s economies and social issues is out now. In the 2024 edition of L’Économie Africaine (“African Economies”), one chapter is even devoted to soccer, whose economic and social impact extends beyond the field, to affect everything from health and education to social cohesion.
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"Atlas" of Latin America and the Caribbean: 17 Sustainable Development Initiatives

Tag Biodiversity Climate Energy Fighting Inequalities Latin America Three Oceans
Costa Rica
Latin America is considered a champion of sustainable development, with pioneering initiatives that have been replicated not only across the region, but around the world. Some of the most innovative projects are highlighted in the “Atlas of Latin America and the Caribbean”, the result of a collaboration between AFD and Sciences Po University in Paris. The impact of the Atlas has been so vast as to span all 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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