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Game-Changers: AFD and the International Olympic Committee forge Partnership
United in the conviction that sport is a tremendous accelerator of sustainable development, AFD and the International Olympic Committee have just joined forces to set a new course, characterized by th...
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From Awareness to Action: Transforming Menstrual Hygiene in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, many women and girls cannot afford menstrual products and lack the means to maintain their menstrual hygiene in sanitary conditions. To tackle this issue, the AFD has funded two projects...
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Providing Fortified Foods and Tackling Hunger with Local Companies
Despite advances towards food security in Africa over the past decade, ensuring a sufficient supply of healthy food for all remains a major challenge. Armed conflict has strangled supply lines, partic...
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Morocco is Making Moves in Cinema by Streaming on the Small Screen
In Morocco, dozens of cinemas have closed over the years, plunging the film industry into crisis. But up-and-coming directors, writers and actors have contributed to a resurgence of cinema. So too hav...
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Preparing Youth for the Jobs Market in Central Africa
In a country like the Democratic Republic of Congo, where young people make up two-thirds of the population, investing in training is crucial for the future of the country. AFD and the Congolese autho...
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Tanzania: Improving Cancer Treatment with More Health Professionals and Better Facilities
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 o...
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The Degradation of Ecosystems in Africa
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 fi...
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Confronting Gender-based Violence in Rwanda and Reigniting hope for the Future
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...
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Closing the $2.5 trillion Climate Gap in Africa
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...
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Promoting Benin’s Heritage & Tourism: the Biggest Cultural Project Ever Financed by AFD
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...
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Finding Innovative Development Solutions in North Africa
Some entrepreneurs sought to fight pollution; for others the goal was to promote inclusion. In their own ways, they have all taken action. The four winners of North Africa’s first call for proposals i...
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The Commons: Unleashing its Potential Across Africa
“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-au...
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With just months to go to the Paris Olympics, we chart AFD’s work in Sports & Development
The countdown is on to 26 July, 2024. With just months to go before next year's Olympic Games begin in Paris, it’s time to take stock of AFD’s initiatives involving sports and development, particularl...
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Slam Poetry and Self-Fulfillment
Changing Lives, Part 1 Who are the men and women who carry out the projects supported by AFD Group and work for sustainable development? We’ve been finding out, in a new series we’re calling “Changi...
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France's Half Billion euro Boost to Rwanda's Health, Training and Climate
During his historic visit to Rwanda in 2021, President Emmanuel Macron made the commitment that “Team France” would mobilize €500 million by the end of 2023 to support Rwanda's development strategy. T...
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African Economies 2024: Light at the end of the Tunnel?
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...
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Soccer: A Playmaker in Africa's Development
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,...
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Increasing Access to Essential Services in Burundi
An estimated 15% of Burundi’s population is food insecure and many lack reliable access to essential services. AFD is backing the improvement of services in a variety of sectors, from health and educa...
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Fighting for Female Farmers in West Africa
In Côte d’Ivoire, two-thirds of rural women work in agriculture, but as many as 75% of them live below the poverty line. They also face physical and other forms of violence. For the past three years,...
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African Start-ups Awarded for Innovations at Digital Energy Challenge
Nine start-ups and energy companies have been awarded for creating new ways to modernize Africa’s energy sector. The companies are providing innovative ways to improve access to electricity, boosting...
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