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Africa’s Great Green Wall: a COP16 Priority against Desertification
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...
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A cutting-edge training center in Djibouti to tackle youth unemployment
With over 75% of Djibouti’s young population unemployed, the country faces a critical challenge. To address this issue, a training center for jobs in port professions was opened on November 21. Funded...
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50 Years in Djibouti, and Seeing Results from Fight against HIV
To mark the 50 years that AFD has been active in the East African country of Djibouti, an exhibition featuring people involved in or benefiting from the decades of AFD activity has been unveiled. Amon...
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Bolstering Healthcare, Energy Efficiency and the Financial Sector in Djibouti
AFD and Djibouti’s Finance Ministry recently signed three major agreements worth a total of €22 million in grants. The projects being funded aim to strengthen the health sector, improve energy efficie...
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Sanitation in Djibouti: the EU and AFD Provide €40 Million
The European Union, AFD and the Djiboutian Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry have just signed several agreements worth a total amount of €40 million, intended to improve access to water and sa...
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