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Improving Access to Drinkable Water in Dakar - Despite Demographic Pressures
World Water Week, which ends this Friday, August 27, highlighted projects around the world aimed at universal access to drinking water. Of growing concern are the effects of urbanization and the incre...
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Picturing a World Free of Plastic: Cartoon Contest Raises Awareness
Indonesia is the second-largest producer of plastic debris in the world. In a bid to turn things around and raise awareness, PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero) and AFD have organized a comics com...
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A Bold New Ambition for France’s International Development Policy
France’s National Assembly passed new legislation for international development on Tuesday, preparing the way for a rise in overseas assistance to .55% of GDP by next year. Faced with the continuing c...
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Boosting the Energy transition in Vietnam: AFD supports the extension of Ialy hydropower plant
It’s an agreement that will enrich and expand Vietnam's energy source. Fabrice Richy, AFD Director in Vietnam, and Nguyen Xuan Nam, Vice President of Vietnam Electricity (EVN), signed a credit facilit...
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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...
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AFD Group's Annual Report: Responding to Emergencies while Remaining Focused on our Long-Term Development Miss...
AFD Group's Annual Report is now online in English. The dynamic, interactive format brings to life the activities, investments and projects financed by Agence Française de Développement in 2020. The R...
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AFD Group 2020 - 2021 Annual Results
In 2020, AFD’s commitments topped €12 billion, more than a third of which was committed to our actions in Africa. AFD’s Annual Report illustrates that AFD not only reacted to a global pandemic and to...
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Building to Begin on one of West Africa’s Largest Biomass Power Plants
Construction is due to begin in September of a new power plant producing energy from biomass – one of the largest such plants in West Africa. The project, financed by Proparco and partners, will creat...
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Vietnam: Protecting Bays and Biodiversity
The World Heritage-listed Ha Long Bay is one of Vietnam's iconic tourism sites. It is also home to considerable economic activity, which represents a significant threat to its conservation: the bay's...
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The AMAL Project: Bringing Hope through Jobs in Jordan
Jordan is gripped by high levels of unemployment, particularly among women. Only 14% of working-age women are economically active. Those who have not withdrawn from the labor force altogether face add...
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Using Sports and Culture to Promote Social Cohesion
In the run-up to the publication of AFD’s 2020 activity reports on cultural and creative industries and sports and development, AFD examines the importance of using these vital sectors to strengthen s...
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Final Phase of Istanbul's Golden Horn tramway on track with AFD Support
A letter of intent was signed between the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on June 23rd for a 93 million-euro loan to support the final phase of the...
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AFD Support for Biodiversity in Mexico: Robust Assessments and Concrete Results
AFD has just assessed the impact of two public policy loans – named "Biomex" and "Bioconnect" - issued to the Mexican government in 2012 and 2017 for biodiversity conservation. Though valuable lesson...
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European Union and AFD Group: the Pact for a Sustainable Future
During the European Development Days (EDD) on June 15 and 16, 2021, AFD Group and the European Union reflected on the nature of development activities and their impact on the fight against climate cha...
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Clarification From Agence Francaise de Developpement in Lebanon
Erroneous information is circulating on social networks and in the country concerning the embezzlement of AFD funds and the theft of 20 million euros by the advisers of the Lebanese Ministry of Energy...
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Indonesia: On Course for Sustainable Ocean Management
The visit to Indonesia by the French Minister of the Sea, Annick Girardin, has highlighted not only the progress of projects financed by AFD, but also the importance of promoting sustainable managemen...
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France’s Anti-corruption Strategy - Integral to its Global Activities
The United Nations General Assembly is meeting in a special session on corruption, on June 2 to 4, 2021, in New York. During the session, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs presented F...
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Niger's Common Health Sector Fund, Evaluated by AFD
Set up in 2006, the health sector fund has mobilized €91 million for health policies in Niger. An evaluation of its impacts is available in the Africa edition of Agence Française de Développement’s re...
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Colombia: First Loan in Local Currency to Support Responsible Development
Agence Française de Développement and the Municipality of Barranquilla have signed a loan agreement amounting to €120 million, paid in the local currency. A first for AFD in Latin America.
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PASAS: A Platform for Analysis of the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin
The PASAS platform supports contextual analysis and thematic research for a better understanding and improved monitoring of the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin.
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