Press releases
AFD Supports the Policy of Sports Excellence in Schools in Rwanda
On May 27, during the official visit of the President of the French Republic to Rwanda, Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana, Minister of Economy and Economic Planning of Rwanda, and Mr. Rémy Rioux, Director Genera...
Call for Projects from African Entrepreneurs: The Social and Inclusive Business Camp
The Social & Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC) is committed to supporting impact entrepreneurs and is launching its fifth call for applications open to project initiators from all over Africa. Apply befo...
EBRD and AFD Group to strengthen cooperation
Addressing key development challenges in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Agence Française de Développement Group (AFD), through it...
New project to boost wildlife management in Southern Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) will support the development of community conservancies in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfronti...
AFD and Kazakhstan pave the way for their mutual cooperation
By materializing the cooperation between AFD and the Republic of Kazakhstan, a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding will create favorable conditions for first AFD operations in the country.
AFD to extend its cooperation with Uzbekistan by 2025
By 2025, AFD plans to mobilize about one billion euros in the form of loans, technical assistance and grants to support the reform agenda of the Government of Uzbekistan.
AFD and World Bank Support Serbia’s Green Agenda to the tune of €234 Million
The public policy loans in support of green recovery as well as the support program for the modernization of the railway sector were signed today at the premises of the government of the Republic of S...
IDB and AFD Highlight $4 Billion in Joint Projects since 2018
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the French Development Agency (AFD) Group gathered virtually for their fifth Deep Dive Meeting. The Deep Dive explored new opportunities for expanded coll...
Basketball Africa League and AFD to Advance Education and Inclusion in Africa
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Agence Française de Développement today announced AFD as an official partner of the BAL. The inaugural BAL season will tip off Sunday, May 16 at the Kigali Arena...
South Africa: AFD and Eskom Affirm Commitment to Competitive Electricity Sector
Eskom and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a framework to strengthen the current cooperation and collaboration between the two par...
Launch of the fifth edition of the AFD Digital Challenge "Innovate for climate and biodiversity"
The Agence française de développement (AFD) is launching the fifth edition of its Digital Challenge, a competition for start-ups and digital innovations aimed at protecting the climate and biodiversit...
Climate finance and post-Covid-19 recovery: AFD supports sustainable and inclusive development projects in Mon...
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) joins forces with Investment and Development Fund of Montenegro (IDF) to facilitate investments in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A €50 mi...
AFD group announces its 2020 results: providing a rapid response to the covid crisis while working with partne...
Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of AFD Group presented the Group’s results for 2020. Despite the Covid-19 health crisis, AFD Group’s commitments amounted to more than €12 billion – as in 2019. Hav...
€36 million from the EU, France, and the World Bank to build the Hebron Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant
Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Ishtayyeh, the Consul General of France, the EU Representative, and the AFD Country Director together with the Head of the Palestinian Water Authority, Hebron Governor and...
AFD, The GovLab, and Expertise France Announce Awardees for #Data4COVID19 Africa Challenge
Today, April 6, 2021, l'Agence française de développement (AFD), Expertise France, and The GovLab are happy to announce the awardees of the #Data4COVID19 Africa Challenge, following a call for innovat...
AFD approves EUR 50 million to support Serbia’s reform agenda on climate change
Agence Française de Développement has approved the first phase of a Public Policy Loan program to support Serbia’s reform agenda on climate change, providing a 50 million euros loan for this initial p...
JICA Becomes Official Partner of the Sport en Commun Platform
On the occasion of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) confirms its commitment to making sport a powerful lever for sustainable...
Announcing the launch of Global Africa, a new African academic journal
The Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis in Senegal (UGB) announced the launch of Global Africa in Dakar. This international and interdisciplinary academic journal is part of a wider effort to prom...
Palestine: AFD, German Financial Cooperation and the World Bank support municipalities in their emergency resp...
In the presence of His Excellency the Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, the Consul General of France in Jerusalem, René Troccaz, the AFD Country Director, Martin Parent, the Director of German Develo...
10 years of the Syria crisis : AFD launches ”Karama”, a virtual exhibition to pay tribute to actors active on ...
AFD is today launching the virtual exhibition "Karama: hand in hand to (re) build the future". A tribute to its partners dedicating their daily lives to improving the living conditions and preserving...
