Publications and media
How is Ethiopia transforming its electricity and digital networks?
The RISED project (Renewable, Integrated, Sustainable Energy & Digitalisation) supports Ethiopia’s electricity-sector transformation through four pillars: grid modernisation and rehabilitation, digita...
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How Can Public Development Banks Support the Energy Transition of Territories?
Energy policies designed at the national level produce different effects across territories and often prove insufficiently adapted to the diversity of local socioeconomic and environmental contexts. E...
How AFD Group supports closer ties with the EU
War in Ukraine, shifting alliances, the emergence of new spheres of influence… The European neighborhood is at the heart of intense geopolitical competition. Yet amid this turbulence, a major shift is...
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Accelerating Infrastructure Development: an investment priority
Infrastructure can range from hydroelectric power plants to solar mini-grids, large-scale urban metro projects to rural roads, and water treatment plants in big cities to water reserves in rural areas...
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Sustainability Statement 2025 - Summary
This document is a summary of the 2025 Sustainability Statement, published in June 2026. AFD Group has voluntarily published its first sustainability report, improving transparency and governance in a...
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Gender equality: Activity report 2025
In 2025, the renewal of France’s International Strategy for a Feminist Foreign Policy (2025-2030) reaffirmed the priority given to gender equality and the rights of women and girls. Building on this s...
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Conceptual Booklet - How - and how far - can we still adapt?
The "From Research to Action: Leveraging Results for Public Policy" conference series aims to demonstrate how research findings can be translated into concrete action to inform public policy, particul...
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South Africa: Towards a Change of Course?
As South Africa faces major challenges—including chronic underinvestment, the inefficiency of state-owned enterprises, inadequate infrastructure, limited financial inclusion, persistently high unemplo...
Advancing Green Budget Tagging (GBT) in the Republic of Serbia
The Republic of Serbia is the first country in the Western Balkans to integrate Green Budget Tagging (GBT) into its budgetary process. As a public financial management tool, GBT enhances the alignment...
Replay | AI and the Future of Work in the Global South: Job Apocalypse or Job Opportunity?
This conference is part of AFD's "TechTalks" webinar series.
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ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIPS AFRICA-FRANCE
To tackle planet-wide challenges and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the African Union’s Agenda 2063, it is crucial to forge long-term academia partnerships based on mutual...
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SEMESTRIAL PANORAMA 2026 #2 International Economy: Did Someone Say “Resilience”?
Shock after shock, the global economy continues to surprise observers with its “resilience,” particularly when assessed through the lens of GDP growth. If the ongoing discussions between the United St...
Project communication - communication kit for civil society organizations (CSOs)
Is your project receiving funding from Agence Française de Développement (AFD)? This communication kit contains all the information you need to implement communication initiatives for CSOs.
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Climate - Nature: Activity report 2025
In 2025, AFD Group financing for climate and biodiversity reached a record level, with an increased share devoted to adaptation and projects with systemic impacts.
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Integral Inclusion: A Renewed Way of Supporting Youth Trajectories in Development Policies
International institutions, development banks, civil society organizations, and research institutions are paying increasing attention to the transition period between childhood and adulthood, marked b...
Joint evaluation of the IDFC Climate Facility
Founded in 2011, the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) is the leading group of currently 27 national and regional development banks worldwide, mainly from emerging markets. IDFC aims to pr...
Research Conversations replay| From Fire to Forest Loss: Tackling Deforestation and Carbon Emissions in South ...
This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.
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The AFD Group offer for cultural and creative industries
Cultural and creative industries are now a major business sector, representing nearly 3.5% of global GDP. However, there are major regional disparities. AFD Group works to help structure cultural and...
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Orients - 2021-2026 Regional Strategy
The “Orients” region stretches from the Balkans to Indonesia and harbours important challenges for international peace, and for the collective global transition towards low-carbon, economic and social...
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Résumé d'évaluation du projet YEEB (PPI)
The YEEB project conducted by People Power Inclusion (PPI) aimed to strengthen youth employability and entrepreneurship in Cairo and Assiut while promoting gender equality and economic inclusion. This...
Ukraine – 4 flagship projects supporting civil society
Since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression, Ukrainian civil society organizations have played a central role in strengthening the country’s resilience. Working in close proximity to local commu...
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