Publications and media
The Green Budgeting Transition
Implementing a transition to a green economy requires significant financial resources, both public and private, to make the necessary investments. It also requires States to realign their public polic...
Published on
Agricultural information systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Rethinking the role of governments in the age of priva...
Information systems play a key role in agricultural risk management strategies and production and marketing decision optimisation strategies. This makes them an important tool for poverty reduction in...
Published on
Bertrand de Dianous: CITYRIZ, it's 100 million € of loans in favor of public sustainable investments
Local authorities are key actors of climate transition and social and economic growth. To carry out sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructures, cities in emerging and developing countries ne...
Published on
Supporting a sustainable and resilient development model in Namibia
Namibia, or the Republic of Namibia, stretches 800 000 square kilometers from the borders of Angola, Botswana, South Africa and Zambia to the southwestern Atlantic coast. It is home to diverse wildlif...
Published on
To measure the state of the planet with Oskar Lecuyer
Stakeholders responsible for implementing public policies for development and environmental protection need to measure the state of the environment, as they need to monitor it in order to assess the e...
Published on
Social Contracts for Development
Sub-Saharan Africa has achieved significant gains in reducing the levels of extreme poverty in recent decades, yet the region continues to experience challenges across the development indicators, incl...
Published on
Burkina Faso : Dance for strengthening social cohesion in areas undergoing urban develoment
In Burkina Faso, the "Metis" project, through dance, aims to strengthen social ties in a context of urban development through work on self-esteem, by fostering resilience and inclusion and by providin...
Published on
Morocco: photography to raise awareness of the role of women in artisanal fishing
In Morocco, the "Metis" project, through photography aims to raise awareness of the role of women in artisanal fishing through: the impact of entrepreneurship and women's financial autonomy on develop...
Published on
Nigeria: visual arts to help prevent children from dropping out of school
In Nigeria, the "Metis" project, through visual arts help to prevent students from dropping out of school. Launched in 2021 by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Metis fund promotes better...
Published on
AFD and the Energy Transition in Africa
To promote the energy transition in Africa, AFD supports the development of efficient, low-carbon energy services that are accessible to everyone. It relies on three major assets: diversified financin...
Published on
Olga Koukoui: "Kampala has strong political will to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions"
CICLIA is a facility funded by the European Union, SECO and AFD that supports more than 30 cities in sub-Saharan Africa in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban strategies and projects....
Published on
Gabriel Charasse: " Bobo-Dioulasso will be particularly exposed to climate change events"
CICLIA is a facility funded by the EU, SECO and AFD that supports more than 30 cities in sub-Saharan Africa in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban strategies and projects. With 800,000 i...
Published on
Romain Dissaux: "in Conakry this result in a system for capturing biogas"
CICLIA is a facility funded by the EU, SECO and AFD that supports more than 30 cities in sub-Saharan Africa in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban strategies and projects. The city of C...
Published on
Nigeria: children catch up on their dreams
The CATCH UP! project carried out by the Urumwa Art studio in partnership with the artist Uche Uguru, aims to meet this need for basic education through access to culture. Working for several months o...
Published on
Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa
Industrialization drives the sustained growth in jobs and productivity that marks the developmental take-off of most developed economies. Yet, academics and policy makers have questioned the role of m...
Published on
Simon Brochut: "to understand the territory of Ganvié and to identifying the risks"
CICLIA is a facility funded by the European Union, SECO and AFD that supports more than 30 cities in sub-Saharan Africa in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban strategies and projects....
Published on
Climate Challenges: Making the Transition in Africa a Success
Africa has many advantages that will enable it to keep a low carbon footprint while achieving economic take-off. A just transition pathway that reconciles socioeconomic and climate imperatives is poss...
Published on
AFD and Namibia
Present in Namibia since 1998, AFD offers diverse financing solutions and technical assistance to support the Namibian government with its development policy. Along with its partners (government, priv...
Published on
The Future of Work in Africa
The Future of Work in Africa focuses on the key themes of creating productive jobs and addressing the needs of those left behind. It highlights how global trends, especially the adoption of digital te...
Published on
AFD Group in Southern Africa
In Southern Africa, AFD Group intervenes in ten countries: Angola, South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. AFD Group supports the Southern Afri...
Published on
Valentine Monnier: "sustainable mobility means facilitating access to essential services"
CICLIA is a facility funded by the EU, SECO and AFD that supports more than 30 cities in sub-Saharan Africa in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban strategies and projects. In the Côte d'...
Published on
