Research

Casablanca’s second tram line has been officially opened by the King of Morocco. It is part of an extensive urban transport reorganization plan launched in 2004. The objectives: address the strong growth in daily travel and reconnect its residents with public transport.

The Afrique Créative call for projects aims to demonstrate the economic potential of CCIs (Cultural and Creative Industries) by offering technical and financial support to eight African cultural entrepreneurs.

In the heart of the new city of Zenata, the first ground of the partnership between AFD and the famous NBA (National Basketball Association) was born. Adorned with the colors of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this brand new sports facility is designed to accommodate for several years...

AFD joins forces with the NBA to finance a project combining basketball and education on the SDGs in several African countries.

This policy brief assesses the COVID-19 safety measures use practices of some MENA populations, namely: Algerian, Moroccan and Tunisian populations. To this end, three waves of data provided by rapid phone survey (household data) of ERF COVID -19 MENA Monitor, and Computer-Assisted Personal...

The 2022 World Cup was marked by a number of upsets, with virtually unknown teams coming from out of nowhere to beat the favorites. Morocco was one such team, which, contrary to expectations, made it to the semi-finals. AFD has a long relationship with Morocco, not least in linking football to...

As sports are a powerful vehicle for development and social cohesion, AFD, in partnership with the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, presents the winning projects from the Impact 2024 International Call for Projects. Applications are now open for a fourth and final...

We tackle the issue of women's activity rates in Morocco by adopting a mixed method approach. Using the 2007 household survey, we find that having a migrant in the household increases women's labour participation, while receiving remittances decreases it. While migration increases women's...

How to implement gender-equitable public policies? In Morocco, an innovative approach – gender-responsive budgeting – is making issues of equality concrete and quantifiable.

For more than ten years, in North Africa, the AFD Group has developed a very close partnership with the European Commission. This partnership begins with a constant dialogue and continues with an operational collaboration in many important sectors:...

Over 102,000 tons of equivalent CO2 and 354 GWh of energy a year. These are the savings made by 230 Moroccan companies thanks to the initiative of four European donors, including AFD. In 2014, these donors, supported by the European Union, launched a joint program to support energy efficiency...

From 10 to 12 July, Agence Française de Développement organized its second summer school devoted to the GEMMES economic modelling tool. It gathered 23 researchers and economists from around the world. The objective: adapt the tool in six countries – Brazil, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco,...

Strong sustainability, the principle that our natural resources are critical and cannot be replaced by any other form of capital, is enjoying a resurgence in development thinking. It’s a riposte to the notion that physical capital, such as machinery or technological advances can be a substitute...

The dual shock of the health crisis and the war in Ukraine has pushed up inflation to an extent not seen in developed countries since the 1979 oil shock and the Iran-Iraq war. This shock has put an end to two decades of disinflation imported from China and other emerging and developing countries...

Set up in September 2019, the North Africa Regional Office covers five countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,...

The Union for the Mediterranean, the European Union, Agence Française de Développement and the European Investment Bank have joined forces to build a successful transition towards sustainable Mediterranean cities. The Urban Projects Finance Initiative (UPFI) supported public project...

AFD funding is helping to structure a pan-African training program on professions in cultural heritage. The project is being run by the Fondation Nationale des Musées (National Museums Foundation - FNM) in Morocco.

During the Mediterranean Worlds Forum held in Marseille on February 7 and 8, AFD Group announced the creation and pursuit of several initiatives to promote positive development in the Mediterranean region, including the Mediterranean Talents Academy, a series of development projects, as well as...