Research

Jérémy Gasc, Energy Task Team Leader for Eastern Africa at AFD, details the potential of regional integration for the development of green energy in the region, but also AFD's actions to support this approach.

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. With one...

The lack of energy infrastructure holds back Uganda’s economic growth. AFD is providing its support to a project to extend and reinforce the rural electrification grid in the West of the country.

East Africa is endowed with resources capable of generating vast amounts of renewable energy, such as wind, hydro and solar power. In Tanzania and Uganda though, this energy is largely untapped, and the majority of their populations remain unconnected to an electric grid. Now, this is changing....

It is essential for Africa to develop the skills of its workforce and invest in its multiple local talents if the continent is to succeed in its digital revolution. Proparco, AFD Group's private sector subsidiary, supports Andela, a start-up that trains an elite group of developers.

The districts of Mbarara and Isingiro in south-western Uganda are under permanent water stress. To remedy this situation, AFD and the European Union are financing a large-scale project to supply water to the Mbarara district and the Nakivale refugee camp, one of the largest in the region...

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 and the preservation of biodiversity. The signing of a partnership agreement between AFD and...

The SUNREF programme promotes low-carbon growth through the development of renewable energies and the promotion of energy efficiency measures in the industry and for SMEs.

Uganda has embarked on an ambitious Water and Sanitation Sector Development Program. In order to contribute to its achievement, AFD is focusing on three main strategic lines: Improving access to water and sanitation in...

This study examines the conditions for effective skills development to reduce rural poverty in Uganda. It is shown that the capacity of the vocational education and training system, despite its ongoing reform, is inadequate to reach the rural poor. An assessment of the relevant policies calls for a...

Present in the East Africa region for more than 20 years, AFD has been working with the cities bordering Lake Victoria to improve access to clean water and sanitations for the population. A long term partnership that raised concerns about the preservation of this Ecosystem, sustaining more than...

In the Ugandan capital, whose population is expected to reach 4.6 million by 2025, the rate of access to sanitation only stands at 6%. This project should improve access to the network and its quality, particularly for the poorest populations, and increase the treatment of water discharged into...

The current development of African education systems focuses on the perspective of universal completion of six years of schooling. This perspective, targeted by the international community for the year 2015 (Dakar declaration, Millennium Development Goals), will no doubt be reached by a number of...

Since the last edition of our publication MacroDev Semestrial in February 2023, international economic developments have remained eventful and intense, against the backdrop of the continued global geopolitical reconfiguration. They are not without consequences for emerging and developing...

Based in Kampala, AFD's Uganda office is attached to the East Africa Regional Division.

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.

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...

In Uganda, where only 14.8% of the population has access to electricity, this project for a high-voltage line should contribute to better meeting the energy needs of economic actors and populations in the West of the country.

The government of Uganda recently elevated 10 municipalities to the rank of secondary cities to address issues of physical planning and urban infrastructure investments. Led by the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development (MoLHUD),  the cities of Arua, Mbarara, Fort Portal and Soroti were...