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

The city of Djibouti is home to 75 % of the total population of the eponymous country. Increasing urbanization has led to the explosion of the Balbala district.  The result is a disorganized urban fabric, where water and sanitation networks are almost non-existent. Its disadvantaged...

There are several approaches to fragile states. The first, based on the crisis cycle, distinguishes between deteriorating countries, countries in prolonged crisis, countries emerging from crisis, and countries showing gradual improvement. The second, advocated by the United Kingdom’s Department...

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And what if Djibouti’s energy future was to be found in its subsoil? The country is banking on its wealth of geothermal resources to reduce its dependence on electricity from its Ethiopian neighbor. It has just launched major drilling tests in the Assal rift area, which are being cofinanced by...

The European Union, AFD and the Djiboutian Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry have just signed several agreements worth a total amount of €40 million, intended to improve access to water and sanitation in Djibouti.

On June 19, 2019, a new solid waste collection system in the Balbala district and its operating base were inaugurated by the Djibouti authorities, representatives of AFD and the French Embassy in Djibouti.

Based in Nairobi, the Eastern Africa Regional Office covers eleven countries: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, ...

AFD and Djibouti’s Finance Ministry recently signed three major agreements worth a total of €22 million in grants. The projects being funded aim to strengthen the health sector, improve energy efficiency and support the reform of the financial sector.

AFD is supporting Djibouti Télécom’s participation in international consortiums for submarine telecom cables. Through its financing, AFD is contributing to the development and consolidation of the national public operator’s international activity in a highly competitive environment.