Hervé Conan, Director of AFD's office in Vietnam and Nguyen Xuan Nam, Vice-President of Vietnam Electricity (EVN), signed an agreement for an €80 million loan aiming at strengthening the power grid in the South of Vietnam, thus helping expand access to electricity and boost the integration...
Our office in Rwanda
Based in Kigali, AFD's Rwanda office is attached to the East Africa Regional Division.
Gulf Of Guinea Regional Office
As a gateway between the Sahel, the Lake Chad region and the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Guinea is a demographic and economic "heavyweight" at the continental level. However, its dynamics are hampered by certain endogenous weaknesses. AFD Group is supporting the region's momentum...
Indian Ocean Regional Office
Taking joint action to develop solutions for the benefit of everyone is a challenge shared by the territories of the Indian Ocean, which are aware that they belong to a community of economic, cultural and societal destinies. In order to promote regional cooperation dynamics in the Indian Ocean,...
Regulating platform delivery work in Argentina. Tensions between regulations and the priorities of workers
Brazil-Southern Cone Regional Office
Climate change, rapid urbanization, and loss of biodiversity - Brazil and Argentina share common characteristics and therefore have to face similar challenges. In the Brazil-Southern Cone region, AFD Group aims to reconcile the fight against climate change with sustainable management of natural...
Precarisation or Protection? The Impact of Digital Platform Labour on Argentinean Domestic Workers in Times of Pandemic
Overcoming Institutional and Organisational Barriers to Sanitation: What's New?
Greater Sahel Regional Office
Stretching from the Atlantic coast to the eastern border of Chad, the Greater Sahel is characterized by a strong geographical coherence while presenting a variety of security, economic and social situations. As a high-priority region for AFD Group, the Greater Sahel requires a collective and...
Central Africa Regional Office
At the heart of the African continent, Central Africa has a number of major assets: its young population, more than 120 million hectares of land useful for agriculture and agro-industry, and one of the most vital ecosystems for the planet in terms of water and forest resources, the Congo-...
PERMA 2 : Promoting Economic Revival for Microbusiness and Agriculture
The project supports the development of rural microfinance and small enterprises as a sustainable way to revive the agricultural economy in Ninewa and Salah-al-Din, with complementary support to innovation in high potential value chains and the promotion of community groups of diverse origins to...
For deeper engagement in the Sahel in West and Central Africa, France, Germany and the European Union launched the Sahel Alliance. Backed by the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the United Nations Development Program, the Alliance will hold its General Assembly on April 4 in Madrid....
Emmanuelle Mansart Monat
Labour market trajectories and conciliation efforts among female Uber drivers
With AFD Group’s CEO Rémy Rioux’s visit to Jakarta on 15 January, AFD has renewed its commitment to energy transition, sustainable ocean management, and sustainable finance in Indonesia, as well as to ASEAN. Two agreements were signed with PT SMI and PLN, and AFD’s Director General reaffirmed...
International Day of Forests: A decade of Turkish-French Cooperation Managing Sustainable Forests
A large-scale collaborative effort to reverse deforestation and protect Turkey’s trees is coming to a close. Some 40 budgetary, institutional and technical commitments worth a total of more than €600 million in financing have contributed to sustainable forest protection and management since 2012...