Women driving urban mobility in Lagos
The massive explosions at Beirut’s port on August 4, which killed more than 200 people and injured thousands, are the latest in a series of tragic events to strike a country mired in crisis. AFD has responded to the catastrophe with additional assistance as part of France’s effort to coordinate...
Climate - Development 2017-2022 Strategy: Midterm review
Creating a “Lynk” between Workers & Clients: One of the Biggest Digital Platforms in Africa
In our series on “Shared Innovation”, AFD highlights innovative programs devised and developed in our partner countries.
Across Sub-Saharan Africa, most work is in the informal sector, where wages can be volatile and protection minimal. Kenyan start-up Lynk has launched a digital...
Jean-Pierre MARCELLI
Social Protection and Multidimensional Poverty: Lessons from Ethiopia, India and Peru
To get feedback on AFD's “Territorial and Ecological Transition” strategy, we've launched an platform for online consultation. The Strategy covers a wide variety of topics, from our ecological footprint to sustainable cities, and access to water. Making the transition to sustainable...
In the throes of Covid-19 crisis one month ago, France and Rwanda signed two funding agreements. The first will help the East African country in its fight against the pandemic. The second will support the drive to provide vocational training for young people. AFD's visit at the end of June...
Social Protection and Inequality: Evidence from Ethiopia, India and Peru
To help the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) with its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, AFD has just allocated it a €2 million grant. These funds will allow it to develop prevention and assistance activities in Rwanda, which are conducted together with the Rwandan Red Cross.
Mar MERITA BLAT
Estimating the distributional incidence of healthcare spending on curative health services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Benefit Incidence Analysis in Burkina Faso, Malawi and Zambia
Nature-based Solutions may have been proven effective in the fight against climate change, but they remain underused. One reason is there is no normative framework to harmonize practices and provide investors with a reassuring assessment mechanism. A solution is in store: the International...