AFD Group 2020 - 2021 Annual Results
In 2020, AFD’s commitments topped €12 billion, more than a third of which was committed to our actions in Africa. AFD’s Annual Report illustrates that AFD not only reacted to a global pandemic and to the health and economic emergencies that ensued, it continued to fulfil its long-term commitment...
Financing of the Economic Management Improvement Program
Thanks to this project in partnership with the Asian Development Bank, the AFD supports the consolidation of a stable macroeconomic environment, conducive to sustainable growth, jobs creation and the implementation of the Strategy on Further Action for the Development of Uzbekistan 2017 – 2021...
From July 5 to 12, as part of the Summer School "Innovations for Development", J-PAL Europe and the French Development Agency, in collaboration with the Fund for Innovation in Development (FID), are pleased to host a series of six keynote lectures open to the public and delivered by...
Erroneous information is circulating on social networks and in the country concerning the embezzlement of AFD funds and the theft of 20 million euros by the advisers of the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water through the recruitment of a consultant accredited to the latter to prepare the...
Over just five years, the Blue Action Fund, established by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and supported by AFD Group, has helped to create and consolidate more than 230,000 km² of protected marine areas in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Marking World Ocean...
It’s a global assembly for gender equality. The Generation Equality Forum (GEF) will be held in Paris from June 30 to July 2. It’s a highly anticipated event where Agence Française de Développement will announce its feminist strategy. Here is an overview of the essential points.
The Commons Working For a New World
Supporting sustainable development: AFD’s offer to SOEs
Acting together for the Sustainable Use of Water in Agriculture
On June 25, 2021, experts, practitioners, financing institutions and decision-makers will come together during the MobiliseYourCity Global Forum to provide answers to key challenges faced by cities on the way to sustainable mobility. They will discuss new opportunities for collaboration and some...
Led by Agence Française de Développement and the Belgian development agency ENABEL and funded by the European Commission, the program supports the use of digital technologies to build more resilient societies and economies. The action will work on the connectivity of public institutions, the...
What is the relationship between climate change, maritime security, and sustainable management of marine biodiversity? The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy (DGRIS) of the French Ministry for the Armed Forces invite you...
It was all finalized during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to South Africa. AFD, Senghor University and the Trace platform signed a protocol of intent to train stakeholders in Africa’s cultural and creative industries – a dynamic sector that is nevertheless beset by difficulties.
Green Energy in South Africa
It is both an initiative for ecological restoration, and part of the fight against hunger and food insecurity in Africa. In existence since 2007, the Great Green Wall is above all part of an immense effort to reclaim land lost to desertification. In the wake of the World Day to Combat...