A workshop on climate change resilient architecture and landscape was held in Son La and Hanoi, Vietnam, from April 1 to 18. It involved 50 students from Hanoi Architecture University’s French-speaking departments in the framework of a new partnership between AFD and the university. The outcomes...
For the next four weeks, until June 26, some 40 entrepreneurs in Africa will be chosen to take part in a business camp that will help launch their company, build their capacities and provide an opportunity for networking. It’s part of the Social & Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC) with AFD...
Supporting the Lebanese Public Education System
The French Republic is committed to supporting the Lebanese public education system through the NATAFAAL project (natafaal means "to engage" in Arabic). This project, designed in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, aims to promote the school retention of...
Access to culture for all is one of the priorities of AFD Group, through its support for Cultural and Creative Industries. As the Cannes Festival wraps up, how to support people working in the audiovisual sector? How to make culture a tool to strengthen social cohesion, contribute to employment...
Driven by common convictions, the European Union and AFD Group have been working together since 2008 to maximize the impact of their financing and the effectiveness of development aid. It's a central partnership for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. On Europe Day...
Digital commons allow citizens to contribute directly to the creation and management of the digital resources they need. Already today, digital commons are present in the daily lives of thousands of Africans, from collaborative mapping (OSM) to open-source software for public health services or...
The preservation of biodiversity is at the heart of the debates of the COP15 against desertification which is currently being held in Abidjan, until May 20. This year, it tackles questions revolving around the role of agriculture. As part of France's international strategy, AFD Group is...
Urban Development and Support for Local Authorities - 2021 Activity Report
Gender and Mental Health: COVID-19 shock-related factors
2021 Universal Registration Document
FOCUS | Solid waste management
Investing in Schools in Gabon
AFD Group and Gabon are working together to implement the Education Sector Investment Project, a €154 million loan to build between 500 and 600 new classrooms in Libreville and Port-Gentil. This ambitious project will begin to make up the national shortfall of 5,000 classrooms and reduce the...
“Neighborhood Approach” Program for Vulnerable Neighborhoods: Local Development, Social Cohesion, Urban Services
Agence Française de Développement is willing to finance international and national Lebanese non profit organizations to implement a program aiming at improving local development, access to urban services, and strengthening social cohesion and addressing gender inequalities in several vulnerable...
Upgrade the national electricity distribution network
In 2013, eleven electricity distribution companies were created in Nigeria, as part of a large privatization plan. AFD supports their investment programs, to rehabilitate and modernize the whole country’s electricity distribution network.
Women and Youth labor market outcomes during Covid19: evidence from Egypt and Jordan
Organized by the urban cultural hub "La Friche la Belle de Mai" and AFD Campus, the international symposium on “Cultural Third Spaces, Towards New Means of Cooperation between Africa and France” will be held in Marseille on 17 May 2022. The objective is to pool ideas and analyze the...
Tunisia is preparing a project for the Green Climate Fund, which will promote climate-resilient agriculture and increase smallholder farmers’ incomes. With COP15 against desertification in full swing in Abidjan from 9 to 20 May, Tunisia’s Director General of Agricultural Land Development tells...