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...
Until June 10, France is celebrating the tenth edition of Latin America and Caribbean Weeks. On this occasion, AFD Group is organizing a series of events aimed at deepening the links between the two regions and promoting projects launched with our partner countries and civil society...
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...
Our office in Colombia
Based in Bogota, the Andes Regional Division covers four countries in the region: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
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...
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...
Our office in Rwanda
Based in Kigali, AFD's Rwanda office is attached to the East Africa Regional Division.
Along with Turkey’s growing population comes a greater demand for health services. With EU financing and implemented by AFD, Turkey’s Health Ministry has overseen the construction of a new hospital in Hatay, southern Turkey, near the Syrian border. On World Health Day on April 7, we take a...
The Sustainable Development Analysis & Opinion Mechanism
The sustainable development analysis and opinion mechanism is the tool used by AFD Group to ensure that every project it finances is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through an analysis and rating system, it qualifies each project’s contribution to sustainable development....
From the Covid pandemic to global supply shortages, inflation, and the war in Ukraine, the world is lurching from one crisis to another. This has not only had a major impact on commodity prices, but it is bad news for the low-carbon transition. The recently published third issue of the “MacroDev...
AFD Intervenes to Tackle the Food Crisis
The consequences of the global food crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic are being compounded by the war in Ukraine, a major international supplier of food commodities. Coupled with the chronic drought, which is worsening this year, the prospects for food security are alarming, especially in...
Discussion at this week’s Finance in Common Summit and research conference has turned to African development banks and the role they can play in helping economies withstand external economic shocks and emerge from crises. A recent study of the more than 100 banks operating in West Africa has...
The lack of school canteens can have serious repercussions for children, their education and their lives, from undernourishment and fatigue at school, to dropping out altogether. In Burundi's province of Muyinga, the Twige Neza project will create school canteens serving some 50,000...