Adapt'Action: Tackling Climate Change Together
Niger is stepping up its action to fight malnutrition, in large part with the production of Misola infant flour. The locally produced flour is tackling food insecurity across the country. Co-financed by the Cooperation and Cultural Action Service (SCAC) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD...
The Sahel – the semi-arid band stretching from Mauritania and Senegal in the west to Eritrea in the east – has an exceptionally young population. This poses major challenges in terms of education, training, health and governance. But as Jean-Marc Pradelle and Lisa Verrière of Agence Française de...
By regulating agricultural and farming practices, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is able to promote the region's economic development and reduce tension in the area. As part of its PEPISAO project, AFD can offer expertise aimed towards identifying and regulating...
Close to 40% of the world’s land is degraded, according to the UN, which has made the need to protect biodiversity all the more urgent. AFD Group is convinced that biodiversity conservation and the fight against climate change go hand in hand, as we contribute to efforts to restore nature across...
Sylvain Bellefontaine
Developing Lower Secondary Education: a Rural Issue and Challenge for Sub-Saharan Africa
Youth inclusion in labour markets in Niger: Evidence from Tahoua and Zinder
Youth inclusion in labour markets in Niger: Gender dynamics and livelihoods
Mixed methods approach for research on youth inclusion in labour markets in Niger
Sahel - 2020 Activity Report
Minka, Peace and Resilience Fund - Activity report 2022
A Mosaic of Green Land in Niger
The Global Partnership for Education, which aims to improve the quality of learning and reduce inequalities in access to education, has delegated to AFD its mission to increase the effectiveness of the education system in Niger and Guinea. The goal: to get more kids in class and provide more...
Our office in Niger
Based in Niamey, AFD's Niger office is attached to the Sahel Regional Division.
Preventing the exclusion of young people in the Diffa region
This project, which has the Sahel Alliance label, is being implemented for young people in Diffa, a remote region badly affected by the security crisis. To combat the feeling of exclusion among young people and improve their prospects, the project will promote social cohesion, income creation...
Equipping the Kandadji Dam hydropower plant
By cofinancing the hydropower plant of the Kandadji Program, AFD is helping Niger accelerate its economic development. The plant will indeed reduce the recurrent electricity shortages and allow the extension of irrigated agriculture, while promoting the use of local energy resources.