France is holding its 10th edition of “Latin American and Caribbean Weeks,” from May 25 to June 10, 2023. Its wide-ranging cultural, scientific, economic, and festive events celebrate the bonds of friendship and shared interests between our two regions. The events are also occasions to discover...
Globally, more than three billion people lack basic sanitation services, which can have dire consequences for women and girls in particular, as those lacking access to toilets and water are more vulnerable to poor menstrual hygiene and the potentially grave health risks that result. In Ethiopia...
Kakono hydroelectric power plant
Kakono comprises an 88MW plant with fish pass and an associated transmission line. It will be a major power generation asset in the highly productive northwest of Tanzania. Kakono plant will increase the energy injected into the interconnected grid and will have a stabilizing impact on the grid...
Jean-Baptiste Jacouton
Delivering public interest goods in Africa. Stopgap measures, state reform, and commons
Digital freedoms in French-speaking African countries
Infographic - Our Sport & Development Commitments 2012-2022
At a time when the right to publish, write and speak freely are being repeatedly attacked, World Press Freedom Day on May 3, is an opportunity to take stock of initiatives aimed at protecting journalists and the work they do. AFD has strengthened its partnership with Reporters without Borders,...
Our research programs
AFD Group research focuses on inequalities, the ecological transition, a “commons” approach to sustainable development, and economic analysis of the countries where we operate. Our research is multidisciplinary and innovative, covering multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It’s...
In its first full year of existence, the new and expanded AFD Group fulfilled its ambitious funding commitments, signing €12.3 billion of new financing in 2022. As revealed in AFD’s Annual Results published this week, the Group helped take French development policy to new heights, with priority...
Sport has the power to bring people together around common values and contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially for health, education and gender equality. Between 2012 and 2022, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) invested 130 million euros in...
Sanitation in Brazil: from Mud to Energy
Water and sanitation companies in several Brazilian states are carrying out an ambitious project to improve wastewater treatment and recover sewage sludge. This is part of an overall effort to better protect the environment, and advance towards the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development...
Commons and citizen participation from a social and environmental justice perspective
This call is dedicated to research projects that address the contribution of the commons to democratic issues and citizen participation. Research questions will be addressed through the lens of social and environmental justice.
This call is dedicated to teams of researchers and social...
Serge Rabier
Üçyol-Buca metro construction with Izmir Metropolitan Municipality
The purpose of this project financed by AFD is to contribute to the sustainable urban development of the metropolis of Izmir, through the construction of an efficient and inclusive public transport network. In doing so, the project also aims at reducing Izmir’s carbon footprint and air pol-...
The Great Green Wall, the largest living structure on the planet, stretches some 8,000 km across Africa from Mali and Senegal to Sudan. Backed by AFD, eleven countries are working to reverse desertification, enhance land restoration, and promote revenue-generating activities to ensure food...
This year's "Weeks in Latin America and the Caribbean" beginning on 5 May, will showcase artistic and intellectual links with France, as well as the political, scientific and cultural initiatives underway in the region. As part of the 10th edition of the event, this webinar gives...