Concrete Commitments at Inaugural Summit
The first ever international summit of public development banks, unfolding over four days from 9 to 12 November, gave rise to a series of major announcements. They all point towards a global financial system dedicated to the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals and to total alignment...
Gender Equality in Access to Healthcare
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The winners of the “Global Transitions, Southern Voices” video contest were announced on October 27. Supported by Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Global Development Network (GDN), the contest featured video presentations by young researchers working in the Global South. With deep...
A lack of medicine, water and electricity; shortages of doctors; prohibitive costs: they all stand in the way of providing good quality healthcare to all. The World Health Organization estimates that in 22 countries, the entire healthcare systems need to be rebuilt.
Christophe Paquet,...
VivaTech, the largest European fair for innovation and digital technologies, of which AFD is a partner, will be held in Paris from 24 to 26 May. The opportunity for Jean-Marc Kadjo, head of the Digital Project team at AFD, to tell us about our involvement in these essential sectors for...
For countries to undertake the transition to renewable energy, one-off investments are never enough. Technical assistance contributes to the sustainability of infrastructure and the development of reliable renewable energy. In Egypt, the Africa Renewable Energy (ARE) Scale Up program, supported...
The first Finance in Common Summit on November 9 to 12, was hosted remotely from Paris by Agence Française de Développement. The mainly virtual gathering brought together public development banks to discuss the key issues of the 2030 Agenda and to initiate a new coalition. Here are 10 highlights...
A brand new coalition has been set up to boost the energy transition across Southeast Asia. In collaboration with public donors and private foundations, France, via Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the German Federal Ministry of the Environment and the Children’s Investment Fund...
A Brazilian Hackathon for Smart Cities
AFD’s “Shared Innovation” series highlights innovative programs created or developed in our partner countries.
It was a hackathon with a purpose. Last month, Brazilian students and tech professionals got together to figure out how data can be deployed to build smart cities and help...
During last week's Finance in Common summit, one digital gathering looked to Africa in particular. At the event, “Africa: Towards a Sustainable Recovery for the Private Sector”, organized by EDFI (European Development Financial Institutions) , high-level players announced they will mobilize...
Increase of AFD 2020 funding plan
The families of Africans working abroad need the money they send home now more than ever. The widening world pandemic has had grave consequences for the global economy, particularly in developing countries. Yet, subject to the same economic fallout from Covid-19, the African diaspora is now...
The French-African Foundation is an association set up to promote the most promising talent on the Franco-African scene, and has revealed its list of Young Leaders for 2021. An initial list of 3,000 was whittled down to just 100 men and women between the ages of 28 and 40. Selected at the end of...
In Africa, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) generate close to 80% of employment and are estimated to account for a third of GDP. Yet most SMEs have difficulty obtaining the finance they need to grow. In this interview, AFD’s former CEO Jean-Michel Severino – now Chairman of Investisseurs...
The New Africa-France Summit will be held on October 8, 2021 in Montpellier, France. This year the format is radically different: no heads of state will attend – with the exception of French President Emmanuel Macron – and it will be devoted exclusively to the youth of Africa and France. Their...
More than 500 Public Development Banks are expected to convene for the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS), from 19 to 21 October in Rome and online, and hosted by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP). After the summit’s inaugural launch in Paris last year, PDBs will meet for the second time to reinforce...