AFD Group: Driver for African Start-Ups
Distributional Effects of Healthcare Spending: Lessons from Burkina Faso, Malawi, and Zambia
The Public Payment Guarantee
The Choose Africa initiative has been so successful in supporting African companies and entrepreneurs that it has led to a sequel. In line with France’s commitment to renew its relations with African countries, AFD and its partner Bpifrance will help build and reinforce public banks for...
"Haretna": Community-driven urban recovery of neighborhoods in Lebanon
Implemented by a consortium of NGOs led by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), this project will support local development and improve the residents living conditions of three vulnerable urban neighborhoods in Tripoli, Beirut and Sidon.
In honor of the International Day of Living Together in Peace in mid-May, AFD Group confirmed its aim to improve social cohesion through the projects it finances and supports. The goal is to reduce all forms of inequality and improve social inclusion to help societies become more resilient.
Isadora BIGOURDAN
6 Development Highlights of 2022
Over the past year, the world has endured major geopolitical upheavals with vast repercussions, not least on food security. But the year also saw major international events where world leaders addressed crucial climate and biodiversity issues. Here we take a look at how AFD has responded to the...
Reconciliation and entrepreneurship in the western Balkans
A project to promote reconciliation among young people in the Western Balkans through the implementation of a regional social entrepreneurship support program
The RISE consortium aims to make social engagement of young people a central focus of reconciliation efforts in the Western Balkans. Predominantly funded by the Agence Française de Développement, RISE recently published a study on the current state of social entrepreneurship in these six...
Restoring forest ecosystem in Assam
AFD Group Economic and Financial Transition Strategy
Just one item can change the lives of millions of women. That’s the message conveyed by Olivia Mvondo, co-founder of KmerPad, a Cameroonian company that makes sanitary pads with the support of Agence Française de Développement and FDEV (Investment Funds of Africa). The company won a prize this...