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The dual shock of the health crisis and the war in Ukraine has pushed up inflation to an extent not seen in developed countries since the 1979 oil shock and the Iran-Iraq war. This shock has put an end to two decades of disinflation imported from China and other emerging and developing countries...

The Union for the Mediterranean, the European Union, Agence Française de Développement and the European Investment Bank have joined forces to build a successful transition towards sustainable Mediterranean cities. The Urban Projects Finance Initiative (UPFI) supported public project...

AFD has been developing two macroeconomic modelling tools – the GEMMES and...

At the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the self-reported mental well-being of women in certain Middle East and North African (MENA) countries was significantly worse compared to that of men. New analysis has found that certain household and employment-related factors, such as food insecurity and...

The present study aims to analyze the populations’ behavior toward COVID-19 safety measures in each of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. In this direction, a particular focus is put on which safety measures are observed and which category of people is most likely to observe them. To answer these...

A total of 52 million people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) were chronically undernourished in 2019. About eight million more were expected to fall into poverty and be food insecure in the Arab region by the end of 2021 owing to COVID-19. This study estimates if and to what extent...

This policy brief assesses the COVID-19 safety measures use practices of some MENA populations, namely: Algerian, Moroccan and Tunisian populations. To this end, three waves of data provided by rapid phone survey (household data) of ERF COVID -19 MENA Monitor, and Computer-Assisted Personal...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent an important socioeconomic pillar that contributes to overall economic activity in many developing countries. The Covid-19 pandemic that emerged in the early months of 2020 is both a health and an economic crisis with dire consequences for...

Morocco’s varied landscapes and geomorphology make it one of the richest Mediterranean countries in terms of biodiversity. Spread over 9 million hectares, the Moroccan forest is akin to the beating heart of the country's ecological wealth, and the lungs that help regulate the climate. It’s...

For more than ten years, in North Africa, the AFD Group has developed a very close partnership with the European Commission. This partnership begins with a constant dialogue and continues with an operational collaboration in many important sectors:...

In Morocco, the "Metis" project, through photography aims to raise awareness of the role of women in artisanal fishing through: the impact of entrepreneurship and women's financial autonomy on development and the preservation of the environment. Launched in 2021 by Agence Française de...

Commissioned by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD, French Development Agency), Casa Transports, and the Société du Tramway de Rabat Salé (STRS, Rabat-Salé Tramway Company), the present evaluation is, in many respects, the first of its kind. The first two...

Set up in September 2019, the North Africa Regional Office covers five countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,...

Rapid population growth, poorly planned urbanization, and evolving agricultural production and distribution practices are changing foodways in African cities and creating challenges: Africans are increasingly facing hunger, undernutrition, and malnutrition. Yet change also creates new...

This note is based on a research program carried out by AFD since 2014 to assess the role of food markets in African cities and to shift to a more holistic approach of “food systems”, considering many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Based on case studies led in Rabat-Salé in Morocco,...

This evaluation was completed between August 2017 and July 2019 by the Hydroconseil-Agriate Consortium. The AFD’s Evaluation and Learning Department (EVA: Evaluation et Apprentissage) was responsible for the overall management of the evaluation. A Reference Group comprising AFD experts and...

Challenging misconceptions in order to improve public policy. Many misconceptions exist surrounding urban food supply in the Global South. They result in part from a fragmented vision of the food sector, which generates public policies that are focused either only upstream or downstream. A...

In the heart of the new city of Zenata, the first ground of the partnership between AFD and the famous NBA (National Basketball Association) was born. Adorned with the colors of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this brand new sports facility is designed to accommodate for several years...

Among the essential public utilities, sanitation and wastewater services present forms of organization and management that have contributed to make it low on the agenda of policy makers when it comes to the development of infrastructures. Backlogs in the provision of services to populations in...

At the crossroads of Europe and Africa, the Kingdom of Morocco is benefitting from a strategic location. Committed to international openness and Euro-Mediterranean integration, it is the only country to enjoy “advanced status” with the European Union. For twenty years Morocco has been pursuing a...