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Armed conflicts in Africa: a continent “trapped in stereotypes”?
What impact do armed conflicts have on the development of African countries, and what lessons can be drawn from the many external interventions aimed at dealing with them? In this article, we intervie...
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Latin America invests in renewable energy to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels
Having marked the International Day of Clean Energy on January 26, we turn our attention to Latin America, where there is huge potential to ramp up renewable energy use. In Argentina, AFD has establis...
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Sport, education and employability: 14 projects selected under the SESLA initiative
The Sport for Education and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa (SESLA) initiative, supported by the Laureus Sport for Good foundation, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Agence Française de...
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LEAD Morocco: sport and education for all children
In Morocco, where more than 180,000 children live in extreme poverty, there is ongoing inequality in access to education. We met Soufiane Najah El Idrissi and Fatima Azzahra Benfares, the founders of...
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Driving the transition to sustainable agriculture in Ghassate, Morocco
At the 2025 edition of the Paris International Agricultural Show, Morocco will take center stage. In the south-east of the country, where agriculture is often critical to survival, the sector is facin...
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Using AI to improve language learning in Senegal
While French is the official language in the Senegalese school system, only a minority of teachers and pupils speak it as their first language. With support from AFD, the NGO Libraries Without Borders...
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Escaping child labor in Tanzania
Child labor remains a global scourge, affecting 160 million children worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa is the most affected region, where one in four children – approximately 86.6 million – are forced to...
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Brazil: more equitable public policies in response to climate change
Brazil’s government and institutions are working together to develop local policies aimed at the communities most vulnerable to climate change. Gender equality and anti-discrimination criteria are now...
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Ghana Receives a Grant of €44.7M from the European Union and France to Build Irrigation Infrastructure in Nort...
The Government of Ghana, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Union (EU) have signed the Agriculture Water Management Project (€44.7 million) to build and rehabilitate a total of 3...
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South Africa: Infrastructure Fund Partners with AFD
The Infrastructure Fund (IF), a ring-fenced division at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) launched a new partnership on Tuesday 12 April 2022 a...
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AFD, FFEM and CBF Making Big Moves to Support Caribbean Biodiversity
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) have committed €4M to provide support to the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) and its 12 affiliated Natio...
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AFD Supports Uzbekistan Green Economy Transition
On April 19th 2022, the Uzbek Ministry of Finance and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed an agreement to foster the country’s green economy transition.
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AFD and Conservation International Launch Final Component of Pronature Project
Conservation International (CI) and Agence Francaise de Développement met in Lusaka, Zambia, to launch the fisheries component of the Pro-Nature Enterprises for the People of Southern Africa project....
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France mobilizes financial and technical support to support Vietnam’s climate commitments
Philippe Orliange, Executive Director of Geographies of the Agence française de développement (AFD) Group, visited Vietnam on 12 and 13 May 2022 to meet with several Vietnamese ministries. The objecti...
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Regional Seminar on Smart City hosted in Skopje on May 12-13 organized by AFD
The Agence française de développement Agency is supporting, through the Smart City program, the municipalities of Tirana, Podgorica, Pristina, and Skopje in their urban planning, using a digital appro...
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AFD Successfully Launches its First Sustainable Benchmark Issuance in 2022 : € 1.5 billion 1.625% due 25 May 2...
On Thursday May 12th, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA/AA (S&P/Fitch), issued its first sustainable benchmark for the year 2022 with a new € 1.5 billion 10-year transaction due 25 May...
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AFD to Strengthen the Ethiopian Civil Society in Relation with Human Rights
On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, three Ethiopian consortium of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), respectively led by the Center for Advancement of Right and Democracy (CARD), Civil Society Resource Center...
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Ethiopia: Financing of an Energy Training Centre by AFD
The Ministry of Finance and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed today a grant agreement of 10 MEUR, equivalent to 540 million ETB, for the construction and equipment of Ethiopian Electric P...
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Ethiopia: AFD and Ministry of Finance to Support the Restoration and Opening to Public of the Jubilee Palace i...
President Emmanuel Macron committed in 2019 to support the Ethiopian authorities in the management of two major national heritage sites: the Jubilee Palace and Lalibela churches. Agence Française de D...
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Ethiopia: AFD and Ministry of Finance to Support the Authority for the Civil Society Organizations
On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, the Ministry of Finance, represented by H.E Ms Semereta Sewasew, State Minister in charge of Economic Cooperation, signed a grant agreement of 54 million Birr (1 million Euro...
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