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How can the intersection of gender and commons perspectives establish a new framework for action for developme...
In recent decades, significant progress has been made in connecting gender and commons issues, both in academic approaches and in concrete initiatives. Gaining a better understanding of this literatur...
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AFD Group and Energy Transition in Eastern Africa
In Eastern Africa, one in two people still lacks access to electricity, with significant disparities from one country to another. Yet, the region stands out with an energy mix made up of nearly 80 % r...
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East Africa poised for renewable energy boost with Kenya-France Geothermal Agreement
Nairobi, September 4, 2025 – Kenya’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed a major cooperation agreement to accelerate the development of geothermal e...
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France through AFD inaugurates urban fabric initiative project to upgrade informal settlements in Nairobi, Ken...
Nairobi, September 4 – Agence Française de Développement (AFD), together with the Government of Kenya and the Nairobi City County Government, officially launched the Urban Fabric Initiative (UFI) proj...
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Addressing the persistence of female genital mutilation: Current situation and prospects for effective interve...
With Unicef estimating that 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) globally, the international human rights agenda sets the goal of eliminating the practice. Yet, d...
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Supporting BRD’s Strategic Transformation and Sustainable Growth
AFD supports Rwanda’s Development Bank (BRD) in a major transformation program to enhance its capacity to finance priority sectors and integrate climate and social sustainability into its core operati...
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AFD and 2050 Pathways bring together ministries of finance to strengthen climate action ahead of COP30
Addis Ababa, 4 September 2025 – Agence Française de Développement (AFD), together with the 2050 Pathways Platform, convened a high-level South-South peer exchange of ministries of finance from Africa,...
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Supporting the Bank of Kigali’s climate transformation
AFD is supporting the Bank of Kigali (BK) in accelerating its transition towards a climate-aligned business model. The project will help the bank integrate climate considerations into its governance,...
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Team Europe strengthens partnership with Kenya to advance water and sanitation sector
Kisumu, September 5 – The groundbreaking ceremony for the rehabilitation and extension of Kisumu’s water pipelines network under Work Package 2, Lot 1 of the Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Program...
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Supporting Rwanda’s low-carbon and climate-resilient transition through Ireme Invest
AFD is partnering with the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) to scale up climate-smart investments in Rwanda through Ireme Invest – the country’s flagship facility for financing low-carbon and climate-...
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Supporting access to finance for enterprises through banking
Between 2019 and 2022, AFD supported Bank of Kigali in expanding its credit offer to very small, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Rwanda. The project combined a $20 M loan and a €300 K te...
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Aligning Rwanda’s public and private finance with climate goals
AFD supports the Government of Rwanda in aligning public and private financial flows with national climate objectives through a program that strengthens climate-sensitive public financial management a...
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European Union, France and Ethiopia Sign €120 Million Flagship Agreement to Modernise Power and Digital Infra...
Today, in the margins of the Africa Climate Summit 2025 in Addis Ababa, the European Union Delegation to Ethiopia and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), in true Team Europe fashion, joined the G...
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France through AFD Strengthens Partnership with Kenya Across Energy, Urban Development, and Water Sectors
Kenya September 8, 2025 – During her first mission to Kenya, Sandra Kassab, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Africa Director, engaged with key partners and visited flagship projects in Nairobi,...
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Post-earthquake Rural Housing Reconstruction Program
Following the 2023 earthquake, AFD is financing the reconstruction of resilient rural homes in the provinces affected by the February 2023 earthquakes in southeastern Türkiye.
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Statement to FFD4 on financing education for development
In a Joint Statement, on the occasion of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), representatives of governments, public development banks, philanthropic organizations, in...
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Rethinking agricultural and rural training systemically with a range of actors at territorial level. How can a...
In sub-Saharan Africa, demographic projections indicate that the rural population is expected to continue growing, reaching 980 million people by 2050. Young people under the age of twenty-five living...
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Promoting a More Progressive Approach - Evaluating the Impact of Social and Fiscal Policies in Mexico and Colo...
This research paper analyzes the redistributive impact of some fiscal policies and social programmes (direct taxes and transfers) before and after the pandemic Crisis in Mexico and Colombia, following...
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