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€300 Million for a Just Energy Transition in South Africa
The first installment of a series of loans and grants has just been delivered to South Africa. It’s part of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) entered into at last year’s COP26 in Glasgow,...
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AFD Digital Energy Challenge: Boosting Energy Access across Africa through Innovation
The Digital Energy Challenge has awarded 10 start-ups and utility companies for coming up with some of the most innovative approaches to providing electricity in Africa. From “mini-grids” connecting o...
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France and Ethiopia conduct joint Scientific Operation to Restore the Ancient Churches of Lalibela
Since 2019, AFD has been supporting several actions to preserve and develop the ancient stone-carved Churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Recently, a new proje...
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The DIRECCT program: Digitizing Health, Education and Business to Provide a Shield from Shocks
The DIRECCT program works in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to support connectivity and digitization in the healthcare, education and small-business sectors. It helps these sectors bet...
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COP15: What's at Stake in the Search for a New Global Biodiversity Framework
The animal and plant life on which we all depend is at risk of collapse. The COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal, from December 7 to 19, aims to finalize a global agreement on measures to halt its d...
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Biodiversity: A Victim of Climate Change...and Source of Solutions
World leaders have reached a historic agreement to protect 30% of the planet for nature by 2030, at COP15 in Montreal - the second of two major events in recent weeks, aimed at preserving biodiversity...
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AFD on side with World Cup Semi-Finalists, Morocco
The 2022 World Cup was marked by a number of upsets, with virtually unknown teams coming from out of nowhere to beat the favorites. Morocco was one such team, which, contrary to expectations, made it...
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“Strong Sustainability" for (truly) Sustainable Development
The more the term “sustainable development” is used, the less clear it appears to be. It can range from activities that preserve natural life, to actions that aim to improve environmental conditions,...
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How AFD Group's Projects Protect, Preserve and Restore Biodiversity
AFD Group finances hundreds of projects that preserve and restore biodiversity around the planet. From the protection of precious rain forests in Latin America, to the preservation of marine life in A...
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Ecuador Prepares the Path to Decarbonization
Ecuador has begun work on a series of reforms aimed at decarbonizing its economy, and the country as a whole. With technical support from AFD, it is carrying out extensive cost-benefit analyses to det...
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AFD uses Strong Sustainability to Support Partners’ Transitions to Greener Development
Strong sustainability, the principle that our natural resources are critical and cannot be replaced by any other form of capital, is enjoying a resurgence in development thinking. It’s a riposte to th...
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AFD Group Bolsters Ties with Space Research in Support of Resources and Climate
July 28 was “Overshoot Day,” the date in 2022 by which humanity consumed all the natural resources that the Earth can regenerate in one year. One way to address the challenge of resource consumption i...
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Climate Finance: Helping the Philippines to Cope with Climate Change
The Philippines is one of the countries most exposed to the consequences of climate change. In response, the government has set ambitious targets through its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)....
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Ecuador
Located at the heart of global biodiversity, between the Andes, the Amazon and the Pacific Ocean, Ecuador is home to some of the richest yet most fragile ecosystems on the planet. Faced with the chall...
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New Phase of “Salam” Project Supports CSOs on the Southern Shore of the Mediterranean
Agence Française de Développement has just approved financing for the new phase of the Salam project, a program that supports young civil society actors on the southern shore of the Mediterranean. Foc...
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Kheira Benaissa, The Woman Transforming Organic Waste into Biogas
As part of its “Shared Innovation” series, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is showcasing innovative programs that have been developed in its partner countries. Kheira Benaissa, head of the...
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Elections in Angola: Will Angolans Choose a New Economic Path?
The outcome of the 2022 general elections, held on August 24, holds the key to transforming Angola's economic model. The importance of fostering a more robust, sustainable and inclusive development tr...
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Africa's Sports Economy: A Window into a Rapidly Changing Continent
Since 2015, the role of sports in development has gained extensive international recognition. The UN 2030 Agenda has also recognized the potential of sports for development, and the role they can play...
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Tackling Hunger in Niger - with Nutritious, Locally Produced Cereals and Flour
Niger is stepping up its action to fight malnutrition, in large part with the production of Misola infant flour. The locally produced flour is tackling food insecurity across the country. Co-financed...
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Using Satellites to Save the Sahel's Forests
Wood is the main source of fuel for cooking and heating across the Sahel, but much of it is disappearing due to deforestation. How to monitor the use and abuse of precious forest resources? The answer...
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