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C2D: A mechanism to relieve indebted countries
The Debt Reduction-Development Contract (C2D) is a tool to restructure the debt of certain countries. In practical terms, once a Heavily Indebted Poor Country has signed a C2D with AFD, the country co...
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Digital technology: 2024 Activity report
In 2024, digital technology was a driving force in major economic, social, environmental, and democratic transitions. It provides powerful responses to the climate crisis, rising inequality, the trans...
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Infographic – Our Activity to Support Civil Society Organizations in 2024
Despite a tight budgetary situation, AFD Group continued to maintain a high level of commitments in support of CSOs, with nearly €520.7 million in grants, including €153.5 million via the CSO Initiat...
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One year after the closing of USAID: “The story isn’t over for international solidarity”
One year on from the US Government’s dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Thomas Mélonio, Chief Economist at AFD, analyzes the impacts of this significant shi...
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Madagascar: young people mobilized to improve living conditions in Antananarivo
As part of the Lalankely III project, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Union are supporting the Urban Municipality of Antananarivo (CUA) in Madagascar to sustainably improve li...
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Colombia: A tool to facilitate dialogue on the energy transition
In a country heavily dependent on fossil fuels and committed to an ambitious energy transition, how can policymakers, regulators, financial actors, and civil society collectively explore the trade-off...
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Ten years of ambition and renewal for AFD Group – Promoting a world in common and France’s international actio...
After nearly ten years and three terms at the head of AFD Group, Rémy Rioux will step down as Chief Executive Officer on 3 May. He will take on new responsibilities related to international finance an...
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Water and sanitation: 2025 Activity report
In 2025, the AFD Group saw a high level of activity in support of water and sanitation, with €1.6 billion committed. Despite a challenging environment, the year was marked by a record level of non-sov...
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AFD Group and the ADB deepen their partnership for sustainable progress and impact in Asia and the Pacific
The Agence française de développement (AFD) Group welcomed on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 a delegation from the Asian development Bank (ADB) led by Tomoyuki Kimura, Director General (DG) for Strategy, Poli...
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AFD Group and the ADB deepen their partnership for sustainable progress and impact in Asia and the Pacific
The Agence française de développement (AFD) Group welcomed on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 a delegation from the Asian development Bank (ADB) led by Tomoyuki Kimura, Director General (DG) for Strategy, Poli...
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Launch of The National Mental Health Strategy for Lebanon (2024-2030)
Beirut, Lebanon — Under the patronage and presence of His Excellency the Minister of Public Health, Dr Firass Al-Abiad, and His Excellency Mr. Hervé Magro, Chargé d’Affaires of the French Embassy in L...
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International Summit on Sport and Sustainable Development on 25 July 2024 in Paris, for the pre-opening of the...
From 26 July 2024, France will be hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games. As the world's largest sporting event, involving public institutions, NGOs and members of civil society, the Games offer a u...
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EU-Egypt Strategic Partnership: Egypt, AFD Group and EU join forces to strengthen Egypt’s food security
During the EU-Egypt Investment Conference, a grant agreement was signed for the construction of new wheat silos in Egypt. This Team Europe initiative, supported by a €60 million grant from the EU and...
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Signing Ceremony of the "PARAMED Project": A Vital Reinforcement of the Public Health Sector in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon – Monday, July 8, 2024. Under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Firass El Abiad, Minister of Public Health, and in the presence of a delegation from the French Ministry of Health, an official...
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French Development Agency and DG Forest support integrated watershed management and rural development in Seyha...
On July 16th 2024, French Development Agency (AFD) signed a grant agreement with the Ministry of Treasury and Finance of Turkish Republic on behalf of DG Forests (OGM) as the final beneficiary, to sup...
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TSKB Signed New Loan Agreements amounting to 100 million Euros with AFD and CDP as manager of the Italian Clim...
With its inclusive development approach, TSKB continues to support qualified investment projects for the economic recovery of earthquake-affected regions. TSKB, together with the French Development Ag...
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NBA AFRICA AND AGENCE FRANÇAISE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT LAUNCH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN KENYA
- The Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience Will Feature Weekly Sessions to Educate Kenyan Youth About the Importance of Physical and Mental Health - NAIROBI, KENYA, July 19, 2024 – NBA Africa and Ag...
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AFD supports the municipalities of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir to promote women's access to employment and comb...
On July 19th 2024 in Istanbul, Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of the French Development Agency (AFD), signed three grant agreements with transport operators from the municipalities of Istanbul, A...
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The Embassy of France and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) organize the first "Blue Dialogues" in C...
Stakeholders of Cambodia's oceans, ecosystems, and marine biodiversity convened for a landmark meeting in Sihanoukville on July 23, 2024. This gathering is part of the preparation cycle for the Third...
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On the eve of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, an unprecedented summit in the interests of sport, youth and susta...
[Updated on August, 21st 2024] Paris, 25 July 2024 – The first Sport for Sustainable Development (#Sport4SD) Summit, the largest meeting ever organised on this subject, took place today on the eve of...
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