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Evaluation Summary - NamPower Caprivi-Link Interconnector (CLI) project, Namibia
In Namibia, the NamPower Caprivi-Link Interconnector (CLI) project was subject to an evaluation in October 2014. To meet its electricity needs, Namibia relies on imports from thermal power stations i...
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AFD and Cameroon
Located at the crossroads of West and Central Africa, Cameroon has historically been one of AFD Group’s main countries of intervention. Most recently, AFD has supported Cameroon through major infrastr...
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AFD and Cameroon
Located at the crossroads of West and Central Africa, Cameroon has historically been one of AFD Group’s main countries of intervention. Most recently, AFD has supported Cameroon through major infrastr...
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Evaluation of AFD and FFEM contributions to biodiversity conservation trust funds (2005-2019)
This evaluation is the first of its kind and focuses on projects that targeted Conservation Trust Funds (CTFs) supported by AFD and FFEM. It provides a comparative analysis of eight CTFs in Africa, th...
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Combining Social Cohesion and Resilience: The Experience of African Cities
Although today Africa has a low level of urbanisation, high demographic growth coupled with an ongoing rural exodus is now driving the highest urban growth rate in the world. The number of city dwelle...
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AFD Group and the Gambia
The Republic of the Gambia is the smallest country of continental Africa and one of the priority countries for French development assistance. The country carries a heavy public debt as well as many ch...
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Land Delivery Systems in West African Cities: The Example of Bamako, Mali
"In any city, the price and quality of housing is so influenced by what land is available for housing, under what terms, with what services, and at what cost. This book provides a very rich and detail...
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Securing pastoral mobility in Sahel
Pastoralism has long been regarded as archaic, but recent research shows that pastoral systems can effectively exploit the characteristic instability of dryland ecosystems and make productive use of t...
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Beyond Redistribution: Market Power, Firm Structure, and the South African Labour Market
This paper examines how firm structure and market power shape inequality in South Africa. Moving beyond a narrow focus on fiscal redistribution, it introduces a pre-distribution lens that highlights t...
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The challenges of the demographic dividend for African countries
The implementation of population related public policies in Africa will only have the anticipated effects if a certain number of issues are tackled: harmful traditional practices, the stereotypes rega...
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Rent-to-buy: What potential does it offer for improving access to affordable housing?
In a context marked by strong urbanization, the development of affordable housing can considerably improve the living conditions of low-income households in the countries of the global South. The stud...
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Unbundling Eskom: How would a new distribution system impact on energy poverty
South Africa’s electricity generation and transmission are currently dominated by the country’s vertical monopoly power utility, Eskom. Distribution is shared between 165 licenced municipalities and E...
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How to build a pro-nature economy?
What are the effects of the degradation of nature on the financial system and the economy? How can they be assessed? AFD researchers and their partners have developed a methodology to identify the eco...
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Social Housing and Spatial Inequality in South African Cities
Social housing can be a powerful tool for integrating socially divided cities by providing decent rental accommodation for low- and moderate-income working families in central urban areas. Yet as new...
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Zambia: Resource-rich but vulnerable to shocks
Zambia, located in the north of Southern Africa and home to fewer than 18 million people, has built its development model on the abundance of natural, mainly mineral, resources. The country ranks as A...
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Sahel - 2020 Activity Report
The Greater Sahel region was once a prosperous region in Africa. The region is clearly defined by its geography and climate. It also has the lowest GDP per capita of all the six African regions identi...
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Tshimologong: An Academy to Innovate African Storytelling
Established in 2016 in the vibrant inner-city district of Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct incubates digital entrepreneurs and grows the skills pipeline for the dig...
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Comparative Fiscal Response Effects of Debt Relief: An application to African HIPCs
As part of the efforts of the international donor community to scale up aid to Africa, substantial debt relief has been granted in recent years through the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initi...
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Digital Energy Challenge - 2022 Call for Projects
Digitalization is key to increasing energy access, integrating renewable energy sources into the grid and improving the performance of power utilities, especially in developing countries. Public utili...
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Protecting the water ressource of Lake Victoria
Present in the East Africa region for more than 20 years, AFD has been working with the cities bordering Lake Victoria to improve access to clean water and sanitations for the population. A long term...
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