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Kosovo: The Challenges of Building the Growth Model
A small country in the Western Balkans, Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. It has since strengthened its independence and built its sovereignty, resulting in a gradual...
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North Macedonia: Identifying a development model for the future
North Macedonia is a small, landlocked country in the Balkans that gained independence in 1991 and has a turbulent history bound up with its pursuit of regional and international recognition. The coun...
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Agroforestry: reinvesting the acacia trees in Sudan
In Sudan, along the Gum Arabic belt, the Acacia tree “Senegal” has been cultivated for 300 years. Natural driver of the agroforestry, the trees are also cultivated for their Gum, making Sudan the worl...
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Minka Peace and Resilience Fund - Activity report 2021
The Minka Peace and Resilience Fund, implemented by AFD, is dedicated to medium and long-term financing operations in regions affected by crisis or violent conflict. The Minka Fund pursues proactive c...
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Inequalities and environmental changes in the Mekong region
The present volume makes a timely and practical contribution to research endeavours and policy debates concerned with sustainability in the Mekong region.The authors notably address the problem of var...
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CICLIA: more resilient neighborhoods in Monrovia
In Liberia, the inhabitants of Greater Monrovia face the double challenge of living in very difficult conditions (poor access to basic services, no public spaces, damages caused by strong and regular...
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Evaluation Highlights: Minka, a relevant fund for action in crisis situations
Progress made in development is under threat from increasingly complex crises. To deal with this problem, Team France created a funding tool dedicated to peacebuilding: the Minka Peace and Resilience...
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TO PETOLA Project: strengthening the resilience of Kinshasa's urban neighborhoods
CICLIA is a facility funded by the EU, SECO and AFD that supports more than 35 cities in sub-Saharan Africa in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban strategies and projects. CICLIA funded...
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Catherine Simonet and Camille Laporte: the importance of evaluating the Minka fund
In the face of increasingly complex crisis, development gains are under threat. In response, France has created a financing tool dedicated to peacebuilding: the Minka Fund. Five years after its launch...
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Infographics - Results of AFD's First Customer Survey
With the support of Ipsos France, AFD conducted its first customer and partner survey at the end of 2021. One thousand of its counterparts were questioned and nearly 30% of them responded to the surve...
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A partnership for the energy transition in Vietnam
AFD and Vietnam Electricity (EVN) have been partners for over 20 years. To illustrate the strength of this collaboration, let us take you on a tour of two emblematic projects supported by AFD: Se San...
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Drinking water for everyone, everywhere at Kinshasa
As part of the Debt Reduction and Development Contract (C2D) signed between France and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), AFD granted in May 2014 a grant of €18 million to finance the project for...
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Thinking macroeconomic vulnerabilities in the context of low-carbon transition
The transition to a low-carbon and climate resilient economy is a process of important restructuring of the productive network where sunset industries will decline and sometimes disappear and where su...
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Environmental and Social Complaints Mechanism - 2021 Activity Report
In 2021, Agence Française de Développement continued its commitment to the beneficiaries of its projects by handling the complaints received through its Environmental and Social Complaints Mechanism,...
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Biodiversity - Activity report 2021
Committed to a development reconciled with nature and building on over 20 years of action for biodiversity and the promotion of sustainable agriculture, green cities and a blue economy, AFD Group aims...
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Angola: a vital but constrained transformation of the economic model in the run-up to the 2022 elections?
The country is therefore approaching the general elections of August 24, 2022 in a changing economic and political environment. Lourenço, who is running for president, will be able to claim that the e...
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Thailand
Thailand is an emerging country, with the second-largest economy of Southeast Asia. But it faces a triple challenge: an aging population, maintaining competitiveness and preserving the environment. AF...
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Education, Training, Employment - 2020 Activity Report
Education, lifelong training and access to employment are the cornerstones of more sustainable economic and social development. In 2020, AFD mobilized its financing to respond to the urgency of the...
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Protecting seawater in Lebanon, a permanent challenge
In Lebanon, the protection of water resources remains a challenge not to be dismissed. Only 24% of raw waster is treated at primary level. AFD contributes to the protection of the environment through...
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Cultural and Creative Industries - 2020 Activity Report
Cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are a powerful catalyst for fostering inclusive local development. They are also a useful tool for promoting the French language and for strengthening freedom o...
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