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Improving Access to Water and Sanitation for millions in Ethiopia
World Toilet Day on November 19 highlights the dangers of lacking sanitary facilities, and the search for sustainable solutions. With an estimated 419 million people practising "open defecation" world...
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Microfinance: a Boon for Entrepreneurs Excluded from Conventional Banking
Small businesses and entrepreneurs with few resources can find it extremely difficult to obtain loans and get off the ground. Microfinance however, can be a source of invaluable support. AFD Group ha...
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Toilets are Producing Energy in East Africa's Largest Informal Settlement
Around the world, some 3.5 billion people are living without safe toilets, and close to 1,000 children under five die every day due to a lack of sanitation facilities. Ahead of World Toilet Day this S...
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AFD and ADFIAP join forces to promote green finance among Development banks in Asia and Pacific region
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) signed a partnership agreement on December 10 to promote climate fina...
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Dakar's Regional Express Train Ready to Roll
Senegal’s Dakar-Diamniadio regional express train, which has received support from AFD, is ready to carry its first passengers. It's the first high-speed train not only in Senegal, but in all of West...
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International Day of Education: Integrating the Environment into Education
This year’s International Day of Education on January 24th highlights the urgent need for greater awareness of climate change, and the role that schools can play in tackling environmental issues.
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Expertise France joins AFD Group, allowing for a Holistic Approach to Development
The interministerial agency responsible for technical cooperation, Expertise France, joined AFD Group on January 1, 2022. With AFD subsidiary Proparco operating in the private sector, the Group now pr...
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Disaster Risk Reduction: New Support for localities in the Philippines
AFD and the Philippines Department of Finance have signed a €250 million policy-based loan to support disaster risk reduction at the local level, as well as disaster preparedness and response.
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AFD and the European Union: Using Converging Strategies to tackle World's Development Challenges
France will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months. Driven by their shared convictions, AFD Group and the European Commission have been working together since...
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An Essential Ingredient for the Energy Transition? Timely Technical Assistance
For countries to undertake the transition to renewable energy, one-off investments are never enough. Technical assistance contributes to the sustainability of infrastructure and the development of rel...
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France and Vietnam: Boosting Farmers’ Resilience in the face of Climate Change
In Lao Cai, Vietnam, AFD and the New Aquitaine Region are supporting a project implemented by the NGO Agrisud that aims to develop sustainable agricultural practices to strengthen food security and im...
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Oceans: a New Franco-Indonesian Partnership for more Sustainable Fisheries
It’s a deal that concerns two countries some 12,000 kms apart. On the eve of the One Ocean Summit from 9 to 11 February in Brest, the Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and AFD two...
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Forum of the Mediterranean: When Two Worlds Merge
The Mediterranean Worlds Forum, to be held on February 7 and 8 in Marseille, mobilizes civil societies in the Mediterranean basin around major cultural, entrepreneurial and social themes. They're also...
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Data4Covid19: Awards for Open Data Champions
With the onset of the global Covid pandemic, scientists and researchers set out to find solutions to the health crisis not only in the West, but across Africa as well. Experts examined human behavior...
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Team Europe: Where Member States Scale Up Impact
To mark the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 January to 30 June 2022, AFD Group is publishing an interview with a specialist on development issues at the European level ev...
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One way to Reduce Gender Inequality? Menstruation Education
Development investment has tended to neglect women’s menstrual health. Now, the first French Development Impact Bond (DIB) seeks to change that, by supporting programs that promote menstrual hygiene....
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The EU and AFD, Combating Inequalities Together
The Inequality Research Facility, a program funded by the European Union and coordinated by AFD, aims to better understand economic and social inequalities in low- and middle-income countries in order...
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5 Reasons to (finally!) take care of the Oceans
Life on Earth depends on the water around it. The seas and oceans play key roles in protecting our biodiversity, regulating the climate and producing oxygen vital for life. But human activity is causi...
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Reforms Draw the Western Balkans Closer to the EU
With EU membership on the horizon, Western Balkan countries are taking action to ensure that their standards of governance are in line with those of the European Union. AFD Group is supporting this am...
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Promoting a Prosperous and Sustainable Mediterranean
During the Mediterranean Worlds Forum held in Marseille on February 7 and 8, AFD Group announced the creation and pursuit of several initiatives to promote positive development in the Mediterranean re...
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