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How can healthcare for older people in sub-Saharan Africa be improved?
In Africa, the demographic transitions in progress are accompanied by a predicted aging of the population. This phenomenon cannot be ignored in future political decisions. Nations south of the Sahara...
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The human rights-based approach: A lever for transformation
92% of the SDG targets are rooted in the international corpus of human rights. In this context, the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs' human rights strategy calls for "support for human ri...
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AFD and biodiversity in Mozambique
For nearly 20 years, Agence Française de Développement, (AFD), together with the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), has been supporting the biodiversity sector, in partnership with the Moz...
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What energy for tomorrow's world?
Sustainable Energy policies are key to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Agence Française de Développement group supports energy transitions worldwide to promote unive...
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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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Competition rules “beyond the game”
On 6 April 2024, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) launched a communication campaign entitled Sport, Beyond the Game, which tells the story of how sport transforms the lives of young people arou...
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Human Rights as a Prism for Analysing the Ecological Transition
The fight against the ecological crisis and the protection of human rights are interdependent challenges that require collective efforts from governments, international organizations, civil society, b...
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ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIPS AFRICA-FRANCE
To tackle planet-wide challenges and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the African Union’s Agenda 2063, it is crucial to forge long-term academia partnerships based on mutual...
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Youth and the just transition. A profile of young NEET in Mpumalanga
With one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world, South Africa’s planning for a just transition needs to take into account the vulnerabilities of its youth cohorts, especially those that...
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Social inequality in Mozambique
This study presents the profile of social inequality in Mozambique from 1997 to 2017. Despite progress in reducing poverty within the government's efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals, the...
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15 years of partnership-building between the Agence française de développement and civil society organisations...
In a world where geopolitical, economic and democratic tensions are mounting, we are at the same time witnessing greater cooperation on actions to counter vulnerabilities and protect the global common...
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Tracking the Path of Ocean Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia
Insights from modelling and monitoring the circulation of marine debris in Indonesia Southeast Asian countries face a significant plastic pollution challenge. This policy brief explores how advance...
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Midterm Evaluation of the Ecosystem Conservation Through Integrated Landscape Management In Lao PDR (CLA1111)
Four main outputs are expected from the project, namely: - Result 1: Improved integrated protected areas management at site level, and broader system-wide improvements in management effectiveness are...
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Sustainable public procurement: A lever for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Public procurement, which represents a significant portion of the national economy (averaging between 13% and 20% of GDP), is a powerful tool for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In...
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Ex-post evaluation of the Budget Support Program for Sustainable Forest Management in Türkiye (CTR1069-CTR1074...
To reinforce the strategic integration of climate change adaptation and mitigation in relation to Greenhouse gas (GHG) in the General Directorate of Forestry (OGM)’s activities. To support the inte...
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WARM Facility Mid-Term Evaluation (CVN1228-CVN1236)
The WARM Facility aims at enhancing the resilience and adaptation level of populations and economic activities to water-related risks through the development of more resilient cities and territories t...
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Tackling climate challenges through financial regulation
In 2015, in the run-up to COP21 in Paris, the speech by Mark Carney, then Governor of the Bank of England and mandated by the G20's Financial Stability Board, made history. He warned of the importance...
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AFD Group in South Africa
In 1994, with the dawn of democracy, the AFD Group and South Africa started a partnership aimed at supporting the country’s ambition to build a new inclusive and thriving society. Since then, the AFD...
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Support for the just dimensions of the energy transition in South Africa: technical note
The Just Transition Framework reaffirmed that distributive, restorative, and procedural justice is at the centre of South Africa’s transition to a low-carbon economy. AFD is pleased to announce the...
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AFD Group and Ukraine
As Ukraine simultaneously manages the consequences of an ongoing war and pursues an ambitious reform agenda on the path to EU membership, AFD Group — through AFD, Proparco and Expertise France — stand...
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