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Strengthening Disaster Resilience for a Safer Future
To effectively mitigate or avoid the impacts of extreme weather events, careful planning and preparation are essential. Following the 2024 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13,...
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How to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Without Reducing Growth? AFD Has Solutions
The 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024, is a fresh opportunity for countries to step up their climate commitments. Especially because reducing...
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AFD Group Takes a Look Back on Ten Years of Sustainable Bond Issuances
To mark the 10th anniversary of its first sustainable bond issuance, AFD Group organized a special conference on November 18, 2024, to present its new bond framework aligned with the Sustainable Devel...
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Artificial Intelligence, Data... How Can We Promote Equitable Technological Development?
Significant investment is essential to bridge the global technology gap and ensure that all countries are prepared for the age of AI. To support public and private investors in this effort, the French...
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Third call for proposals for Academia Partnerships Africa-France projects: “Be creative, be original!”
How can we foster the construction of academia partnerships between Africa and France geared to contributing to countries’ sustainable development? Now that the third edition of the Academia Partnersh...
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A cutting-edge training center in Djibouti to tackle youth unemployment
With over 75% of Djibouti’s young population unemployed, the country faces a critical challenge. To address this issue, a training center for jobs in port professions was opened on November 21. Funded...
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Digital Energy Challenge: innovative projects paving the way for Africa’s energy transition
With 600 million Africans lacking access to electricity, the continent’s energy transition is a critical issue. To help tackle this problem, in 2020, AFD launched the Digital Energy Challenge in partn...
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ISONGA: the AFD program at the heart of Rwanda’s youth sports future
Since 2021, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has supported the Rwanda’s school sports policy through a €1.5 million grant to the ISONGA program. This initiative aims to nurture the sporting tal...
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Africa’s Great Green Wall: a COP16 Priority against Desertification
To mark the opening of COP16 in Riyadh by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, we look at the Great Green Wall (GGW), the flagship initiative by the African Union and supported by AFD. Led by...
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Palestinian Territories: a Model Hospital for Healthcare and Sustainability
AFD is supporting an ambitious project to renovate and expand Saint Joseph's Hospital in the Palestinian Territories. With additional financing from the PEEB Med program, in partnership with the Europ...
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One Water Summit: laying the groundwork for action ahead of the UN Water Conference in 2026
On December 3, France, Kazakhstan and the World Bank Group co-organized the One Water Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the margins of the COP16 of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. Having...
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EBRD and AFD finance Serbia’s regional landfills
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) are supporting Serbia’s efforts to improve its waste management infrastructure with a joint €150...
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AFD and RENATER have signed a partnership agreement in Southern and Eastern Africa
On Monday, January 3rd, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and RENATER have signed a partnership agreement to work together on the structuring and development of National Research and Education N...
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13 FINAL RECIPIENTS SELECTED FOR THE "SPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL COHESION" (SMHSC) PROGRAMME
The Agence française de développement (AFD), the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the German Development Cooperation (BMZ/GIZ) have joined forces to implement the "Sport fo...
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AFD and African Export-Import Bank to Support Vaccination Against Covid-19 and Inclusive and Sustainable Devel...
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) signed on 9 December 2021 a 150-million-euro framework of intent to support the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (...
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AFD issues its first ever off-shore Dominican Peso (DOP) Bond
On January 13th, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) issued its first ever offshore Dominican Peso linked bond.
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AFD Launches USD 1.5 Billion 1.375% Regs Benchmark Transaction Due 21 January 2025
On Wednesday 12th January 2022, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P)/AA (Fitch) priced a new USD 1.5 billion fixed rate 3-year transaction due 21st January 2025.
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AFD Issues an Inaugural Bond of 500 Million British Pounds Maturing in June 2025
On Tuesday 18 January 2022, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P)/AA (Fitch) launched a new GBP 500 million fixed-rate 3.5-year bond issue due 18 June 2025.
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AFD’s 2022 Funding Program set at €9 Billion
AFD’s Board of Directors approved the 2022 funding program on January 25, setting the target at EUR 9 billion. In an effort to reach the French government’s target of dedicating 0.55% of France’s GNP...
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Present in Namibia since 1998, AFD offers diverse financing solutions and technical assistance to support the Namibian government with its development policy. AFD works with government partners, publi...
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