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The AFD Group grants a €10 million loan to the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation to promote access to financi...
A €10 million loan has just been granted by the Agence française de développement Group (AFD), represented by its subsidiary Proparco, to the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation. This loan will enable...
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Combating Covid-19 in Africa: Already more than €500 M Raised for "Health in Common" Initiative
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted Africa, leading to unprecedented health, social and economic crises. On April 9, France, via the AFD Group, undertook to raise €1.2 billion under the “Covid-19 - Hea...
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A 12 million euro grant to reduce the risk of natural disasters in Lebanon
The French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Solidarités International (SI) signed a 12 million euro grant agreement to fund a natural disaster risk management project wh...
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Response to Covid-19 Crisis: France commits to finance Kenya Red Cross Society and Fresh Life Initiative
On the occasion of Bastille Day, tampered this year, by the running COVID-19 pandemic and mostly virtually celebrated, S.E.Mrs. Aline Kuster Ménager, Ambassador of France to Kenya, Dr. Asha Mohammed,...
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The French Development Agency (AFD) provides 20 million euros in support to Culture and Agriculture sectors in...
On July 16, 2020, two grant agreements have been signed between H.E. Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance, Mrs Valérie Tehio, the French Development Agency (AFD) Country Director as well as H.E. Frederic...
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France and Liberia sign a 10 million euro Grant agreement to support the national TVET policy
The government of Liberia and France through the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed a 10 million euro Grant agreement to support the national policy of Technical, Vocational and Educationa...
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French Development Agency and Syctom support MMDA in Metro Manila waste management
Marie-Pierre Bourzai, Head of the Territories and Enterprises Division of the French Development Agency (AFD) and Jacques Gautier, President of Syctom, the Paris Region Metropolitan Agency for the Tre...
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France supports Palestine in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic
Ramallah, 23 July 2020: The Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Finance Minister of the Palestinian Authority signed a 1.3-million euro grant agreement today, in the presence of th...
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Launching a Coding School at ESA, in Partnership with ITESCIA and the AFD
AFD and the Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (ESA) in Lebanon signed an agreement today to create the ESA Coding Lab, a coding school established in partnership with ITESCIA. It aims to train young promi...
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Solidarity with Lebanon: France calls for Donations
Following the explosions that rocked Beirut last week, destroying entire sections of the city, Fondation de France has issued a call for worldwide solidarity. The goal is to coordinate a maximum amoun...
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TDB and AFD sign a credit line to finance green infrastructure in Africa
On August 14th, Mr Admassu Tadesse, Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) President and Chief Executive, and Ghislain de Valon, AFD Kenya Director, signed a USD 150 million cre...
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TerrAmaz: A new partnership to reconcile the fight against deforestation with development in Amazonia
The TerrAmaz project will serve to support Amazonian communities, starting with five pilot territories in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, in the fight against deforestation and the transition to s...
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French-German Cooperation in Iraq: 15 Million Euros Grant provided by France to Strengthen Water and Sanitatio...
On August 3rd, the French Development Agency and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH signed a 15 million euros grant agreement for a project that will strengthen wat...
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AFD and Green Climate Fund : Support adaptation of irrigation to climate change in Palestine
In the presence of His Excellency the Prime Minister, Mr. Mohammad Shtayyeh and Mr. René Troccaz, the French Consul General of Jerusalem, Palestine signed today a 23.7 million Euros project funded by...
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France and Kenya Sign a Series of Financing Agreements to the Tune of EUR 142 m in Support to Kenya’s Big Four...
The visit to France of the President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta on October 2, was the occasion to sign four financing agreements in support to Health emergency response, Opening...
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AFD, the EU and Kenya to Finance Opening Up of Northern Areas With Better Rural Roads
On the sidelines of the visit to France of the President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta on October 2, a financing agreement was signed for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) rural road...
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AFD to Finance the First Grid Connected Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Tanzania and the Modernization of El...
The Government of Tanzania and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed today in Dodoma a financing agreement for an amount of 130 M€ (approximately 366 bn TZS) which will be on-lent to Tanzania...
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The EU and AFD are supporting Sudan to foster and improve the Gum Arabic industry
Together with the Government of Sudan, the European Union (EU) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), are launching a project that will increase the production and improve the quality of the Sud...
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“Invest in Nature, Green is Gold”: First China-France-European Union Dialogue of 2021 Mainstream Biodiversity ...
24 June 2021, Beijing: A conference on biodiversity financing, gathering Chinese and international Financial and Environmental Stakeholders was held in Beijing today. This dialogue was organized by th...
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TDB and AFD to Improve Resilience of Health Systems in Africa
On 30 June, 2021, Mr. Admassu Tadesse, Managing Director and President Emeritus of the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) Group and Mr. Ghislain de Valon, Kenya Country Dir...
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