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Algeria

Algeria, which is located in the centre of the Maghreb, has some real assets: an advantageous strategic position, abundant hydrocarbon resources and a young population. However, the country is current...

Conceptualizing and analyzing inequality and social cohesion in South Africa

Twenty years on since independence and the end of Apartheid, South Africa is yet to emerge as a socially cohesive nation. The proposed research project aims to formulate a relevant approach for social...

Latin America

In Latin America, AFD focuses on projects which combat climate change and inequalities. It has committed 17 billion euros in the region since 2009. It is now the region’s leading bilateral donor.

TechTalks: “Unseen and Unheard: How Technology Facilitates Gender-Based Violence and What We Can Do About It”

From harassment to sexual exploitation and forced prostitution, including doxxing (the malicious publication of personal information) and deepfakes (AI-manipulated pornographic imagery), gender-based...

Preventing and reducing the impacts of natural disasters and health risks in the Guiana Shield

AFD provides funding for the REMPART project, led by the French Red Cross, to fight epidemics on the Guiana Shield (French Guiana, Suriname and Guyana).

Agro-Industry in French Guiana

In French Guiana, local industry struggles to meet the needs of the agricultural and agro-industrial sector, due to the small size of farms and a continuing lack of processing tools. The result: a sec...

The Sustainable Development Analysis & Opinion Mechanism

The sustainable development analysis and opinion mechanism is the tool used by AFD Group to ensure that every project it finances is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through an a...

BORD-LAURANS

Inequalities, social mobility and perceptions in Mexico

Latin America is one of the regions with the highest economic inequality in the world. Moreover, Mexico shows one of the highest levels of such kind of inequality within the region. Even public offici...

Agence Française de Développement strengthens its cooperation with Uzbekistan at COP29 with two key agreements...

At COP29 in Baku, the French Development Agency (AFD) signed two major agreements with the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan. These agreements include a €100 million financ...

Distributive impact of green taxes in Mexico

What are the distributional effects of green taxes in Mexico and how can they be quantified? The Extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities program seeks to answer this in collaboration...

Sovereign loans: financing for States

Our sovereign loans finance high-impact development projects or policies led by States or public entities that benefit from the State guarantee.

Tanzania Comprehensive Cancer Care Project

This project aims to improve the quality of cancer care in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza through technical support, research, infrastructure improvements, access to screening and detection services, and th...

Tackling Inequality and Climate Change Simultaneously in South Africa

“No country should have to choose between tackling poverty and preserving the planet,” French President Emmanuel Macron told the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact this summer. It’s a sentiment...

Improving medical services in Mosul city and Ninawa governorate

This project supports the start of operation of the Medical Research and Care Center in Mosul University. It aims at providing diagnostic and specialized healthcare services, which are currently unava...

AFD Group at COP29

The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) is being held from 11 to 22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. It will bring together world leaders and negotiators from the member states (or Parties) of th...

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