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UGANDA Optimizing distribution of drinking water in the Greater Kampala region

AFD is supporting Uganda’s investments in the water and sanitation sector. This project will improve access to drinking water for more than 3 million inhabitants in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Ar...

Supporting green economy together with Ugandan banks.

The SUNREF programme promotes low-carbon growth through the development of renewable energies and the promotion of energy efficiency measures in the industry and for SMEs.

A national control center to upgrade and optimize the power grid

Niger still mainly relies on Nigeria for its electricity supply and the operation of its power grid. With the rise in national power generation, the sharp growth in demand, the integration of renewabl...

Afrique Créative – Promoting Creative Entrepreneurship in Africa

The Afrique Créative call for projects aims to demonstrate the economic potential of CCIs (Cultural and Creative Industries) by offering technical and financial support to eight African cultural entre...

Developing the sanitation systems of secondary cities in the regions of Navoi and Kashkadarya, in Uzbekistan

The project aims at the construction, rehabilitation and extension of centralized sanitation systems in the cities of Karmana, Kitob and Shakhrisabz, with a significant component of capacity building....

PETTAL Project: partnership for agroecological food transition

Train future professionals on the agroecological transition of food systems in Senegal – this is the ambition of the PETTAL project, which was selected for the first edition of the “Academia Partnersh...

Athletics for the development of conflict-afflicted areas

The Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation (TLPF) uses athletics as a tool to promote peace, strengthen social cohesion and foster the development of conflict-afflicted areas. AFD is supporting the associatio...

Improve agricultural yield in rural areas

To combat poverty and food insecurity, AFD is assisting the Cambodian authorities in devising an agricultural policy. The Agency is also helping to implement a programme to renovate irrigation infrast...

Equipping the Kandadji Dam hydropower plant

By cofinancing the hydropower plant of the Kandadji Program, AFD is helping Niger accelerate its economic development. The plant will indeed reduce the recurrent electricity shortages and allow the ex...

Rehabilitation of sports facilities for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics

AFD is committed to reducing inequalities in access to public sports facilities and increasing participation in sport for people in Dakar through investment in a permanent legacy of infrastructure.

French expertise for sport development in Senegal

The Dakar Sacré Cœur (DSC) club is a key player in the partnership involving AFD and the Olympique Lyonnais (OL) club. It is benefiting from French expertise to promote Africa’s vast sports potential....

Fencing and restorative justice, youth protection and empowerment

AFD is supporting the project of the association Pour le Sourire d’un Enfant which promotes the innovative psychotherapeutic method it has developed through its extensive experience in juvenile justic...

Qarib: The Middle East Media Underpinning the Social Bonds

Having suffered from strong inter-community tensions, Middle Eastern societies are expressing major demands for transparency and citizen participation in public affairs. AFD wishes to support media ou...

AFD Digital Challenge, the competition for innovation in Africa

The AFD Digital Challenge organized every year by AFD identifies and promotes innovative projects submitted by African start-ups. These solutions contribute to Africa’s development and to the achievem...

Alley-oop Africa: Educating and raising the awareness of young people on sustainable development issues throug...

AFD and the Basketball Africa League (BAL) are financing the production of a mini-series about 20 young Africans in an academy that combines playing basketball with sustainable development projects.

Measuring our concrete results

AFD Group’s Results and Impact Framework enables us to measure how well we are delivering on our ambitions for development and environmental protection. It tracks how our financing translates into tan...

Niger

At the heart of the Sahel, Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world. Landlocked and exposed to extreme climatic conditions, it faces the challenges of rapid population growth and regional se...

Mali

Mali, a landlocked country in the Sahel, faces serious demographic pressure and a number of challenges. First, the reduction of poverty, both rural and urban. AFD has supported the country in four are...

Rwanda

In the heart of the Great Lakes region, Rwanda has experienced more than two decades of sustained growth, which has been accompanied by a significant improvement in living conditions for its populatio...