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Digital technology: activity report 2021-2023
While the digital transition is now an essential pillar of global economic and social development, the growth and rapid emergence of new uses and technologies can also be a catalyst for inequalities a...
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Infographic - Digital Technology- AFD Group's activity 2021-2023
In 2023, AFD Group focused its digital technology actions on internet access and digital services, innovation, entrepreneurship and the development of digital skills, as well as on highlighting digita...
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Ecuador
A hotspot of global biodiversity, located between the Andes, the Amazon, and the Pacific Ocean, Ecuador is home to some of the most diverse but also most fragile ecosystems on the planet. To address t...
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Colombia
Colombia is on its way to becoming the third-largest economy in Latin America. But despite its undeniable vitality, the country must deal with huge challenges. To provide support, AFD is focusing on t...
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“Sponge City”: rethinking water resource management in Mianyang
Increasing urban resilience to climate change and increased risks of flooding is a crucial is-sue for Chinese municipalities. AFD is therefore supporting a sponge city project in the He-dong district...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in the heart of Central Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the second largest country in Africa and the world’s largest French-speaking country. The partnership between the...
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Mayotte
Mayotte is France’s newest “department” and is facing a number of challenges: local authorities in need of support, infrastructure in need of development and a private sector in need of rejuvenation,...
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Reunion
With exceptional endemic wealth and growing population density, Réunion is a land of contrasts. AFD has been working alongside Réunion residents for 70 years. More than ever before, it is supporting p...
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China
Since 2004, AFD has been working in partnership with the Chinese authorities to develop cooperation activities for sustainable development and the fight against climate change. The projects financed b...
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IUCN launches the Second Edition of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions™
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 10 October 2025 (IUCN) – IUCN has officially launched the Second Edition of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions™ at the IUCN World Conservation Congres...
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Combating corruption
As a stakeholder in the French government’s public policy on solidarity and sustainable investment for developing and emerging countries and France’s Overseas Territories, AFD Group pays particular at...
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Ethiopia
With a population of about 125 million, and a population that continues to grow at a rapid rate (+2.5% per year), Ethiopia is expected to reach 150 million by 2050 and remains the second most populous...
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Fraud Alert
In light of fraud attempts aimed at extorting money in the name of AFD or the AFD Group, in exchange for the promise of funding or employment, we urge everyone to exercise the utmost caution and take...
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Grants: a stand-alone tool or as a complement to loans
AFD provides grants to fund initiatives in the health and education sectors, as well as for rural and urban development and infrastructure projects.
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Argentina
The building of meaningful partnerships has enabled AFD Group to support Argentina since 2017 in its energy, ecological, social, and civic transition. AFD works in consultation with the Argentine gove...
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2050 Facility: supporting low-carbon and resilient development
The 2050 Facility offers technical assistance and capacity-building support to countries among the highest greenhouse gas emitters or the most vulnerable to climate change. Its purpose is to assist th...
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Integrated Land-Sea Ecosystem Conservation in Fuding
The project aims to support Fuding municipality in building an integrated land-sea ecological conservation and management system from the upper watersheds to the coastal ecosystems of mangroves and to...
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The Commons
The Commons explores the many forms of development being championed by Africa’s residents, users, and citizens. In addition to managing property and shared tangible and intangible resources collective...
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AFD Group: Partner of the 8th Paris Peace Forum
Since 2018, the Paris Peace Forum has aimed to reinvent diplomacy in a world shaped by geopolitical, climatic, and technological upheavals. For its eighth edition, the Forum will strive to promote sol...
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