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"Haretna": Community Recovery in Lebanon’s Cities
Implemented by a consortium of NGOs led by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), this project will support local development and improve the residents living conditions of three vulnerable urban neighb...
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Reinforcing the provision of care at Tripoli Governmental Hospital (TGH)
Co-funded by AFD and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Center, the project is implemented by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and aims to strengthen the health care services...
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Depolluting the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean is a semi-enclosed sea with a rich biodiversity and is a major crossroads for trade. It is subject to intense pressure. The project aims to preserve the quality of water on Tunisia’s...
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"WATAD" project in Lebanon
Lebanon is struggling to ensure employment and to strengthen social cohesion in its most vulnerable neighborhoods. The WATAD project aims to improve the socio-economic conditions of the inhabitants of...
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From local venues to screens worldwide, Africa’s cultural industries are booming
The Africa Forward summit, co-organized by France and Kenya on 11–12 May in Nairobi, will highlight the dynamism of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs). In a chapter devoted to this sector in...
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Improving care for the elderly in Guizhou
China’s rapidly-aging population has led to a significant increase in health and social protection needs for the elderly. AFD is supporting public policies through a program aimed at improving the sco...
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Improving access to finance for Ethiopian agricultural SMEs
This project aims to support agricultural SMEs in Ethiopia in their business development capacities and in their access to credit.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Households and Firms in the MENA Region
What is the short-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on households and firms behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa? A research partnership between AFD and the Economic Research Forum (ERF) p...
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Official Development Assistance at the Age of Consequences
Official Development Assistance (ODA) was introduced in the 1960s as a temporary instrument to respond to a phase in world history involving decolonization, the Cold War, industrialization and flagran...
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L'économie africaine 2024: English version of Introduction & 1st Chapter
We are currently facing a systemic crisis, where geopolitical tensions and structural failures are inextricably linked, as are diplomacy and development. The growth trajectories that many countries ha...
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The 18th SDG? Democracy, Development and International Assistance
In 2015, the 193 Member States of the United Nations unanimously adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This agenda begins with a common vision describing the various characteristics of...
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Double Standards in Financing for Development
The issue of international development and climate financing is currently at the forefront, especially in the run up to COP29, COP30 and to the 2025 FfD4 Conference in Seville. However, the internatio...
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L'économie africaine 2025: English version of Introduction & 1st Chapter
Since 2020, La Découverte and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have published an annual edition of L’Économie africaine, aiming to provide an accessible macroeconomic analysis of the Africa...
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Beyond "dichotomania"
The invention of the categories of “developed” and “developing” in the mid-20th century created a representation of the world whose impact has been nothing short of extraordinary. So much so tha...
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L'économie africaine 2026: English version of Introduction & 1st Chapter
Year on year since 2020, L’Économie Africaine has established itself as an essential snapshot of the continent’s major challenges, offering nuanced, data-driven analysis unfettered by accepted ideas....
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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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AFD Group at COP30
Held from November 11 to 21, 2025, in Belém, Brazil, the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will bring together world leaders,...
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Supporting Costa Rica’s National Decarbonization Plan
Costa Rica is a leading country in the fight against climate change, the preservation of the environment and the decarbonization of its economy. AFD is supporting the policy to decarbonize Costa Rica’...
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Supporting Costa Rica’s Climate Targets with BNCR
AFD is helping BNCR, Costa Rica’s main public bank, to structure its climate finance activity. This project aims to increase financing for activities to achieve the country’s decarbonization and clima...
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