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Mozambique — Completing the successful transformation of the development model
Mozambique, a country in southern Africa that stretches for 2,800 km along the Indian Ocean, is the fifth-poorest state on the planet, with alarming human development indicators. Despite having had ro...
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Bibliometric analysis of literature combining gender and the commons
This research is based on a bibliometric analysis of the academic literature linking the gender perspective with that of the commons. The idea is not to report on all the theoretical and empirical con...
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Stimulus effects of a large public employment programme
We characterize the spending and factor income effects of a large public employment programme in South Africa. We match anonymized participant IDs with weekly individual-level sales data from one of t...
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Measuring social norms towards women and work in Tunisia. An assessment of the ‘opinion-matching’ method
The presence of patriarchal social norms and traditional gender roles is a potential explanation for persistent inequalities in labor market opportunities for women in the MENA region. We investigate...
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Development Finance Institutions: New directions for the future
In an evolving development landscape, the urgency for Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) to innovate, adapt and deliver is intensifying. In this context, four discussions – focusing on DFIs’ addi...
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Linking weather forecasts and risk financing
Eastern Caribbean states are highly exposed to extreme weather. Advances in impact forecasting and disaster risk financing create opportunities for reducing the impacts of imminent disasters; but prop...
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16th International Development Research Conference - From research to action: Leveraging results for public po...
You are a researcher, policy-maker or development practitioner? We are pleased to invite you to the 16th International Development Research Conference, organised by Agence Française de Développement (...
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Methods for Credible Evaluation of Programme Stimulus Effects in South Africa
In response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020-2021 the South African government instituted various economic relief and stimulus programmes. These included substantial increases to socia...
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Civil Society Organizations and AFD: an Evolving Partnership
At a geopolitically and environmentally unstable time with the eruption of countless crises, cooperation between AFD and civil society organizations (CSOs) is more important than ever. CSOs have becom...
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5 Projects Driving Renewable Energies Around the World
Reducing the use of fossil fuels requires massively developing low-carbon energy sources. Solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, hydropower: through its financing, AFD Group has been supporting renewable e...
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How Public Development Banks can Support Biodiversity
Despite the decline in biodiversity around the natural world, solutions can be found in unexpected places. Public Development Banks can play a major role in mobilizing the finance necessary to protect...
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CSOs: Call for Expressions of Interest 2023
To support civil society organizations (CSOs) in the field of development and international solidarity, AFD is launching a new call for expressions of interest and project proposals for financing in 2...
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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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Senegal
As a long-standing partner of Senegal, AFD Group places its full range of financial instruments at the service of local economic and social development actors (including the State, public companies, t...
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Human rights in the face of the climate crisis
Integrating a human rights-based approach into climate policies.
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Urgent Actions Needed to Reduce CO₂ Emissions from Deforestation and Fires in Bolivia
Bolivia, a country with nearly half of its territory covered by forests, faces significant deforestation and vegetation degradation from fires. According to updated estimations, the country experience...
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Water and sanitation: 2025 Activity report
In 2025, the AFD Group saw a high level of activity in support of water and sanitation, with €1.6 billion committed. Despite a challenging environment, the year was marked by a record level of non-sov...
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Women’s Economic Empowerment in Africa
Reducing the labor market gender gap is crucial for ensuring women’s economic empowerment. Despite recording one of the highest participation rate in the workforce, women in Sub-Saharan Africa still f...
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Toward a reliable assessment of the environmental sustainability of territories
The Environmental Sustainability Gap (ESGAP) is an innovative tool for assessing the condition of a territory's environmental functions and how sustainable they are. Despite the sparse and fragmented...
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