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Extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities: implementation of research results in public polici...
The European Commission and Agence française de développement (AFD) announce the extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities. With a budget of EUR 3 million over 5 years, this second pha...
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10 years of the Syria crisis : AFD launches ”Karama”, a virtual exhibition to pay tribute to actors active on ...
AFD is today launching the virtual exhibition "Karama: hand in hand to (re) build the future". A tribute to its partners dedicating their daily lives to improving the living conditions and preserving...
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Announcing the launch of Global Africa, a new African academic journal
The Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis in Senegal (UGB) announced the launch of Global Africa in Dakar. This international and interdisciplinary academic journal is part of a wider effort to prom...
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Palestine: AFD, German Financial Cooperation and the World Bank support municipalities in their emergency resp...
In the presence of His Excellency the Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, the Consul General of France in Jerusalem, René Troccaz, the AFD Country Director, Martin Parent, the Director of German Develo...
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AFD, The GovLab, and Expertise France Announce Awardees for #Data4COVID19 Africa Challenge
Today, April 6, 2021, l'Agence française de développement (AFD), Expertise France, and The GovLab are happy to announce the awardees of the #Data4COVID19 Africa Challenge, following a call for innovat...
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AFD approves EUR 50 million to support Serbia’s reform agenda on climate change
Agence Française de Développement has approved the first phase of a Public Policy Loan program to support Serbia’s reform agenda on climate change, providing a 50 million euros loan for this initial p...
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€36 million from the EU, France, and the World Bank to build the Hebron Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant
Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Ishtayyeh, the Consul General of France, the EU Representative, and the AFD Country Director together with the Head of the Palestinian Water Authority, Hebron Governor and...
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RISE Financially Supports Twelve Youth Social Businesses in the Western Balkans
Twelve social businesses, two from each: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo1, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, will be supported with financial grants of 2.500€ and a regional incubation p...
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AFD group announces its 2020 results: providing a rapid response to the covid crisis while working with partne...
Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of AFD Group presented the Group’s results for 2020. Despite the Covid-19 health crisis, AFD Group’s commitments amounted to more than €12 billion – as in 2019. Hav...
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JICA Becomes Official Partner of the Sport en Commun Platform
On the occasion of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) confirms its commitment to making sport a powerful lever for sustainable...
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Climate finance and post-Covid-19 recovery: AFD supports sustainable and inclusive development projects in Mon...
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) joins forces with Investment and Development Fund of Montenegro (IDF) to facilitate investments in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A €50 mi...
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Launch of the fifth edition of the AFD Digital Challenge "Innovate for climate and biodiversity"
The Agence française de développement (AFD) is launching the fifth edition of its Digital Challenge, a competition for start-ups and digital innovations aimed at protecting the climate and biodiversit...
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South Africa: AFD and Eskom Affirm Commitment to Competitive Electricity Sector
Eskom and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a framework to strengthen the current cooperation and collaboration between the two par...
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Escaping child labor in Tanzania
Child labor remains a global scourge, affecting 160 million children worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa is the most affected region, where one in four children – approximately 86.6 million – are forced to...
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Brazil: more equitable public policies in response to climate change
Brazil’s government and institutions are working together to develop local policies aimed at the communities most vulnerable to climate change. Gender equality and anti-discrimination criteria are now...
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A survey on the perception of development policy in four African countries
How is France's development policy perceived in Africa? How is its concrete impact assessed, and how can we better meet people’s expectations? To get key insights, Agence Française de Développement (A...
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Reshaping European and African partnerships to advance the agroecological transition
As part of the 2025 Paris International Agricultural Show, and a month prior to the Nutrition for Growth summit, AFD and the Académie d'agriculture de France organized a roundtable and strategic brain...
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5 questions on AFD Group’s operations
Where does the money used by AFD Group actually come from? Does AFD grant financing to emerging countries? Does this financing really reach the final beneficiaries? We provide answers to five key ques...
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How does AFD measure the impact of the projects it supports?
Public development banks have both a duty and obligation to invest in high-quality projects. For this reason, every year, AFD conducts and outsources assessments to evaluate the deliverables of a larg...
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Lebanon: working for more reliable water supply
In Lebanon, more than 1.5 million people enjoy improved access to drinking water thanks to Project SEPAL (“Services d’eau potable améliorés au Liban,” or “Improved potable water services in Lebanon”)....
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