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Support to the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

AFD subscribed to a 200 million euros green bond facility issued by the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA). The facility will fund 100% of climate projects implemented in South Africa, further ad...

Support the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

Through a 50 million euros line of credit and a 700 000 euros technical assistance pro-gramme, AFD supports the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) in the development of high-impact social infr...

Support to Transnet’s freight decarbonization

Transnet SOC Limited (“Transnet”) and France, through Agence Française de Développement (AFD), signed a EUR 300M (approximately ZAR5,8bn) loan agreement to enhance Transnet’s contribution to a more re...

Funds and facilities: a source of complementary financing

Whether for project preparation or to finance specific themes (such as conflict prevention or climate adaptation), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) manages or leverages funds and facilities tha...

Everything you wanted to know about COP26, in an SMS exchange

What is COP26? What is at stake? And what will be the role there for AFD? You’ll find the answers in this fictional but informative SMS exchange with Mathilde Bord-Laurans, AFD's Head of the Climate C...

Republic of Türkiye and AFD reaffirm their shared commitment to climate action ahead of COP31

Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye and President of COP31, visited the headquarters of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Paris, w...

The African Forum of Deposit Funds: strategic partners for long-term development finance

How can Africa’s public deposit funds help finance development over the long term? At the CDC* Forum in Cotonou, Benin, 17 institutions discussed how they can mobilize savings, finance their economies...

Developing Solar Energy Production and Modernizing the Electricity Operator's IT System

By helping to finance a photovoltaic power plant, AFD supports Benin in the development and diversification of its electricity production. The modernization of the national electricity operator's IT s...

Abomey Museum: Promoting historical and cultural heritage in Benin

AFD is financing the construction of a museum and the development of the Royal Palaces of Abomey site.

Mainstreaming biodiversity into Thailand’s finance and business sectors

Through a policy support programme, AFD supports the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) in creating a national framework to integrate biodiversity into Thailand’s...

European Evaluation Days – EES 2026 Conference – European Evaluation Society

Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is a partner of the 16th Biennial Conference of the European Evaluation Society (EES), which will take place in Lille from October 28 to 30, 2026.

Electricity sector development programme for a low-carbon economy

Energy transition is a key issue in Uzbekistan. AFD is supporting the government in the implementation of electricity sector reforms for a low carbon economy via a first Energy-Climate Public Policy L...

Research on the commons

The issue of commons inevitably brings up the questions of public action and exclusive ownership. It’s therefore a relevant line of research for studying the management of common resources. From resea...

Financial Systems