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“Strengthening Feminist Movements for Reproductive Autonomy” launches at Latin American Feminist Conference
We are pleased to announce the launch of a bold new initiative—Movements for Reproductive Autonomy, Equality and Solidarity (MAREAS). A multi-country initiative across Africa and Latin America to ampl...
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From Herders to Entrepreneurs: AFD opens photography exhibition on the future of pastoralism in East Africa
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has unveiled an exhibition dubbed “From Herders to Entrepreneurs: Pastoralism in Transition” at the Alliance Française de Nairobi, with an aim to reframe pa...
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Christophe BUFFET
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Research Officer on Adaptation
Adaptation, loss and damage, habitability
Christophe Buffet is a research officer at AFD and holds a doctorate from EHESS, specializing in issues of adaptation, loss and damage, and habitability.
SEMESTRIAL PANORAMA 2026 #2 International Economy: Did Someone Say “Resilience”?
Shock after shock, the global economy continues to surprise observers with its “resilience,” particularly when assessed through the lens of GDP growth. If the ongoing discussions between the United St...
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Finance: what is alignment?
In recent years, financial institutions and investors have increasingly questioned the impact of their activities, particularly since the Paris Agreement on climate change. As a result, these financia...
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Semestrial panorama 2025#2 - Wayfinding in troubled waters
By their scale and volatility, and even if their application has been temporarily limited, the Trump administration's announcements have begun to destabilize the global economy. Indeed, in addition to...
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The energy transition: what are the alternatives to air conditioning?
Air conditioning systems are energy-intensive and are also highly polluting. AFD is exploring and supporting alternative solutions for hospitals, schools, and homes to build a more energy-efficient, e...
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AFD and 2050 Pathways bring together ministries of finance to strengthen climate action ahead of COP30
Addis Ababa, 4 September 2025 – Agence Française de Développement (AFD), together with the 2050 Pathways Platform, convened a high-level South-South peer exchange of ministries of finance from Africa,...
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Social cohesion, the basis for a sustainable and inclusive world - A crosscutting goal for social cohesion 202...
This document provides a summary of the Cross-Cutting Social Cohesion Roadmap for the 2025–2030 period. In a world marked by multiple and interconnected crises, social cohesion is a key driver of s...
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Audrey ROJKOFF
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Head of the Climate and Nature Division
Climate finance, sustainable developpement, climate change adapation, mitigation
ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIPS AFRICA-FRANCE
To tackle planet-wide challenges and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the African Union’s Agenda 2063, it is crucial to forge long-term academia partnerships based on mutual...
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Christophe BARAT
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Country Risk Economist
Country Risk, Public Finance, Debt Management
Christophe Barat works as a country-risk economist at AFD's Research Department and is interested in public finance and debt management.
What's next for investment in the African cultural and creative industries?
As support for African Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) gathers momentum, now is a fitting time to take stock of where we are today and to think ahead to the opportunities and challenges before...
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What next for investment in African cultural and creative industries?
As support for African CCIs gathers momentum, it is opportune to take stock of where we stand today and to look ahead at the opportunities and challenges before us, ensuring that African CCIs can acce...
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Gaëlle BALINEAU
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Country Risk Economist, Research Officer
Industrial economics, value chains, quality economics, country risk, East Africa, European Neighbourhood
Gaëlle Balineau is an economist specialising in East Africa and the European Neighbourhood. As a country risk analyst, she also conducts research on value chains and market regulation.
How - and how far - can we still adapt? Knowledge and societies responding to the Challenges of Adaptation
Join us for the 17th AFD International Research Conference on Development.
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Governance
As a public institution, AFD is subject to the principle of accountability. Its governance is based on a set of structures that ensure the transparency of its operation and its sound management. AF...
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How France is investing in the future of Latin America and the Caribbean
On the occasion of Latin America and the Caribbean Week 2026, here are five projects that show what ambitious partnerships among France, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean can achieve. From Curi...
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Colombia: A tool to facilitate dialogue on the energy transition
In a country heavily dependent on fossil fuels and committed to an ambitious energy transition, how can policymakers, regulators, financial actors, and civil society collectively explore the trade-off...
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