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Who controls critical minerals?
Lithium, cobalt, rare earths… All these minerals, essential to the energy transition, are at the heart of new geopolitical tensions. Their production is concentrated, demand is surging, and the questi...
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PETTAL: transforming agroecology education
As part of the PETTAL project, supported by the Academia Partnerships Africa-France program, the University of Sine Saloum El-Hâdj Ibrahima Niass (USSEIN) in Senegal and the Institut Agro Montpellier...
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The "Academia Partnerships Africa-France" (PeA) program
The aim of the “Academia Partnerships Africa-France” (PeA) program is to forge long-term academia partnerships based on mutually beneficial relationships, knowledge- and experience-sharing, mobility i...
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France and Kenya sign landmark agreements worth €170 million during Africa Forward Summit
Nairobi, 15 May 2026 – On the sidelines of the Africa Forward Summit held in Nairobi on 11 and 12 May, France, through Agence Française de Développement (AFD), signed five agreements with the Governme...
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CNEPS Initiative: Developing Climate and Nature Economic Policy Scenarios
The Climate and Nature Economic Policy Scenarios (CNEPS) initiative develops forward-looking economic scenarios that integrate climate change, biodiversity loss and transition dynamics into macroecono...
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Track Adapt: Developing a Methodology to Measure Progress on Urban Climate Change Adaptation
The Track Adapt research project aims to develop a new methodology, based on the GAP-Track monitoring system, to closely assess progress on urban adaptation to climate change. It will help build a sha...
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Analyzing the employment effects of the “green economy” transition in South Africa
Extreme weather events resulting from the effects of climate change coupled with a global call for countries to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions imply that the transition to a “green” econo...
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GEMMES Morocco: analyzing the impacts of different climate scenarios on Moroccan agriculture
Due to climate change, the agricultural sector in Morocco is increasingly facing rising temperatures and dwindling water resources. As part of a long-standing collaboration with AFD, the GEMMES Morocc...
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GEMMES Tunisia: Investigating the impact of hydric stress on agriculture, water cycle and the economy
The GEMMES Tunisia project examined the impact of climate change on Tunisian agriculture in particular, and the macroeconomic impact of these changes in general, as well as the benefits of various ada...
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Biodiversity Degradation: 3 Risks for Finance
Damage done the environment has an impact beyond the natural world. It poses potential problems to financial institutions and consequently to individual savers and entire economies. Nature and financ...
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Advancing Green Budget Tagging (GBT) in the Republic of Serbia
The Republic of Serbia is the first country in the Western Balkans to integrate Green Budget Tagging (GBT) into its budgetary process. As a public financial management tool, GBT enhances the alignment...
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Southeast Asia: building efficiently in the face of energy crises
As energy efficiency in buildings becomes increasingly critical in Southeast Asia, the PEEB ASEAN program is supporting projects that demonstrate alternative ways to build and renovate: from an energy...
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AI and the Future of Work in the Global South: Job Apocalypse or Job Opportunity?
Artificial intelligence is reshaping labor markets around the world. While public debate largely focuses on advanced economies and the impact of automation on skilled jobs, a different reality is unfo...
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Djibouti: transforming the Layabley-Moustiquaire neighborhood
In Balbala, home to more than half of Djibouti’s population, the Layabley-Moustiquaire neighborhood is undergoing a transformation. A new road and bridge are improving access to the area, alongside up...
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AI and the Future of Work in the Global South: Job Apocalypse or Job Opportunity?
This conference is part of the "TechTalks" webinar series.
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Frequently Asked Questions
All the answers to your questions about AFD Group What is the role of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group? How is it funded? Who benefits from its actions? Find all the answers to the mos...
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TechTalks: Innovation Driving Transitions
Offered by AFD's Emerging Tech Lab, the #TechTalk webinars offer a space to explore the major digital changes that are transforming development.
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Defining an alternative path for AI governance in the Global South
As AFD takes part in the AI for Good Summit, two recent studies it supports outline ways to build artificial intelligence (AI) governance that fully includes countries in the Global South, particularl...
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Critical minerals: new partnerships to advance the energy transition
Lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earths… These minerals, now essential for batteries, wind turbines, and electric vehicles, are raising critical questions about industrial sovereignty and the energy tran...
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How can we ensure equitable technological development in the age of AI and data?
Significant investment is essential to bridge the global technology gap and ensure that all countries are prepared for the age of Artificial intelligence. To support public and private investors in th...
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