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Encourage the development of training courses for digital creative professions
AFD is implementing a multi-year Franco-Kenyan partnership between the Rubika school in Valenciennes and the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi.
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Afrique Créative – Promoting Creative Entrepreneurship in Africa
The Afrique Créative call for projects aims to demonstrate the economic potential of CCIs (Cultural and Creative Industries) by offering technical and financial support to eight African cultural entre...
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Promoting historical and cultural heritage in Cameroon
AFD funding is helping to modernize the National Museum of Cameroon in Yaoundé.
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Promoting Economic Revival for Microbusiness and Agriculture (PERMA) in Nineveh Governorate
The PERMA projects supports the restarting of rural and agricultural activities and, on the Nineveh Plain, the relocation of microenterprises and SMEs via the rehabilitation of water infrastructure an...
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Modernisation of the electricity transmission and distribution network in Cambodia
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) finances the modernisation of communication and management tools undertaken by the national operator Electricity of Cambodia (EDC). It also includes the dis...
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Assisting telecom operators with financing AAE1 and SMW5 submarine cables
AFD is supporting Djibouti Télécom’s participation in international consortiums for submarine telecom cables. Through its financing, AFD is contributing to the development and consolidation of the nat...
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Jordan : Strengthening civil protection and relief capacities
As many public services, the Jordan Civil Defence of the Public Security Directorate (PSD-JCD) is facing sustained pressure and growing demands, in particular due to the long-term presence of Syrian r...
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African Network of Centers of Excellence in Electricity (ANCEE)
Supported by the Agence Française de Développement and the African Development Fund of the African Development Bank Group, the ANCEE is a pan-african initiative launched in June 2015by the Association...
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Africa Facing Its Aging Population: Studying the Challenges for Public Policy
Africa remains a young continent. However, the ongoing demographic transitions are accompanied by an anticipated aging population — and in some countries, this process has already begun. Although a wi...
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Macroeconomic country assessment – Namibia
Namibia is one of the 60 countries followed by AFD’s country-risk economists, whose assessments shed light on countries' economic trajectories and macroeconomic and financial situations.
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Macroeconomic country assessment – Mozambique
Mozambique is one of the 60 countries followed by AFD’s country-risk economists, whose assessments shed light on countries' economic trajectories and macroeconomic and financial situations.
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Mali
Mali, a landlocked country in the Sahel, faces serious demographic pressure and a number of challenges. First, the reduction of poverty, both rural and urban. AFD has supported the country in four are...
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Digital Commons in Brazil: Analysis of the Implementation of the Brasil Participativo Platform at the National...
How can digital commons support the empowerment of actors historically excluded from public action? This action-research project follows the development of the Brasil Participativo digital platform, l...
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Nature-related socio-economic and financial risks in South Africa
The degradation of nature can significantly impact a country's economic and social stability. Based on the case of South Africa, this study introduces a method to identify the economic sectors most vu...
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Analysis of the impact of fiscal policies and social spending on gender inequalities in Colombia
What impact do fiscal policies and social spending have on closing gender gaps in Colombia? The Extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities program seeks to explore this question in clos...
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Strengthening value chains and reducing inequality in Mexico
The phenomenon of relocation of value chains not only presents a set of challenges but also a unique opportunity to harmonise regional development throughout Mexico and to reduce inequalities. This re...
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Social economy, the just energy transition and inequality in Mexico
The energy transition is a challenge and a necessity for Mexico’s economic transformation. What role can socially owned renewables and energy cooperatives play in enhancing the livelihoods of the most...
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Social protection and just transition in South Africa
How can the South African government prepare the transition of workers from the coal sector to a low-carbon economy? What is the socio-demographic and spatial profile of workers in the coal value chai...
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Distributional Impacts of Environmental Policies in Indonesia
What would be the impact of a carbon tax policy on poverty and inequality in Indonesia? How can we design effective policies that simultaneously meet environmental and distributive objectives? In part...
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GEMMES South Africa: Evaluating the macroeconomic impacts and policy options for the low-carbon transition
Can South Africa secure the necessary investments to transition to a low-carbon economy and adapt its infrastructure to climate change, while balancing economic growth and maintaining macro-financial...
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