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Study tour to France on urban transports to the benefit of Lagos State, Nigeria
A Lagos State delegation led by the Hon. Comissionner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, will embark on a study tour to France organized by the Agence française de développement (AFD) from Ma...
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Ghana: Putting Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy within the Reach of Households and Businesses with Sunre...
AFD and GCB Bank Plc signed a USD 13.7 million Credit Facility Agreement and a EUR 1 million Grant Financing Agreement from the European Union, to support local businesses towards the development of E...
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IDB and France Expand Latin America Partnership, Strengthen Sustainable Development Impact
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Government of France, through the French Development Agency (AFD) Group, continue expanding their fruitful and strong partnership.
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AFD and Tanzania to improve sustainably water and sanitation in Shinyanga
The Government of Tanzania and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed today a financing agreement for a 75M€ concessional loan (approximately 195 bn TZS) aiming at improving water supply and sanit...
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AFD Launches US$ 1 billion 3.125% 2-year RegS Benchmark due 30 June 2024
On 23rd June 2022, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P) / AA (Fitch) launched a US$ 1 billion 2-year Reg S Benchmark transaction due 30th June 2024. This is AFD's second US$ benchma...
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‘Impact 2024 International’: the 12 winners of the second round of the call for projects announced, alongside ...
The day after the opening ceremony of the Oran Mediterranean Games, Paris 2024 and the Agence française de développement (AFD), speaking at the Oranie Chamber of Commerce and Industry, announced the w...
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The Government of Zimbabwe partners with AFD to launch the Great Zimbabwe Development Project
The Government of Zimbabwe, together with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French public development institution, launched a EUR-3-million project for the rehabilitation and development of...
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The Kiwa Initiative launches new projects and additional contributions from its donors to strenghten climate r...
In the margins of the Kiwa Initiative Steering Committee meeting chaired by Canada, the Kiwa Initiative awarded grants to ten local projects in the Pacific Island Countries, as well as launched the t...
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BOI and AFD Join Forces To Fight Climate Change In Nigeria
The Bank of Industry (BOI) and the Agence française de développement (AFD) built a partnership for a €100mn credit-line for the expansion of green finance in Nigeria.
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Setting stage for heritage preservation: Seventh International Coordination Meeting for Vat Phou Champasak (7t...
On the 7th and 8th of November 2023, the Seventh International Coordination Meeting for Vat Phou Champasak (7th ICM) took place in Vientiane. This significant event was organized at the National Conve...
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TICA and Expertise France with AFD Group: Together for Innovation and Cooperation in Thailand
Following a productive meeting between Madame Ureerat CHAREONTOH, Director-General of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), and Jérémie Pellet, Director-General of Expertise France, the di...
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Rwanda Climate Finance Partnership Powers Innovative Climate Action
The Rwanda Climate Finance Partnership, which was launched at the Paris Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, will further power innovative climate action thanks to additional contributions from the...
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The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Viet Nam (MoNRE) and AFD share their will to enhance thei...
Mr. Dang Quoc Khanh, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources (MoNRE) of Vietnam, and Mr. Rémy Rioux, General Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) had a meeting on the sideline of the...
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Blue Mediterranean Partnership steps up support for sustainable blue economy
EBRD, EIB, UfM, EC, AFD, CDP, KfW, donors and beneficiary countries sign cooperation agreement at COP28.
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Bangladesh and its Partners are Launching the Bangladesh Climate and Development Platform to Leverage Adaptati...
International financial institutions, bilateral donors, and private sectors are announcing a collaborative approach with the Government of Bangladesh to establish the Bangladesh Climate and Developmen...
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Gates Foundation and Agence Française de Développement partner to support last mile polio eradication in Pakis...
PARIS (5 December 2023) - Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Remy Rioux, CEO of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) announced today new commitments that implement...
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AFD and ERIA Forge Memorandum of Understanding to Foster Sustainable Development in the ASEAN Region
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) have taken a significant stride towards advancing regional progress and sustainable devel...
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Validation of the strategy for the operationalisation of Marwina hospital
On Friday 1 December, a delegation led by the Surinamese Minister of Health, Dr Amar Ramadhin, the French Ambassador in Suriname and Guyana, Nicolas de Lacoste, and the Director of the Suriname-Guyana...
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COP28: AFD joins forces with Rwanda to increase climate finance flows
Dubai, December 3, 2023. During COP28, taking place in Dubai from November 30 to December 12, 2023, Dr. Jeanne d’Arc MUJAWAMARIYA, Minister of Environmentof of Rwanda and Rémy Rioux, CEO of the Agence...
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Team Europe signs a strategic agreement to address climate challenges in Punjab
ISLAMABAD, December 13, 2023: As a part of the Team Europe Initiative 'Building Back Better through Green Jobs Creation,' combining support from the European Union (EU), Germany, France and Italy, the...
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