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Sports & Development - Activity report 2023
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development highlights sports as a unifying and inclusive vehicle: they contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in par...
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Cultural and Creative Industries – 2023 Activity Report
The United Nations 2030 Agenda recognizes culture as a transversal theme and tool of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Improved access to culture and greater participation in cultural life ind...
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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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AFD and biodiversity in Mozambique
For nearly 20 years, Agence Française de Développement, (AFD), together with the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), has been supporting the biodiversity sector, in partnership with the Moz...
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2023 Universal Registration Document
2023 saw the reinforcement of two simultaneous, contradictory and intertwined underlying trends. On the one hand, the return of violence and the calling into question of geopolitical balances. On the...
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30 years of the AFD Group in South Africa
2024 marks 30 years of cooperation between AFD and South Africa. From the transition to democracy to the Just Energy Transition, join us on a retrospective journey as we celebrate key milestones in ou...
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To what extent are issues related to the Mediterranean marine and coastal ecosystem taken into account in ...
With the publication of its first strategic framework dedicated to the Ocean in 2020 the Agence française de développement (AFD) aimed to set out its territorial and ecological transition strategy at...
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Is the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) a reliable tool for improving the management of minin...
“Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)” refers to the procedure by which the owner of a mining project is required to assess the environmental and social impact of the project with a view...
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ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIPS AFRICA-FRANCE
PeA is a programme for academia partnerships between Africa and France. It is financed by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs via the Agence française de développement (AFD). The programme is...
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Seeing the Light in rural Uganda
Some 43% of Uganda's population still lacked access to electricity in 2022. This prompted Agence Française de Développement and the European Union to launch a new project aiming to connect 40,000...
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AFD Group and Georgia
AFD Group promotes a fair and inclusive transition in Georgia, and its convergence path towards its integration in the European Union. It has been operating in Georgia since 2012 in the sectors of ene...
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Overseas France Fund: supporting public engineering in the French Overseas Territories
The Overseas France Fund (FOM) assists the French Overseas Territories with the implementation of structural projects and their public policies.
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Climate: Taking action for a more sustainable financial system
Actors in the financial system play an essential role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in combating climate disruption. AFD Group works alongside financial institutions and re...
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AFD SUPPORTS ETHIOPIAN ECONOMIC REFORM PROGRAM
Following two decades of dynamic growth between 2000 and 2020, Ethiopia has been facing major crises. Conflicts, natural disasters, food insecurity, illiteracy and inequalities, particularly in post-c...
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AFD Group and Ukraine
Since 2006, AFD Group through Expertise France and Proparco has been having a long-standing presence in Ukraine to support justice reform, governance and private sector development. In response t...
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SEMESTRIAL PANORAMA 2024 #2
2024 was supposed to be a year of rate cuts, ending with a question mark over the US elections which would reopen the scenarios for 2025… Yet, firstly, inflation is struggling to leave the stage and g...
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Philippines – Preserving economic stability, financing development and anticipating climate issues
Referred to as the “sick man of Asia” during the last third of the 20th century, the Philippines has recorded dynamic economic growth since the mid-2000s and is beginning to catch up with the more adv...
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AFD and gender equality in South Asia
Agence Française de Développement is committed to gender mainstreaming in all operations, recognizing that sustainable development cannot be achieved without gender equality. Financing projects that p...
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Infographic- Our Activity in Support of the Cultural and Creative Industries in 2023
The cultural and creative industries help to strengthen social ties and advance development priorities such as education, gender equality, citizenship and governance. Culture is a common good, and AFD...
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Comparative Study on Financing Schemes for Student Accommodation in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, & South Africa
This comparative study analyzes the student accommodation sectors in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, focusing on prevalent business models, benefits, challenges, and opportunities. The study...
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