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For AFD, Social Cohesion means Fighting Inequality and Promoting Inclusion
In honor of the International Day of Living Together in Peace in mid-May, AFD Group confirmed its aim to improve social cohesion through the projects it finances and supports. The goal is to reduce al...
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Niger's Common Health Sector Fund, Evaluated by AFD
Set up in 2006, the health sector fund has mobilized €91 million for health policies in Niger. An evaluation of its impacts is available in the Africa edition of Agence Française de Développement’s re...
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AFD, the NBA and Basketball in Africa: Four Points on Sports and Development
As legendary NBA teams the Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons face off at Accor Arena in Paris on Thursday, it's a chance to recall the crucial role that sports can play as a veritable motor of sustain...
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The Untapped Potential of an invasive Antilles Seaweed
Sargassum is a large brown seaweed that constitutes an important habitat for fish and wildlife. But it can proliferate for miles, and become invasive. AFD is a partner of the Sarg'Coop project led by...
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IDFC Turns Ten Years Old: A Milestone for International Coalition of Development Banks – and for Greener Finan...
At COP26 in Glasgow, the International Development Finance Club, met to mark its 10th anniversary. The Chief Executive Officer of Agence Française de Développement, Rémy Rioux, was reappointed for a t...
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Paris Peace Forum: “For Better Global Governance”
For its fourth edition from 11 to 13 November, the Paris Peace Forum will focus on working to “reduce global divides” in a world still under the threat of Covid-19. Anne de Soucy, AFD’s Director of Pa...
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The Impact of Climate Change on Lives and Livelihoods in Vietnam
In Vietnam, AFD and the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) are conducting a research program entitled GEMMES Vietnam to assess the socio-economic impacts of climate c...
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A Smart App for Sustainable Fishing in Mexico
As part of our “Shared Innovation” series, AFD is highlighting innovative programs created or developed in our partner countries. The Mexican NGO Cobi and local fishers have developed a new smart p...
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A Digital Response to the Health Crisis
Launched in Dakar, the DIRECCT program is supporting the connectivity and digitization of operators in the health, education and small business sectors. It’s a program that is helping people and polic...
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Green energy in Vietnam: Expanded Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant will Reduce CO2 Emissions
AFD in Vietnam and Vietnam Electricity (EVN) have signed an agreement for a 70 million euro loan to boost the capacity of the Hoa Binh hydropower plant. This financing is in line with Vietnam's climat...
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Innovation to Boost the Energy Transition
The first edition of the Digital Energy Challenge launched by the Agence française de développement named eight award winners for their contribution to the modernization and improvement of the energy...
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Innovative African Start-Ups use Digital Technology to Meet Essential Needs
The TLcom Capital investment fund has been supported by Proparco, AFD Group's private sector subsidiary since 2017, and is contributing to the development of a dozen high-potential African start-ups t...
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A Program for Champions: Soccer tackles gender inequality in West Africa
Agence Française de Développement and FIFA are sponsoring the "Championness program" implemented by the NGO Plan International in Benin, Guinea, and Togo. It aims to reduce gender inequalities through...
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Looking ahead on AFD's 80th Anniversary: How do you see the world in 2101?
What will the world be like in 2101? On AFD's 80th anniversary, we hear from eight actors in the sporting, economic and social sectors, located all over the world. In a series of videos, they share th...
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[Feature Report] AFD Group's 80th Anniversary: Our Work as Illustrated by Six Flagship Programs
For almost a century, Agence Française de Développement has financed and supported, on the ground, at the grassroots and from a distance, actions of solidarity all over the world. For the AFD Group -...
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AFD Supports Urban Renewal in Tunisia’s Cities
With urban concentration constantly growing in Tunisia for ten years now, Agence Française de Développement is implementing programs to improve the quality of life of residents in poor neighborhoods....
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Smart city: Digital Technology to Improve Urban Quality of Life
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) supports the digital transition of its partners. In urban areas, new technologies can improve the quality of services, from mobility and public lighting to cris...
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The Metis Fund: Allying Art and Development
Created in 2021, the Metis Fund supports local artists getting involved in development projects in countries where AFD operates. From countries as diverse as Peru, Haiti, and Burkina Faso, local artis...
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Public-Private Partnerships Drive Sustainable Development in Brazil's South-East
From greenhouse gas reduction, biodiversity and climate change adaptation to urban mobility, sanitation, gender equality and the private sector, Agence Française de Développement supports ambitious in...
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How to Build a Sustainable Vietnam By 2101?
On its 80th anniversary, Agence Française de Développement organized a conference on solutions for building a sustainable Vietnam by 2101, bringing together members of civil society, the private secto...
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