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Kenya: The Benefits of Investing in Informal Settlements
Kenya is host to some of the largest informal settlements in the world. Together with the World Bank, AFD is backing efforts to improve living conditions in a program known as KISIP1. Already benefiti...
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Back to School - with Sports - in the Comoros
In the Comoros off East Africa’s coast, nearly 70% of schools do not have a space suitable for practicing sports. Yet children’s well-being depends on regular physical activity. The Physical Education...
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Cultural and Creative Industries for Multi-Dimensional Development
Access to culture for all is one of the priorities of AFD Group, through its support for Cultural and Creative Industries. As the Cannes Festival wraps up, how to support people working in the audiovi...
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“In Africa, the most diversified economies have weathered the crisis best”
AFD played an important role in publishing the French-language book L’Économie africaine 2022 (“African Economies 2022”), which appeared in bookstores on February 17. The book sheds light on the macro...
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Tunisia: Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture
Tunisia is preparing a project for the Green Climate Fund, which will promote climate-resilient agriculture and increase smallholder farmers’ incomes. With COP15 against desertification in full swing...
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The Sahel: No Security without Development
Few regions illustrate the close relationship between security and development more than the Sahel. On the heels of the third General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance, of which AFD Group is a member, Fr...
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Training the Caribbean’s Next Generation in Climate Change Resilience
The Caribbean is on the front lines of climate change. To lessen its impact on the region, adaptation strategies will require innovative solutions, integrated planning and multifunctional responses, e...
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Jean-Marc Châtaignier: "With Team Europe, We've Entered a New Dimension of Exchange"
To coincide with the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, from January 1 to June 30, 2022, AFD Group is publishing an interview each month with an EU specialist in development issue...
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Reinventing Development: an Interview with Achille Mbembe and Rémy Rioux
When French President Emmanuel Macron commissioned Achille Mbmembe to write a report on the state of African-French relations, the Cameroonian philosopher and historian was aware of the sheer scale of...
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AFD’s 80th Anniversary: Making Development More Sustainable and More Pertinent – to More People
How did it all begin? To mark AFD’s 80th anniversary – which we'll celebrate in December 2021 – François Pacquement, History and Strategic Thinking Officer at AFD, takes a look back at the Group’s his...
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AFD-EU Research Facility on Inequality: Reviewing the Results
Financed by the EU and carried out by AFD, the Research Facility on Inequalities features 22 research projects involving more than 60 researchers in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the US. It...
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AFD and the European Union: Using Converging Strategies to tackle World's Development Challenges
France will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months. Driven by their shared convictions, AFD Group and the European Commission have been working together since...
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Team Europe: Where Member States Scale Up Impact
To mark the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 January to 30 June 2022, AFD Group is publishing an interview with a specialist on development issues at the European level ev...
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Improving healthcare systems, an interview with Christophe Paquet
A lack of medicine, water and electricity; shortages of doctors; prohibitive costs: they all stand in the way of providing good quality healthcare to all. The World Health Organization estimates that...
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2019-2020 evaluation report: gender focus
The third part of the 2019-2020 evaluation report, devoted to gender, explains how evaluation contributes to the reduction of gender inequalities. In 2014, AFD adopted its first strategy to reduce gen...
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Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of AFD: “The Next 80 Years Will Be Decisive”
To mark a landmark anniversary for Agence Française de Développement, its Chief Executive Officer takes a look back at the fundamental elements that have shaped AFD, and contemplates the future of dev...
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These 12 Indian cities are the future of sustainable urban development
In 2018, the Government of India, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Union (EU) launched the City Investments To Innovate, Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) program, which invited I...
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AFD funds itself mainly on capital markets. As a frequent issuer, AFD issues several public transactions every year and answers to specific queries from investors.
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Including agricultural water management in the governance and sustainable development of rural territories
The sustainable development of a territory depends on the capacity of its actors to define, plan and finance actions that are part of a strategic vision promoted by a local authority and a locally leg...
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Support Fund for Feminist Organizations: actively promoting the rights of women and girls (FSOF)
The Support Fund for Feminist Organizations (FSOF) forms part of France’s feminist diplomacy and supports feminist organizations operating in AFD’s partner countries.
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