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AFD and Cameroon
Located at the crossroads of West and Central Africa, Cameroon has historically been one of AFD Group’s main countries of intervention. Most recently, AFD has supported Cameroon through major infrastr...
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Competition rules “beyond the game”
On 6 April 2024, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) launched a communication campaign entitled Sport, Beyond the Game, which tells the story of how sport transforms the lives of young people arou...
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Human Rights as a Prism for Analysing the Ecological Transition
The fight against the ecological crisis and the protection of human rights are interdependent challenges that require collective efforts from governments, international organizations, civil society, b...
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AFD group - Results for 2023
In 2023, AFD Group exceeded its objectives, with its financing activity exceeding €13 billion. Moreover, the Group's two subsidiaries achieved historic results last year, with Proparco signing som...
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AFD group’s 2023 results: the essentials
In its second year as an expanded organization, AFD Group surpassed its targets for 2023, and committed €13.5 billion in new financing. The Group - with Proparco, its subsidiary dedicated to the priva...
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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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Youth and the just transition. A profile of young NEET in Mpumalanga
With one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world, South Africa’s planning for a just transition needs to take into account the vulnerabilities of its youth cohorts, especially those that...
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Social inequality in Mozambique
This study presents the profile of social inequality in Mozambique from 1997 to 2017. Despite progress in reducing poverty within the government's efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals, the...
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15 years of partnership-building between the Agence française de développement and civil society organisations...
In a world where geopolitical, economic and democratic tensions are mounting, we are at the same time witnessing greater cooperation on actions to counter vulnerabilities and protect the global common...
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Civil protection and AFD
AFD has been supporting the civil protection sector since 2019, with the goal of bolstering the resilience of both governments and populations affected by natural, climate-related and industrial hazar...
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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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Activity Report 2023 - The Environmental and Social Complaints Mechanism
The AFD Environmental and Social (E&S) Complaints Mechanism enables any individual, group of people or NGO affected by the environmental or social aspects of an AFD-financed project to file a complain...
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Turkey – Maintaining the new course, for prosperity…and posterity
A diversified and industrialized economy, a NATO member since 1952, a founding member of the OECD in 1961 and a member of the G20, Turkey[1] enjoys an enviable geostrategic position. Its development a...
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Annex 6. Environmental and Social Management Framework - E-Motion Program
E-motion aims at accelerating electric vehicle deployment and enable a large-scale regional transition towards electro-mobility in seven Latin Americans countries – Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa...
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Improving Preparedness for “Natural” Disasters
To limit the impact of extreme weather events, careful planning and preparation are essential. To mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction on October 13, two AFD Group experts discuss the nee...
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Moldova: Reforming Energy Sectors and Protecting Forests
On 17 October, AFD committed to investing €200 million to two strategic sectors in Moldova: energy transitions and the sustainable management of natural resources. The investments will be devoted to s...
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School Canteens: Part of “the Biggest Social Protection Plan in the World”
The first global meeting of the School Meals Coalition took place this week, as part of an urgent effort to improve school canteens and expand children’s access to regular, healthy meals. And as we fi...
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Helping Mexican Farmers Protect Coffee Crops and Improve Quality ...
Mexico's Chiapas state is famous for its coffee farms, but small farmers have to contend with a host of challenges, from pest control and the vagaries of global markets to the growing impact of climat...
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Armenia: Generating Clean Energy and Efficient Agriculture
Farmers, residents and businesses are developing rural initiatives in Armenia, with the support of AFD Group. They’re working to develop rural areas via one project targeting housing, and another that...
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Rwanda: Building a State-of-the-Art Hospital to Cope with Growing Demand
As one of Rwanda's foremost medical institutions, Musanze hospital can no longer keep up with growing demand for its vital services. Now, with backing from AFD, the Rwandan government is launching an...
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