Publications and media
Cultural and creative industries: Activity report 2025
The year 2025 confirms the role of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) as a cross-cutting issue for sustainable development. AFD Group is expanding its commitment to the sector by mobilizing vario...
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AIIPI 2026: AI Investment for All – A Multidimensional Path to Inclusive and Sustainable Growth - A strategic ...
The AIIPI is an index that measures the investment potential of 193 countries in responsible and inclusive artificial intelligence. It is based on the aggregation of 18 indicators grouped into six cat...
The African continent at the heart of the planet’s major balances
Demographics. Growth. Climate. Resources. Innovation. The African continent is at the heart of the planet’s major balances.
The AFD Group offer on sport and development
Driven by a growing youth population, sport has become a leading sector whose annual growth outpaces the global economy. It plays a key role in advancing social cohesion, education, and public health....
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The AFD Group offer for cultural and creative industries
Cultural and creative industries are now a major business sector, representing nearly 3.5% of global GDP. However, there are major regional disparities. AFD Group works to help structure cultural and...
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ODA and beyond: The case of the AFD Group
For over 50 years, Official Development Assistance (ODA) has been a cornerstone of international solidarity, delivering major development gains. Yet its framework now appears incomplete amid evolving...
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Universal registration document 2025
In 2025, as every year, the AFD group, with more than 5,000 employees, has fulfilled its mission with determination, dedication and generosity. ln the interest of others, in solidarity with our client...
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AFD and Europe
Building on nearly 20 years of partnership with the European Union, AFD is progressively aligning its geographic and sectoral priorities with the orientations of EU development policy. These include s...
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The opinion of G7 countries on international partnerships
This unprecedented survey, involving 70,000 respondents, reveals not so much a rejection of international cooperation as an urgent need for explanations, clarity, and evidence. While a large share of...
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Summary: Results & Outlook 2025-2026 – AFD Group
In 2025, AFD Group maintained a high level of activity in a more unstable environment. With €13.7 billion in commitments, more than 1,120 new projects, €7.8 billion allocated to climate action, and so...
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Africa - 10 flagship energy access project
Access to reliable, sustainable, and affordable electricity is a key driver of economic and social development. Despite significant progress in recent years, universal access to electricity across the...
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Does Climate Change Vulnerability Matter for the Allocation of Adaptation Finance? An Empirical Analysis of Do...
Climate change adaptation is a central challenge for sustainable development, particularly for the most exposed countries. While international agreements emphasize prioritizing vulnerable countries, h...
Investing in Vocational Training and Decent Employment
At every stage of a person’s career path, access to quality training is essential to strengthen employability, support economic growth, and promote inclusive development.
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Historical and prospective dimensions of aging in the Western Balkans
The background paper provides literature review of Historical and Prospective Dimensions of Aging in the Western Balkans. It represents one of the most comprehensive regional analyses of demographic t...
Ethiopia: An Economy under Reconstruction
Since mid-2024, Ethiopia’s economy has been gradually emerging from crisis, supported by the implementation of an IMF-backed reform program. Focused on exchange rate liberalization, fiscal consolidati...
Health and social protection: 2025 Activity Report
2025 marked a turning point for global health, shaped by a reconfiguration of its architecture, the growing prominence of the health-climate agenda, and strong mobilization around nutrition issues, dr...
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Climate change, pandemics, and the future of global health [INTERVIEW]
The international health system, built after the Second World War, is no longer fit for purpose. Despite the COVID-19 crisis, health funding is declining worldwide, while health and epidemic threats a...
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Nigeria: The Long Road from Stabilization to Development
In 2023, the Tinubu administration inherited a challenging economic situation, with Nigeria still bearing the scars of the 2014 oil price shock as it entered the COVID-19 crisis. The reforms implement...
Who controls critical minerals?
Lithium, cobalt, rare earths… All these minerals, essential to the energy transition, are at the heart of new geopolitical tensions. Their production is concentrated, demand is surging, and the questi...
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Can Artificial Intelligence Predict Future Epidemics? Data Sharing as a Key to Transforming Epidemiological Su...
This conference is part of the "TechTalks" series.
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Research Conversations replay: Human rights in the face of the climate crisis
This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.
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