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A Brazilian Hackathon for Smart Cities
AFD’s “Shared Innovation” series highlights innovative programs created or developed in our partner countries. It was a hackathon with a purpose. Last month, Brazilian students and tech professiona...
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World in Common: A Soundtrack
At turns somber, moving and uplifting, Thomas Roussel’s composition for AFD has launched a new year whose spirit we hope will prove to be more “in common” than ever before, one in which we move toward...
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A Kit to Simulate International Negotiations on Biodiversity at School
International debates and negotiations over environmental issues can often seem a world away from real life. How to encourage young people to engage? France’s Ministry of Education, the French Office...
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€1 Billion for Biodiversity
In a bold move, AFD will double its financing for ecosystem protection. It was announced at the One Planet Summit in Paris on January 11: €1 billion a year will be mobilized to finance biodiversity. G...
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The Little Book of Investing in Nature
It’s a small book aiming to address a big issue, with global repercussions. In partnership with AFD, the NGO Global Canopy has released a new edition of The Little Book of Investing in Nature. It high...
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Supporting The MedFund and Marine Protected Areas
The Mediterranean Sea is one of the 35 biodiversity hotspots identified by the NGO Conservation International. It is home to nearly 10% of the world’s marine biodiversity on less than 1% of the ocean...
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A Gender Budget to Tackle Inequality in Argentina
In 2020, the Province of Santa Fe, the third most populous in Argentina, announced that it would vote a gender-responsive budget for the year 2021 for several programs. AFD is supporting its implement...
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Germany and France Support Albania’s Energy Sector Reforms with EUR 100 Million Loan
Albania is undergoing a major transformation of its energy sector, aiming to create a more liberalized, transparent, and fair market that benefits consumers and businesses. The reform also helps Alban...
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Pakistan: France Provides €180 Million Soft Loan for the National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) Proje...
Dr. Kazim Naiz, Secretary of Economic Affairs Division (EAD), H.E. Mr Nicolas Galey, Ambassador of France, and Mr. Philippe Steinmetz, Country Director of AFD, signed the Credit Facility Agreement of...
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France, through AFD, joins hands with CARE France, Eagate, and the EiTEX to develop the production and distrib...
Addis Ababa, June 9, 2023 - CARE France, represented by M. Alexandre Morel, Co-General Director, and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), led by Ms. Valerie TEHIO, Country Director, came toget...
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French Development Agency and UN-Habitat seek to advance affordable and sustainable housing
The French Development Agency (AFD) and UNHabitat held a working session on the sidelines of the second United Nations Habitat Assembly, which opened in Nairobi, Kenya. It aimed to foster exchange bet...
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Consultation meeting held in Tbilisi between AFD and the Government of Georgia– Priority set on Agricultural a...
Third annual consultation meeting between the Government of Georgia and AFD took place in Tbilisi on June 14 to discuss the implementation of ongoing development projects. Eka Guntsadze, Deputy Minist...
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Team Europe: A New Joint Initiative to Support the Management of Palestinian Water Resources
On the occasion of Europe Day 2023, the Consul General of France, the European Union Representative, and Representatives of Germany, Netherland, Spain, and Austria met the Palestinian Prime Minister M...
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French ambassador to nigeria, he ms. emmanuelle blatmann visits afd-supported urban water project in kano
In the presence of the New Managing Director of the Kano State Water Board, Engr. Garba Ahmed Bichi and the Country Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) in Nigeria, Mr Xavier Muron, The Fre...
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INAUGURATON OF THE BAKHENG WATER PRODUCTION FACILITIES PHASE 1: 195,000M3/DAY OF CLEAN WATER FOR THE CITIZENS ...
Phnom Penh, the 19th of June 2023 - Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, Prime Minister of the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia, presided over the highly anticipated inauguration of the Ba...
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THE ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP AND AGENCE FRANCAISE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT SET TO CO-FINANCE US$1 BILLION THROUG...
VIENNA Austria, 20 June 2023 – Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, and Mr. Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Agence Francaise de Developpement (AF...
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With STOA, CDC and AFD reassert France's commitment to financing sustainable infrastructure internationally
As the Summit for a new global financing pact opens in Paris, Caisse des dépôts (CDC) and Agence française de développement (AFD) reassert their support to STOA, an impact fund financing sustainable a...
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Agence Française de Développement and GEAPP partner to accelerate equitable clean energy transitions
Paris, 22 June 2023 - The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) are pleased to announce the signing of a partnership agreement via a Memorand...
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SUMMIT FOR A NEW GLOBAL FINANCING PACT: FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS ON INCREASING INVESTMENT IN SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRU...
At the “Summit for a New Global Financial Pact” (NFP Summit) opening today in Paris, a working group will submit its proposals to improve the financing of infrastructure in order to respond to the soc...
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Rwanda, Team Europe and partners pioneer an additional EUR 300 million financing to crowd in private investmen...
Building on the Resilience and Sustainability Facility with the International Monetary Fund, the Government of Rwanda, together with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), European Investment Ba...
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