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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...

Training in Africa’s Cultural and Creative Industries

It was all finalized during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to South Africa. AFD, Senghor University and the Trace platform signed a protocol of intent to train stakeholders in Africa’s cultu...

Colombia: First Loan in Local Currency to Support Responsible Development

Agence Française de Développement and the Municipality of Barranquilla have signed a loan agreement amounting to €120 million, paid in the local currency. A first for AFD in Latin America.

PASAS: A Platform for Analysis of the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin

The PASAS platform supports contextual analysis and thematic research for a better understanding and improved monitoring of the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin.

Loan Agreement Signed with China for the climate

An AFD loan of €27 M to the Chinese Ministry of finances was signed to finance a biomass cogeneration project - generating two forms of energy in the same power plant - in the county of Pianguan in Sh...

France’s Anti-corruption Strategy - Integral to its Global Activities

The United Nations General Assembly is meeting in a special session on corruption, on June 2 to 4, 2021, in New York. During the session, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs presented F...

Climate Finance of projects financed by AFD: The First Training Sessions in China

Blue Action Fund: A Major Player in the Protection of Marine Biodiversity

Over just five years, the Blue Action Fund, established by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and supported by AFD Group, has helped to create and consolidate more th...

AFD Group's Partnerships Around the World

Partnerships account for a large portion of AFD’s operations. Whether they take the form of delegations, direct funding or co-financing, partnerships are fundamental to the Group’s activity. Below is...

Indonesia: On Course for Sustainable Ocean Management

The visit to Indonesia by the French Minister of the Sea, Annick Girardin, has highlighted not only the progress of projects financed by AFD, but also the importance of promoting sustainable managemen...

Franco-Turkish Forest Protection: a Photo Exhibition

A photo exhibition shows the ten-year cooperation between Turkish and French actors for sustainable forest management.

European Union and AFD Group: the Pact for a Sustainable Future

During the European Development Days (EDD) on June 15 and 16, 2021, AFD Group and the European Union reflected on the nature of development activities and their impact on the fight against climate cha...

Clarification From Agence Francaise de Developpement in Lebanon

Erroneous information is circulating on social networks and in the country concerning the embezzlement of AFD funds and the theft of 20 million euros by the advisers of the Lebanese Ministry of Energy...

Bolivia: Supporting Policies for better Water Management

AFD is providing support to the Bolivian authorities for the deployment of a vast water resources management plan, via its Fund for Technical Expertise and Experience Transfers.

[Feature Report] Forests: As Vital as they are Vulnerable

Whether as vast sources of biodiversity, carbon sinks, or as food sources, forests are vital for life on Earth. But they’re under constant threat by human activities and climate change. In this featur...

Sanitation in Brazil: from Mud to Energy

Water and sanitation companies in several Brazilian states are carrying out an ambitious project to improve wastewater treatment and recover sewage sludge. This is part of an overall effort to better...

Africa's Great Green Wall: Restoring Land for Food Security

The Great Green Wall, the largest living structure on the planet, stretches some 8,000 km across Africa from Mali and Senegal to Sudan. Backed by AFD, eleven countries are working to reverse desertifi...

AFD Group's 2022 Results: Fulfilling Ambitious Objectives

In its first full year of existence, the new and expanded AFD Group fulfilled its ambitious funding commitments, signing €12.3 billion of new financing in 2022. As revealed in AFD’s Annual Results pub...

Sport Impact Summit: Striving for Excellence with Sports and Development

In the approach to the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal’s capital city will also host the first ever sport and development summit on African soil. From November 5-7, the Sport Impact Summit...

Sport and Development: AFD’s Action Explained in One Infographic

Sport has the power to bring people together around common values and contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially for health, education and gender equality....