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RISE Launches Second Open Call for Young Social Entrepreneurs
A press conference was organized by the French Embassy to Serbia at the French Institute in Belgrade on Wednesday, 8 September 2021. On this occasion, the French Development Agency (AFD), the Regional...
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Uganda: AFD and the EU to Finance Better and Inclusive Access to Rural Water in the District of Isingiro
Hon. Matia Kasaija, Minister of Finance, Planning & Economic Development of the Republic of Uganda, and Mr. Hatem Chakroun, Country Director of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Uganda, h...
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CARIBSAN Project: Caribbean Cooperation to Protect and Enhance Local Natural heritage
On September 27 & 28, 2021, the virtual inauguration of the CARIBSAN project will beheld by videoconference. This high-level event will bring together political leaders aswell as all technical and ins...
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AFD successfully launches €2 billion 0.125% RegS Sustainable benchmark due 29 September 2031
On Wednesday September 22nd, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA / AA (S&P / Fitch) (Stable / Negative) issued a new €2 billion Sustainable benchmark bond maturing in September 29th 2031...
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Launch of the Sport for Mental Health and Social Cohesion Programme Co-Funded By AFD, FIFA and GIZ
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarb...
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UN Women and AFD Unveil New Report on Public Development Banks’ Contributions to Advancing Gender Equality
UN Women and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have launched the “Public Development Banks Driving Gender Equality” report, with learnings from participating institutions on their contribution t...
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Finance in Common Summit: Development Banks Commit to Post-Pandemic Recovery and Sustainable Development
Over 500 Public Development Banks (PDBs) gathered in Rome to promote models capable of catalysing public and private resources towards sustainable agri-food systems and food security, the fight agains...
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AECID, AFD, CDP and KfW together for the creation of a new European Strategic Cooperation Framework
The joint declaration signed today is the first pillar of the European finance platform, which aims at improving aid effectiveness and leverage on collective resources to deliver on the SDGs, drawing...
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2021 Finance in Common Summit: Progress and New Directions for the Public Development Banks Coalition and its...
The second edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) was held in Rome on 19 and 20 October under the auspices of the 2021 Italian G20 Presidency. As an initiative of the World Federation of Devel...
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AFD Group and the ILO Join Hands to Provide Access to Inclusive Insurance for the Most Vulnerable
AFD and its subsidiary Proparco have recently signed two new projects in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), which is recognized for its expertise in inclusive insurance. AFD...
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AFD Group Annual Meetings: stronger partnerships to face challenges together
AFD Group’s Annual Meetings, held from January 6 to 10 in Paris, brought together agency directors from across the world, representatives of the French government, researchers, economists, and leaders...
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The first seminar of the Academia Partnerships Africa-France (PeA) program: a unique collaboration
From December 10-12, 2024, the Institut Français in Cotonou hosted the first seminar of the Academia Partnerships Africa-France (PeA) program. Organized by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Cam...
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Africa-France academic partnerships focus on gender equality and employability
How can we promote student employability, inclusion and gender equality on the African continent? Dr. Moussa Diaby, Director General of the Institut national polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-...
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Artificial intelligence, a driving force for change in Africa
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only disrupting the technology sector, it is already reshaping the future of Africa. AI is providing solutions to Africa’s major social, economic and environmental...
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Armed conflicts in Africa: a continent “trapped in stereotypes”?
What impact do armed conflicts have on the development of African countries, and what lessons can be drawn from the many external interventions aimed at dealing with them? In this article, we intervie...
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Latin America invests in renewable energy to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels
Having marked the International Day of Clean Energy on January 26, we turn our attention to Latin America, where there is huge potential to ramp up renewable energy use. In Argentina, AFD has establis...
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Sport, education and employability: 14 projects selected under the SESLA initiative
The Sport for Education and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa (SESLA) initiative, supported by the Laureus Sport for Good foundation, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Agence Française de...
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LEAD Morocco: sport and education for all children
In Morocco, where more than 180,000 children live in extreme poverty, there is ongoing inequality in access to education. We met Soufiane Najah El Idrissi and Fatima Azzahra Benfares, the founders of...
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Driving the transition to sustainable agriculture in Ghassate, Morocco
At the 2025 edition of the Paris International Agricultural Show, Morocco will take center stage. In the south-east of the country, where agriculture is often critical to survival, the sector is facin...
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Using AI to improve language learning in Senegal
While French is the official language in the Senegalese school system, only a minority of teachers and pupils speak it as their first language. With support from AFD, the NGO Libraries Without Borders...
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