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Kenya: 68 hectares of forest restored with French support handed over to Kenya Forest Service

On 30 September, the Green Belt Movement (GBM) handed over 68 hectares of restored forestland in Dundori Forest to the Kenya Forest Service (KFS). The handover was part of Phase II of the Mau Reforest...

Middle East Reconstruction Observatory: Understanding to Better Act in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine

In a Middle East undergoing profound reconfiguration, while Lebanon, Syria and Gaza face massive destruction across their territories, this observatory aims to analyse the dynamics and modalities of t...

The OSC Initiatives mechanism

The AFD's OSC Initiatives program is a structuring and strategic lever for financing international solidarity-driven projects carried out by OSCs governed by French law or local law in the countries i...

Three Oceans

To increase regional integration in France’s overseas territories and offer a global solution to cross-border issues, AFD adopted the Three Oceans strategy in 2019. This approach groups together overs...

Electricity Sector Improvement and Access Project (ESIAP)

AFD is partnering with the World Bank to improve the operational performance of public utilities in the electricity sector and increase access to electricity in Angola.

Energy Green Transition Programme

The Republic of Moldova is accelerating its transition towards a low-carbon economy and aligning with European Union standards. Supported by AFD, this six-phase annual program aims to modernize the en...

Energy efficiency in public buildings

In a context where Moldova is committed to reduce the energy intensity of the country, the INSPIREE project aims at improving energy efficiency of public buildings and access to public services throug...

Assisting telecom operators with financing AAE1 and SMW5 submarine cables

AFD is supporting Djibouti Télécom’s participation in international consortiums for submarine telecom cables. Through its financing, AFD is contributing to the development and consolidation of the nat...

Technical cooperation between the Robben Island Museum and Paris Musées

This project aims to modernise the museography and strengthen the tourist appeal of the Robben Island Museum, an emblematic site of South African memory, thanks to the expertise of Paris Musées in pro...

Education and Training

Support to the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

AFD subscribed to a 200 million euros green bond facility issued by the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA). The facility will fund 100% of climate projects implemented in South Africa, further ad...

Support the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

Through a 50 million euros line of credit and a 700 000 euros technical assistance pro-gramme, AFD supports the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) in the development of high-impact social infr...

Support to Transnet’s freight decarbonization

Transnet SOC Limited (“Transnet”) and France, through Agence Française de Développement (AFD), signed a EUR 300M (approximately ZAR5,8bn) loan agreement to enhance Transnet’s contribution to a more re...

Everything you wanted to know about COP26, in an SMS exchange

What is COP26? What is at stake? And what will be the role there for AFD? You’ll find the answers in this fictional but informative SMS exchange with Mathilde Bord-Laurans, AFD's Head of the Climate C...

The African Forum of Deposit Funds: strategic partners for long-term development finance

How can Africa’s public deposit funds help finance development over the long term? At the CDC* Forum in Cotonou, Benin, 17 institutions discussed how they can mobilize savings, finance their economies...