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Africa Forward: what you need to know about the Nairobi summit

France and Kenya are jointly hosting the Africa Forward summit on May 11 and 12, 2026, in Nairobi. This major milestone in relations between African countries and France adopts a new format, with a fo...

Africa Forward: sport as a driver for youth and entrepreneurship

The “Africa Forward: Partnerships between Africa and France for innovation and growth” summit will take place on May 11 and 12 in Nairobi, at the invitation of Kenyan and French Presidents William Rut...

G7 Development: reinventing international partnerships and solidarity

As part of France’s G7 presidency, ministers responsible for development met in Paris on 29 and 30 April to discuss the renewal of international partnerships and the reform of the global development f...

Saidabad-3: Securing and sustainably managing Dhaka’s drinking water supply

AFD is providing support to Dhaka’s water authority in its efforts to increase the production capacity of drinking water by developing the use of surface water and making existing infrastructure susta...

Construction of the Gandharbpur Water Treatment Plant

The construction of the Gandharbpur water treatment plan will participate in promoting a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly water supply model for Dhaka. A climate change adaptation project...

"Championnes": Strengthening girls' leadership through education and football

AFD joins forces with FIFA and Plan International to promote women's football in schools in order to build the capacity of young girls to become agents of change in their communities in vulnerable are...

Completing the North power grid to improve living conditions for residents

The “completion of the North power grid” is part of the objective for the full electrification of the North of Grande Terre by connecting the municipalities of Pouebo, Ouégoa and Poum to the interconn...

A regional project in support of a biodiversity preservation program backed by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund...

AFD and the The French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) have agreed to provide 5 years of support to the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) and its 12 affiliated National Trust Funds, providing 4...

Positioning health at the heart of the Just Transition

AFD is exploring pathways to support a more climate-resilient and equitable health system in South Africa.

Acting to safeguard biodiversity

Mexico, one of the six most biodiverse countries in the world, has adopted a new strategy for the sustainable management of ecosystems, which has been seriously undermined for several years.

Supporting Colombia’s fight against climate change

Colombia has a relatively low level of greenhouse gas emissions, but is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. This second climate loan aims to encourage Colombia to continue its effo...

Multidimensional inequalities study in Vietnam

This project seeks to contribute to the goals of the research facility on inequalities through the analysis of multidimensional inequalities in Vietnam. The project will address the following key ques...

Supporting REA’s national rural electrification program

This AFD-financed project provides access to electricity and strengthens the grid, with the aim of connecting 95,000 rural households to the power grid and installing 3MW of renewable solar capacity i...

CAPEX Vital Program for the Cahora Bassa Hydro Power Plant

AFD and the European Union work together with the Mozambican company Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa’s (HCB) on the Capex Vital Program. Co-financed by AFD and the EU, this program is dedicated to incr...

A new control center for the automated power grid in the Delta region

AFD has allocated EUR 50m of financing to the public power transmission operator in Egypt to finance the construction and equipment of a power grid control center in order to improve the efficiency of...

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Renovation Of The Mangla Hydroelectric Power Plant

The Mangla Power Plant support project aims at expanding the plant's power generation capacity by mobilizing Pakistan's renewable energy potential.

Transnet and AFD sign major agreement to decarbonise South Africa’s freight sector

Transnet SOC Limited (“Transnet”) and France, through the Agence française de développement (AFD), have signed a EUR 300M (approximately ZAR5,8bn) loan agreement to enhance Transnet’s contribution t...

Our network in Africa

AFD and Africa: supporting transitions across the continent.

Central Africa Regional Office

At the heart of the African continent, Central Africa has a number of major assets: its young population, more than 120 million hectares of land useful for agriculture and agro-industry, and one of th...