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African Network of Centers of Excellence in Electricity (ANCEE)
Supported by the Agence Française de Développement and the African Development Fund of the African Development Bank Group, the ANCEE is a pan-african initiative launched in June 2015by the Association...
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Securing the water supply in the Durban region
AFD, for which water is one of the main strategic areas, is cofinancing a major program for the construction of infrastructure to mobilize and transfer raw water in the region of Durban (Ethekwini). A...
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Promoting transparent and collaborative public action in African francophone countries
The Open Government Support Program in Francophone Developing Countries (PAGOF) promotes the transparency and co-construction of public policies in order to make public action more responsive, inclusi...
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Restoring Dignity to Victims of Sexual Violence in the Central African Republic
The violence caused by ongoing fighting across the Central African Republic affects women disproportionately. They have suffered widespread sexual violence and displacement. A coalition of lawyers, ca...
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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...
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Climate change: a MOOC for more sustainable construction in the Mediterranean
From heat waves and droughts to water stress, the Mediterranean is on the front line of climate change. How can buildings be designed to remain comfortable and energy-efficient under these conditions?...
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How – and how far – can we still adapt? Knowledge and societies responding to the challenges of adaptation
Join us for the 17th AFD International Research Conference on Development.
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The United Nations
The UN specialized institutions, funds, and programs are major development aid actors. They have several advantages: universality in terms of their members, relative neutrality, and significant presen...
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Supporting the just dimensions of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
AFD’s JET public policy loan focuses on social equity and specifically targets support for the social dimensions of the energy transition, which include job creation, poverty reduction, social justice...
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Wind energy generation to promote low-carbon growth
A project that aims to increase the share of energies from renewable sources in the national energy mix, ultimately reducing CO2 emissions
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Upgrading Johannesburg and Cape Town international airports
AFD is supporting the development of South Africa’s airport infrastructure. The aim is to promote the development of tourism and trade, and thereby create jobs. This development will strengthen their...
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Better living conditions for Cape Town residents
AFDis supporting the Municipality of Cape Town, the second largest city in South Africa, to ensure previously disadvantaged populations have access to new infrastructure and basic services such as wat...
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Transforming cities, strengthening social cohesion and reducing the carbon footprint
AFD is financing the City of Johannesburg’s spatial transformation strategy, which is based on a more inclusive, more compact and low-carbon development model.
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Installing a new solar thermal system and improving energy efficiency
Within the framework of Sunref, AFD’s green finance label, LVG Plants received a loan for the construction of a solar water heating system for its largest South African horticultural plant.
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South Africa
South Africa, one of Africa’s largest economies, is rich in minerals and has a developed financial sector but faces high socioeconomic disparities. As a coal-dependent economy, it is a major emitter o...
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Strengthening the high-voltage electricity network
A program to support ESKOM's investments into strengthening its high-voltage electricity network, in order to ensure the integration of renewable energy production facilities planned or under construc...
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Support to biodiversity in Southern Africa
The project aims to develop and enhance national spatial biodiversity assessments, planning and prioritization (SBAPP) processes and products in four Southern African countries (South Africa, Namibia,...
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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...
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