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Who controls critical minerals in a fragmented world — and what is left for developing countries?
The energy transition is opening new development opportunities, driven by the growing demand for green technologies. Yet developing countries often remain confined to the role of raw-material supplier...
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Ex-Post decentralized evaluation - NHB project SUNREF, India (CIN1021)
SUNREF India aimed to promote green affordable housing. Implemented by the National Housing Bank (NHB) from 2017 to 2022, the programme sought to integrate environmental sustainability with social inc...
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Young people and development: 10 years of shared commitment
Since 2015, AFD Group has been supporting the agency of young people through a wide range of funding provided to civil society organizations and local authorities.
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AFD Group’s 2025 results: targets met despite a challenging context
AFD Group maintained a high level of activity in 2025, in line with 2024, with an estimated €13.7 billion in commitments and around 1,000 new impact-driven projects. At present, more than 4,300 projec...
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Ex-post evaluation of the project Extension of the drinking water supply system in Nairobi (CKE1074)
The project, financed by AFD and implemented by Athi Water Works Development Agency (AWWDA), is part of a wider project to improve Nairobi's drinking water supply, in line with the city's drinking wat...
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Terminal evaluation for the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) (CZZ2388)
The Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) was a six-year project (2019–2025) executed by IDH with funding from GEF and AFD, with WWF-GEF as GEF Agency, and strategic ov...
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From local venues to screens worldwide, Africa’s cultural industries are booming
The Africa Forward summit, co-organized by France and Kenya on 11–12 May in Nairobi, will highlight the dynamism of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs). In a chapter devoted to this sector in...
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Our priorities
AFD Group has a mission to help construct a world in common, a world that preserves and protects five important “public goods”: people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership. As an accelerator an...
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Inequality and Climate Change Measuring Interlinkages to Inform Equitable Climate Policy
The interlinkages between climate change and socioeconomic inequality are increasingly acknowledged, yet analytical frameworks and empirical tools that jointly address these dimensions remain limited....
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Elevate, Protect, Transform: Advancing Gender Justice for Women and Girls in Lebanon
Lebanon’s ongoing crises, including the 2024 conflict, have intensified vulnerabilities for women and girls, especially the displaced. With destroyed safe spaces and limited access to health, protecti...
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Public debt looms again in sub-Saharan Africa
Public debt levels have increased significantly in sub-Saharan Africa since the late 2000s, raising concerns about over-indebtedness. The issue is examined by four experts in "L’économie africaine 202...
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AFD 2026 AI Pre-Summit Program
Building Bridges through AI: Fostering India-Africa-France Dialogue to Advance AI for the Common Good AI Impact Summit 2026 Pre-event hosted by the AFD Group at its Paris Headquarters 28 January 20...
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Managing Urban commons in Brazil by drawing on Italian legal and participatory tools
This project aims to adapt legal and participatory tools developed in Italy to the Brazilian context in order to support citizen-led initiatives for managing urban commons. It is based on field studie...
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L'économie africaine 2026: English version of Introduction & 1st Chapter
Year on year since 2020, L’Économie Africaine has established itself as an essential snapshot of the continent’s major challenges, offering nuanced, data-driven analysis unfettered by accepted ideas....
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Kenya and AFD Group sign host country agreement
The host country agreement signed with Kenya strengthens the framework that enables AFD Group to continue mobilizing its expertise, financing and partnerships in close alignment with the country’s dev...
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AFD Successfully issued their first benchmark of the year, a new €2 billion sustainable bond maturing on Janua...
Being a Sustainable issuance, the proceeds of the bond will be used to finance/refinance a portfolio of loans that meet the criteria defined in the group’s SDG bond issuance framework.
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In Lebanon, eating healthy at school to learn better
In Lebanon’s public schools, the economic crisis is weakening families and increasing the risk of students dropping out.
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The renewal of urban public transport in Africa
In response to rapid urbanization and booming demographics, African cities are reimagining their transport systems. After decades dominated by informal modes of transport – such as minibuses and motor...
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The renewal of urban public transport in Africa
After decades dominated by informal modes of transport – such as minibuses and motorcycle taxis – the African continent has, since the 2010s, been undergoing a real transformation in urban public tran...
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Fiji
The second largest economy among the Pacific Islands, the Fiji archipelago has a population of nearly one million, whose daily lives remain deeply rooted in community bonds. Since opening its office i...
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