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NBA AFRICA AND AGENCE FRANÇAISE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT LAUNCH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN KENYA

- The Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience Will Feature Weekly Sessions to Educate Kenyan Youth About the Importance of Physical and Mental Health - NAIROBI, KENYA, July 19, 2024 – NBA Africa and Ag...

AFD supports the municipalities of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir to promote women's access to employment and comb...

On July 19th 2024 in Istanbul, Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of the French Development Agency (AFD), signed three grant agreements with transport operators from the municipalities of Istanbul, A...

The Embassy of France and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) organize the first "Blue Dialogues" in C...

Stakeholders of Cambodia's oceans, ecosystems, and marine biodiversity convened for a landmark meeting in Sihanoukville on July 23, 2024. This gathering is part of the preparation cycle for the Third...

On the eve of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, an unprecedented summit in the interests of sport, youth and susta...

[Updated on August, 21st 2024] Paris, 25 July 2024 – The first Sport for Sustainable Development (#Sport4SD) Summit, the largest meeting ever organised on this subject, took place today on the eve of...

Ministerial Visit of WAT4CAM and RID4CAM Infrastructure Projects

An interministerial delegation led by H.E. Mr. THOR Chetha, Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, accompanied by a delegation of European development partners led by H.E. Jacques PELLET, Ambass...

AFD successfully issued a new 2 billion dollars sustainable bond maturing on june 15th, 2027

On Wednesday, August 28th, 2024, Agence française de développement (AFD), rated AA- (S&P)/AA-(Fitch), successfully issued a new 2 billion dollars sustainable bond maturing on June 15th, 2027....

Moldova and France Strengthen Partnership with €25 Million AFD Financing for Energy Green Transition

Moldova and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have taken a significant step forward in their partnership today, with the signing of a €25 million financing agreement to support Moldova's ambitio...

DBSA, AIIB to co-host 5th Finance in Common Summit in South Africa

The fifth Finance in Common (FiCS) annual summit will take place on Feb. 26-28, 2025, co-hosted by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in...

France through AFD inaugurates urban fabric initiative project to upgrade informal settlements in Nairobi, Ken...

Nairobi, September 4 – Agence Française de Développement (AFD), together with the Government of Kenya and the Nairobi City County Government, officially launched the Urban Fabric Initiative (UFI) proj...

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Supporting BRD’s Strategic Transformation and Sustainable Growth

AFD supports Rwanda’s Development Bank (BRD) in a major transformation program to enhance its capacity to finance priority sectors and integrate climate and social sustainability into its core operati...

AFD and 2050 Pathways bring together ministries of finance to strengthen climate action ahead of COP30

Addis Ababa, 4 September 2025 – Agence Française de Développement (AFD), together with the 2050 Pathways Platform, convened a high-level South-South peer exchange of ministries of finance from Africa,...

Supporting the Bank of Kigali’s climate transformation

AFD is supporting the Bank of Kigali (BK) in accelerating its transition towards a climate-aligned business model. The project will help the bank integrate climate considerations into its governance,...

Team Europe strengthens partnership with Kenya to advance water and sanitation sector

Kisumu, September 5 – The groundbreaking ceremony for the rehabilitation and extension of Kisumu’s water pipelines network under Work Package 2, Lot 1 of the Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Program...

Supporting Rwanda’s low-carbon and climate-resilient transition through Ireme Invest

AFD is partnering with the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) to scale up climate-smart investments in Rwanda through Ireme Invest – the country’s flagship facility for financing low-carbon and climate-...

Supporting access to finance for enterprises through banking

Between 2019 and 2022, AFD supported Bank of Kigali in expanding its credit offer to very small, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Rwanda. The project combined a $20 M loan and a €300 K te...

Aligning Rwanda’s public and private finance with climate goals

AFD supports the Government of Rwanda in aligning public and private financial flows with national climate objectives through a program that strengthens climate-sensitive public financial management a...

European Union, France and Ethiopia Sign €120 Million Flagship Agreement to Modernise Power and Digital Infra...

Today, in the margins of the Africa Climate Summit 2025 in Addis Ababa, the European Union Delegation to Ethiopia and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), in true Team Europe fashion, joined the G...

France through AFD Strengthens Partnership with Kenya Across Energy, Urban Development, and Water Sectors

Kenya September 8, 2025 – During her first mission to Kenya, Sandra Kassab, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Africa Director, engaged with key partners and visited flagship projects in Nairobi,...