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AFD Group Bolsters Ties with Space Research in Support of Resources and Climate
July 28 was “Overshoot Day,” the date in 2022 by which humanity consumed all the natural resources that the Earth can regenerate in one year. One way to address the challenge of resource consumption i...
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Climate Finance: Helping the Philippines to Cope with Climate Change
The Philippines is one of the countries most exposed to the consequences of climate change. In response, the government has set ambitious targets through its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)....
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New Phase of “Salam” Project Supports CSOs on the Southern Shore of the Mediterranean
Agence Française de Développement has just approved financing for the new phase of the Salam project, a program that supports young civil society actors on the southern shore of the Mediterranean. Foc...
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Kheira Benaissa, The Woman Transforming Organic Waste into Biogas
As part of its “Shared Innovation” series, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is showcasing innovative programs that have been developed in its partner countries. Kheira Benaissa, head of the...
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Elections in Angola: Will Angolans Choose a New Economic Path?
The outcome of the 2022 general elections, held on August 24, holds the key to transforming Angola's economic model. The importance of fostering a more robust, sustainable and inclusive development tr...
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Africa's Sports Economy: A Window into a Rapidly Changing Continent
Since 2015, the role of sports in development has gained extensive international recognition. The UN 2030 Agenda has also recognized the potential of sports for development, and the role they can play...
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AFD ranked "Good" in Aid Transparency Index for the first time
AFD's efforts to improve the quality of its published data have been rewarded by the NGO Publish What You Fund (PWYF), which placed AFD for the first time in the "Good" category of its 2022 Aid Transp...
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Transforming Education: AFD Group has Solutions in its Satchel
Whether it's elementary school, vocational training, or higher education, AFD supports equitable access to quality education and training courses wherever it operates through a wide range of projects...
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Training the Caribbean’s Next Generation in Climate Change Resilience
The Caribbean is on the front lines of climate change. To lessen its impact on the region, adaptation strategies will require innovative solutions, integrated planning and multifunctional responses, e...
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How Soaring Commodity Prices are Affecting Developing Countries
From the Covid pandemic to global supply shortages, inflation, and the war in Ukraine, the world is lurching from one crisis to another. This has not only had a major impact on commodity prices, but i...
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Powering Batteries with Sun, Wind and Water
Where energy continues to be produced by fossil fuels, African countries are seeking sustainable alternatives. Africa Renewable Energy Scale-up (ARE Scale-up) funds the storage of sustainable sources...
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Gender Equality: A Multiplier Effect on Development
A linchpin of France’s feminist diplomacy, gender equality is a driver of AFD Group’s development policies and its benefits. More than simply taking a stand, AFD has translated this position into its...
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Sanitation in Djibouti: the EU and AFD Provide €40 Million
The European Union, AFD and the Djiboutian Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry have just signed several agreements worth a total amount of €40 million, intended to improve access to water and sa...
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Bayeux Prize for War Correspondents: Vadim Ghirda lauded for “War In Ukraine”
Partner of the Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Prize for War Correspondents, AFD awarded the Audience Prize to Romanian photographer Vadim Ghirda on 8 October for his wrenching film, “War in Ukraine”.
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3rd FICS Summit for a Green and Sustainable Recovery
Representatives from hundreds of Public Development Banks (PDBs) around the world are to convene in person and virtually for the third Finance in Common Summit – the first such gathering in Africa. De...
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Confronting Coastal Erosion in the Caribbean
With rising sea levels and the chipping away of their coastlines, islands like Martinique are already bearing the brunt of climate change. Thirteen municipalities are on the list of regions vulnerable...
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“Every year, $500 Billion goes to Projects that may be Destroying Nature”
Biodiversity protection and its financing will be a big topic of discussion at the Finance in Common summit on October 19–20 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Odile Conchou, AFD’s Biodiversity and Finance Ad...
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Public Development Banks explained in 4 Infographics
Little known by the public, the more than 500 public development banks (PBDs) around the world play a major role in the global economy, accounting for more than 10% of annual world investment. As PDBs...
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FICS Research Conference 2022: PDBs & Policy Tips for Decision-Makers
Over the past decade, public development banks have increasingly aligned their activities and mandates with the Sustainable Development Goals, but more can be done to maximize their impact. Ahead of t...
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African Public Development Banks: Essential Actors in Times of Crisis
Discussion at this week’s Finance in Common Summit and research conference has turned to African development banks and the role they can play in helping economies withstand external economic shocks an...
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