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International Day of Education: Integrating the Environment into Education

This year’s International Day of Education on January 24th highlights the urgent need for greater awareness of climate change, and the role that schools can play in tackling environmental issues.

Expertise France joins AFD Group, allowing for a Holistic Approach to Development

The interministerial agency responsible for technical cooperation, Expertise France, joined AFD Group on January 1, 2022. With AFD subsidiary Proparco operating in the private sector, the Group now pr...

Disaster Risk Reduction: New Support for localities in the Philippines

AFD and the Philippines Department of Finance have signed a €250 million policy-based loan to support disaster risk reduction at the local level, as well as disaster preparedness and response.

An Essential Ingredient for the Energy Transition? Timely Technical Assistance

For countries to undertake the transition to renewable energy, one-off investments are never enough. Technical assistance contributes to the sustainability of infrastructure and the development of rel...

France and Vietnam: Boosting Farmers’ Resilience in the face of Climate Change

In Lao Cai, Vietnam, AFD and the New Aquitaine Region are supporting a project implemented by the NGO Agrisud that aims to develop sustainable agricultural practices to strengthen food security and im...

Oceans: a New Franco-Indonesian Partnership for more Sustainable Fisheries

It’s a deal that concerns two countries some 12,000 kms apart. On the eve of the One Ocean Summit from 9 to 11 February in Brest, the Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and AFD two...

Forum of the Mediterranean: When Two Worlds Merge

The Mediterranean Worlds Forum, to be held on February 7 and 8 in Marseille, mobilizes civil societies in the Mediterranean basin around major cultural, entrepreneurial and social themes. They're also...

Data4Covid19: Awards for Open Data Champions

With the onset of the global Covid pandemic, scientists and researchers set out to find solutions to the health crisis not only in the West, but across Africa as well. Experts examined human behavior...

One way to Reduce Gender Inequality? Menstruation Education

Development investment has tended to neglect women’s menstrual health. Now, the first French Development Impact Bond (DIB) seeks to change that, by supporting programs that promote menstrual hygiene....

Sahel - 2020 Activity Report

The Greater Sahel region was once a prosperous region in Africa. The region is clearly defined by its geography and climate. It also has the lowest GDP per capita of all the six African regions i...

The EU and AFD, Combating Inequalities Together

The Inequality Research Facility, a program funded by the European Union and coordinated by AFD, aims to better understand economic and social inequalities in low- and middle-income countries in order...

Reforms Draw the Western Balkans Closer to the EU

With EU membership on the horizon, Western Balkan countries are taking action to ensure that their standards of governance are in line with those of the European Union. AFD Group is supporting this am...

Promoting a Prosperous and Sustainable Mediterranean

During the Mediterranean Worlds Forum held in Marseille on February 7 and 8, AFD Group announced the creation and pursuit of several initiatives to promote positive development in the Mediterranean re...

France Hosts One Ocean Summit in Worldwide Search for Sustainable Solutions

From 9 to 11 February, France is hosting the One Ocean Summit, where heads of state and government representatives from all over the world will descend on Brest, Brittany, in northwestern France to di...

Clean Oceans Initiative Doubles its Commitment

The European Union and AFD Group Work Together for a Just Transition in South Africa

Defined by the OECD as a "large emerging country," South Africa has launched an extensive program to reduce its economy’s carbon footprint. The European Union, Germany's KfW and AFD Group are working...

The AFD – European Union relationship Explained in one Infographic

For fifteen years, AFD and the European Union have worked together to support development programs in 74 countries. See how this solid and effective relationship has evolved and produced results in th...

“In Africa, the most diversified economies have weathered the crisis best”

AFD played an important role in publishing the French-language book L’Économie africaine 2022 (“African Economies 2022”), which appeared in bookstores on February 17. The book sheds light on the macro...

For a New Alliance between Africa and Europe

The EU-African Union summit on 17 and 18 February in Brussels is the culmination of intense reflection and dialog that will shape a new alliance between Africa and Europe. It’s a chance to review sus...

Central Asian Glacier Expedition Highlights Water Management Issues

In September 2021, AFD supported the adventure of two French explorers, travelling from Pamir glaciers to the Aral Sea, in the heart of Central Asia. This journey resulted in an awareness-raising film...