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COP15 to Combat Desertification and Restore Land for Food Security
“Land, life and legacy: from scarcity to prosperity”: this is the call to action for next week’s international conference to combat desertification. Held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from May 9 to 20, mu...
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How AFD Contributes to Freedom of Information around the World
Last month, the Nobel Peace Prize 2021 was awarded to Russian and Filipino journalists Dmitri Mouratov and Maria Ressa for their courageous fight for freedom of expression. It’s the first ever Nobel a...
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Radio Ndarason in the Sahel: Urgent Issues, Practical News and Dialogue
With worsening food shortages, continuing conflict and the displacement of millions, the Sahel is mired in multiple crises. The relaying of reliable information has never been more important. With sup...
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Moving Towards Sustainable Construction in Turkey
Intensifying demand for housing from growing populations is putting pressure on land and energy sources, particularly in Turkey. On the eve of Earth Day on 22 April, we take a look at AFD's support fo...
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Tackling Climate-Related Financial Risk Across the Caribbean
Officials across the Caribbean are studying matters of financial risk resulting from climate change, as part of an effort to mitigate the far-reaching impacts climatic events likely to affect the enti...
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Backing the Modernization of Serbia’s Railways
The modernization program of Serbia’s railway sector supported by AFD and the World Bank will strengthen Serbia’s integration within European railway ecosystem and improve the service quality for pass...
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Winners of AFD’s Digital Challenge: 2021 Edition
Since 2016, AFD Digital Challenge has rewarded the most innovative African start-ups and research teams working with digital technology and the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa. After five year...
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AFD-Aga Khan Partnership for Improved Healthcare in East Africa
AFD and Khan continue to carry out joint operations in East Africa, which expand and improve access to quality healthcare, particularly in Kenya and Tanzania. This partnership is opening doors to high...
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Chiefdoms’ Roads Lead to Paris in Major Exhibit of Cameroonian Art
It’s a visual tour of a religious and cultural universe still very much alive in Cameroon. Until July 17, the Quai Branly Museum in Paris is hosting the exhibition "On the road to the chiefdoms of Cam...
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Pioneering Treatment for Sexual Violence in the Congo - and Applying the lessons Worldwide
Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been treating victims of sexual violence under the direction of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Denis Mukwege since 1999. Some 55,000 peopl...
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AFD's New Office in Rwanda: “Symbolic of France’s Return”
Days after the inauguration of AFD Group’s new offices Kigali, its director examines the significance of France’s momentous return to Rwanda. The office opening comes ahead of the commemorations of Rw...
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Beirut: a Healthcare Center for the Disadvantaged
The Lebanese healthcare system is under severe strain, prompting AFD to intervene through the Minka Peace and Resilience fund, to ensure the provision of quality and sustainable care. The project will...
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The Numbers are in: Improved Access to Healthcare for 52 million thanks to AFD Financing in 2021
Last year AFD Group allocated financing of €826 million to the health and social protection sectors worldwide. In 2022, it will continue the "Health in Common" initiative launched in 2020.
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Turkey: a New Public Hospital to meet Growing Demand
Along with Turkey’s growing population comes a greater demand for health services. With EU financing and implemented by AFD, Turkey’s Health Ministry has overseen the construction of a new hospital in...
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Protecting Green Oases for Food Security in Niger
Located in a semi-arid zone in Niger, the oasis basins of Gouré are threatened by dessertification. And yet, these tiny islands of crops are essential to the life of local residents. In response to th...
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India: National Startup Challenge for Innovative Waste Management
The year 2022 saw major advances in France’s commitment to reducing plastic waste, with its decision to ban plastic packaging for nearly all fruit and vegetables, for example. India is also doing its...
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Cambodia: A New Wild Honey Label to Stimulate Rural Development
Wild honey has been cultivated in Cambodia for centuries, but it’s only recently that a new label aiming to maximize its commercial success and facilitate rural development has been launched. AFD has...
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Cambodia’s Largest Water Treatment Plant Now 60% complete
Construction works on Cambodia's largest water treatment plant are now 60% completed, announced the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority during a field visit with officials from the ministries of Indust...
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The Sahel: No Security without Development
Few regions illustrate the close relationship between security and development more than the Sahel. On the heels of the third General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance, of which AFD Group is a member, Fr...
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Making Water More Accessible in Niger
In Abalak in western Niger, less than two-thirds of the town of 30,000 have access to regularly running water. That is set to change. FICOL (the French local authorities financing facility), AFD and t...
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