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Africa-France academic partnerships focus on gender equality and employability
How can we promote student employability, inclusion and gender equality on the African continent? Dr. Moussa Diaby, Director General of the Institut national polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-...
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Artificial intelligence, a driving force for change in Africa
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only disrupting the technology sector, it is already reshaping the future of Africa. AI is providing solutions to Africa’s major social, economic and environmental...
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AFD Group Annual Meetings: stronger partnerships to face challenges together
AFD Group’s Annual Meetings, held from January 6 to 10 in Paris, brought together agency directors from across the world, representatives of the French government, researchers, economists, and leaders...
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Where does AFD Group's global investment money come from?
How does AFD Group finance the projects it supports around the world? Answers in this video.
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One Water Summit: laying the groundwork for action ahead of the UN Water Conference in 2026
On December 3, France, Kazakhstan and the World Bank Group co-organized the One Water Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the margins of the COP16 of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. Having...
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Palestinian Territories: a Model Hospital for Healthcare and Sustainability
AFD is supporting an ambitious project to renovate and expand Saint Joseph's Hospital in the Palestinian Territories. With additional financing from the PEEB Med program, in partnership with the Europ...
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Defying Desertification: Feeding Populations without Plundering the Planet
In the quest to feed a rapidly global population, certain modes of farming and food production are damaging the environment and stripping the earth of valuable nutrients and minerals. For the opening...
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ISONGA: the AFD program at the heart of Rwanda’s youth sports future
Since 2021, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has supported the Rwanda’s school sports policy through a €1.5 million grant to the ISONGA program. This initiative aims to nurture the sporting tal...
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Africa’s Great Green Wall: a COP16 Priority against Desertification
To mark the opening of COP16 in Riyadh by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, we look at the Great Green Wall (GGW), the flagship initiative by the African Union and supported by AFD. Led by...
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Digital Energy Challenge: innovative projects paving the way for Africa’s energy transition
With 600 million Africans lacking access to electricity, the continent’s energy transition is a critical issue. To help tackle this problem, in 2020, AFD launched the Digital Energy Challenge in partn...
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A cutting-edge training center in Djibouti to tackle youth unemployment
With over 75% of Djibouti’s young population unemployed, the country faces a critical challenge. To address this issue, a training center for jobs in port professions was opened on November 21. Funded...
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Third call for proposals for Academia Partnerships Africa-France projects: “Be creative, be original!”
How can we foster the construction of academia partnerships between Africa and France geared to contributing to countries’ sustainable development? Now that the third edition of the Academia Partnersh...
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AFD: Championing Feminist Development - for Societal Advancement
With hard-won victories for women's rights being reversed and gender discrimination afflicting sectors ranging from education and employment to health and wealth, AFD has redoubled its efforts to move...
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Artificial Intelligence, Data... How Can We Promote Equitable Technological Development?
Significant investment is essential to bridge the global technology gap and ensure that all countries are prepared for the age of AI. To support public and private investors in this effort, the French...
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AFD Group Takes a Look Back on Ten Years of Sustainable Bond Issuances
To mark the 10th anniversary of its first sustainable bond issuance, AFD Group organized a special conference on November 18, 2024, to present its new bond framework aligned with the Sustainable Devel...
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Nature's Laboratories for Climate change: How the EU and AFD are protecting the Planet’s Poles
The first-ever international summit on glaciers and the poles, held in Paris this month, shed light on the role played by the planet’s extreme regions in regulating the climate and preserving biodiver...
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Strengthening Disaster Resilience for a Safer Future
To effectively mitigate or avoid the impacts of extreme weather events, careful planning and preparation are essential. Following the 2024 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13,...
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How to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Without Reducing Growth? AFD Has Solutions
The 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024, is a fresh opportunity for countries to step up their climate commitments. Especially because reducing...
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Findings from a Study on Citizenship Education in Emerging and Developing Countries
AFD and the Education for Citizenship and International Solidarity (ECIS) consultation group have published a report on ECIS organizations in Africa, Asia and Latin America, providing a clearer pictur...
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Climate Change: Promoting and Supporting Citizen Engagement
The climate emergency is prompting calls across the globe demanding more active citizen participation. We are seeing a proliferation of initiatives and schemes geared towards this, including in operat...
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