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How evaluations inform the debate on solidarity-based investments
Evaluations are not only essential for determining the effectiveness of AFD Group’s actions, but also for identifying lessons that can inform future projects. The Group’s 2025 evaluation report explor...
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AFD and the European Union: committed to promoting a just energy transition in Indonesia
While there is massive potential in Indonesia to develop renewable energies, the country remains largely dependent on fossil fuels, which account for over 80% of its energy mix. Through AFD, France is...
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African Start-ups Awarded for Innovations at Digital Energy Challenge
Nine start-ups and energy companies have been awarded for creating new ways to modernize Africa’s energy sector. The companies are providing innovative ways to improve access to electricity, boosting...
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To Overcome Multiple Crises, Lebanese Localities Team up with French Region
In an ambitious gesture of solidarity, France’s Pays de la Loire region in the west of the country is participating in a series of development projects some 4,500 kilometers away, in Lebanon. Collabor...
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France and Ethiopia conduct joint Scientific Operation to Restore the Ancient Churches of Lalibela
Since 2019, AFD has been supporting several actions to preserve and develop the ancient stone-carved Churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Recently, a new proje...
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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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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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How two Cities are paving the way for Urban Biodiversity Conservation in India
Urbanization and land use will be key topics tackled at the Cop26 climate summit beginning on Sunday in Glasgow. India, home to some of the world’s most populous cities, is working on modes of urban d...
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Promoting Open Science: the full catalog of AFD Publications now available
On the eve of the International Day of Universal Access to Information on September 28, AFD confirms its commitment to open science, in particular by making our publications freely available.
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Costa Rica and France's Southeast: A Partnership for Biodiversity at the World Conservation Congress
The Diversity Partnership Project led by France's Southeast and Costa Rica, a pioneer country in biodiversity protection, was presented during the World Conservation Congress of the International Unio...
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AFD Employees among the French-African Foundation’s 100 Young Leaders
The French-African Foundation is an association set up to promote the most promising talent on the Franco-African scene, and has revealed its list of Young Leaders for 2021. An initial list of 3,000 w...
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