Press releases
Global Gateway: The European Union and France’s Agence française de développement strengthen their support to ...
Jakarta, March 5, 2025 – Today, the European Union (EU) and Agence francaise de développement (AFD) signed a Contribution Agreement delegating the management of the EU grant to AFD, and the Governmen...
Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the French Rugby Federation, the French Development Agency, a...
Cape Town – February 28, 2025 – On the sidelines of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS), held from February 26 to 28, 2025, in Cape Town, South Africa, the French Rugby Federation (FFR), the French De...
THE AFD AND BADEA SIGN A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
South Africa - Cape Town, Thursday, February 27, 2025 - During the Finance in Common Summit 2025, which is currently gathering all public development banks in Cape Town to strengthen international coo...
GEAPP & AFD Group Join Forces to Support Local Financial Institutions in Africa in Support of Mission 300
• New initiative positions Africa’s public and private development banks as strategic enablers of clean energy access • The collaboration will bolster African financial institutions’ ability to suppo...
AFD and SEforALL strengthen their partnership to accelerate universal energy access in Africa
Cape Town, February 26, 2025 – On the sidelines of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) 2025, the Agence française de développement (AFD) and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) announce the signing...
SIDBI and AFD signed USD 100 million Credit Facility Agreement (CFA) to foster Green Finance in Indian MSME S...
New Delhi – 13 February, 2025 : Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and AFD have signed a USD 100 million credit facility agreement (CFA) to scale up Green Finance solutions for Indian...
GGGI and AFD sign an MoU to accelerate green growth cooperation
Paris, France, February 12, 2025 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote green growth cooperati...
France and the EU strengthen their partnership with Indonesia for the acceleration of the energy transition
Jakarta, 5 February 2025 – Today, Agence française de développement (AFD), the European Union (EU), Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR), and the State Electricity Company (PLN)...
New AFD commitments to boost energy access in sub-Saharan Africa and healthcare in East Africa
Dar es Salaam, February 4, 2025 – On the occasion of the Mission 300 - Africa Energy Summit, in Dar es Salaam, President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron announced AFD Group's commitment on behalf of...
AFD’s 2025 Funding Program
AFD’s Board of Directors approved the 2025 funding program on January 30th , setting the target at €9 billion.
France partners with Aga Khan Health Services to combat women's cancers in East Africa
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, January 28, 2025. A new project, aiming to improve the fight against women’s cancer in Tanzania and Kenya has been signed. This collaborative initiative is led by Aga Khan Hea...
AFD, on behalf of France, commits €1 billion to improve electricity access in Africa by 2030
President Macron announced €1 bn, implemented by AFD, over the next five years as part of Mission 300, a joint initiative of the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group. The goal of th...
Sandra Kassab appointed Director of the Africa Department at the Agence française de développement (AFD)
At the head of the Africa Department, Sandra Kassab is now in charge of AFD's activities and regional strategy on the African continent, which accounts for 43% of AFD's global volume, with projects cu...
AFD successfully issued a new 2 billion euros sustainable bond maturing on january 20th, 2035
On Monday, January 13th, 2025, Agence française de développement (AFD), rated AA- (S&P)/AA-(Fitch), successfully issued a new 2 billion euros sustainable bond maturing on January 20th, 2035.
AFD successfully issued a new 1 billion dollars sustainable bond maturing on january 16th, 2030
On Thursday, January 9th, 2025, Agence française de développement (AFD), rated AA- (S&P)/AA-(Fitch), successfully issued a new 1 billion dollars sustainable bond maturing on January 16th, 2030.
AFD in Serbia: 5 Years of Partnerships for Sustainable Development and European Integration
As the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) marks five years of activity in Serbia, AFD’s CEO Rémy Rioux, accompanied by French member of Parliament Liliane Tanguy and Ambassador Pierre Cochard, al...
Indonesia strengthens its combat against marine plastic debris with the support of a 200 million euros Policy-...
Jakarta, December 23rd , 2024 - The government of Indonesia and the Agence française de développement (AFD) signed on November 15, 2024 a EUR 200 million Policy-Based Loan to support the target of the...
Đedović Handanović: Partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD) for better management of the energy t...
Minister of Mining and Energy Ms. Dubravka Đedović Handanović signed today a Memorandum of Understanding with the French Development Agency (AFD) to support Serbia in the energy transition process, as...
AFD strengthens its partnership with Serbia through supporting waste management modernization
In line with Serbia’s efforts to meet European Union (EU) environmental standards, the French Development Agency (AFD) signed a €75 million loan agreement for the third phase of the national solid was...
Strong support from France, with 12 million euros, via AFD, to the Saint Joseph hospital (East Jerusalem) to s...
East Jerusalem, 09 December 2024 – France strengthens its support to the Palestinian health sector and its historic commitment in East Jerusalem through support provided by the French Agency for Devel...
