Press releases
Lebanon: Launch of the Mental Health Project Aimed at Building Capacities to Fight Exclusion, Violence and Add...
The World Health Organization (WHO), the ESA Business School and a consortium of NGOs - headed by Médecins du Monde (MdM) and composed of Skoun, Embrace and Abaad NGOs – in partnership with the Agence...
COP26: Launch of AdaptAction Programme Phase 2 (2022-2025)
The second phase of the AFD AdaptAction programme was officially launched at COP26, with a 15 million euro budget for four years.
COP26: AFD Group Strengthens its Commitment to Combat Climate Change and Protect Biodiversity
AFD Group is participating in COP26 from October 31 to November 12 in Glasgow. The Group will be presenting the progress made in implementing its climate strategy, its commitment to align with the Par...
The European Union and France, through AFD, support flood prevention in Dien Bien Phu city
On the occasion of the official visit of Viet Nam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to France from 3 to 5 November 2021, Mr. Bertrand Walckenaer, Deputy General Director of the Agence Française de Déve...
France and the University of Nairobi to support Engineering and Science Training in Kenya
On October 29, the Government of Kenya and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed two financing agreements to the tune of 35 million euros aiming to improve and open up available academic trai...
Launch of the ESA Coding Lab at the French Institute in Lebanon – Nabatiyeh
Initiated in 2018 and launched in July 2020 during the signing of an agreement between the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), ESIEE IT (a large computer coding school in France depending on the...
AFD Group and the ILO Join Hands to Provide Access to Inclusive Insurance for the Most Vulnerable
AFD and its subsidiary Proparco have recently signed two new projects in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), which is recognized for its expertise in inclusive insurance. AFD...
UN Women and AFD Unveil New Report on Public Development Banks’ Contributions to Advancing Gender Equality
UN Women and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have launched the “Public Development Banks Driving Gender Equality” report, with learnings from participating institutions on their contribution t...
Finance in Common Summit: Development Banks Commit to Post-Pandemic Recovery and Sustainable Development
Over 500 Public Development Banks (PDBs) gathered in Rome to promote models capable of catalysing public and private resources towards sustainable agri-food systems and food security, the fight agains...
AECID, AFD, CDP and KfW together for the creation of a new European Strategic Cooperation Framework
The joint declaration signed today is the first pillar of the European finance platform, which aims at improving aid effectiveness and leverage on collective resources to deliver on the SDGs, drawing...
2021 Finance in Common Summit: Progress and New Directions for the Public Development Banks Coalition and its...
The second edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) was held in Rome on 19 and 20 October under the auspices of the 2021 Italian G20 Presidency. As an initiative of the World Federation of Devel...
Launch of the Sport for Mental Health and Social Cohesion Programme Co-Funded By AFD, FIFA and GIZ
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarb...
AFD successfully launches €2 billion 0.125% RegS Sustainable benchmark due 29 September 2031
On Wednesday September 22nd, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA / AA (S&P / Fitch) (Stable / Negative) issued a new €2 billion Sustainable benchmark bond maturing in September 29th 2031...
Uganda: AFD and the EU to Finance Better and Inclusive Access to Rural Water in the District of Isingiro
Hon. Matia Kasaija, Minister of Finance, Planning & Economic Development of the Republic of Uganda, and Mr. Hatem Chakroun, Country Director of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Uganda, h...
CARIBSAN Project: Caribbean Cooperation to Protect and Enhance Local Natural heritage
On September 27 & 28, 2021, the virtual inauguration of the CARIBSAN project will beheld by videoconference. This high-level event will bring together political leaders aswell as all technical and ins...
RISE Launches Second Open Call for Young Social Entrepreneurs
A press conference was organized by the French Embassy to Serbia at the French Institute in Belgrade on Wednesday, 8 September 2021. On this occasion, the French Development Agency (AFD), the Regional...
50 million euros for small and medium-sized enterprises and green projects in Serbia
Proparco (Agence Française de Développement Group - AFD) has signed a new credit facility (50 million euros) with ProCredit Bank. This project will secure funding for the SME sector and green projects...
Call for projects “Impact 2024 International”: Agence Française de Développement and Paris 2024 team up to pro...
Paris 2024 and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have launched the “Impact 2024 International” call for projects dedicated to funding and supporting projects that place sport at the service of s...
The EU, TradeMark East Africa and AFD boost regional trade in the horn of Africa
TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), signed this afternoon a €29.9 million (approx. USD 35.5 million) grant agreement to contribute to more sustainable and inclusi...
Climate Finance Partnership Raises US$250 Million at First Close to Invest in Emerging Market Climate Infrastr...
BlackRock has secured more than US$250 million in commitments from a consortium of global institutional investors, governments and philanthropies for the Climate Finance Partnership (CFP), a flagship...