Press releases
France supports Palestine in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic
Ramallah, 23 July 2020: The Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Finance Minister of the Palestinian Authority signed a 1.3-million euro grant agreement today, in the presence of th...
French Development Agency and Syctom support MMDA in Metro Manila waste management
Marie-Pierre Bourzai, Head of the Territories and Enterprises Division of the French Development Agency (AFD) and Jacques Gautier, President of Syctom, the Paris Region Metropolitan Agency for the Tre...
The French Development Agency (AFD) provides 20 million euros in support to Culture and Agriculture sectors in...
On July 16, 2020, two grant agreements have been signed between H.E. Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance, Mrs Valérie Tehio, the French Development Agency (AFD) Country Director as well as H.E. Frederic...
France and Liberia sign a 10 million euro Grant agreement to support the national TVET policy
The government of Liberia and France through the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed a 10 million euro Grant agreement to support the national policy of Technical, Vocational and Educationa...
Response to Covid-19 Crisis: France commits to finance Kenya Red Cross Society and Fresh Life Initiative
On the occasion of Bastille Day, tampered this year, by the running COVID-19 pandemic and mostly virtually celebrated, S.E.Mrs. Aline Kuster Ménager, Ambassador of France to Kenya, Dr. Asha Mohammed,...
Combating Covid-19 in Africa: Already more than €500 M Raised for "Health in Common" Initiative
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted Africa, leading to unprecedented health, social and economic crises. On April 9, France, via the AFD Group, undertook to raise €1.2 billion under the “Covid-19 - Hea...
A 12 million euro grant to reduce the risk of natural disasters in Lebanon
The French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Solidarités International (SI) signed a 12 million euro grant agreement to fund a natural disaster risk management project wh...
The AFD Group grants a €10 million loan to the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation to promote access to financi...
A €10 million loan has just been granted by the Agence française de développement Group (AFD), represented by its subsidiary Proparco, to the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation. This loan will enable...
Aga Khan Health Service, Tanzania and AFD sign an agreement to establish an infectious disease unit in Dar es ...
Aga Khan Health Service, Tanzania and French Development Agency (AFD), in presence of the French Ambassador and Resident Representative of AKDN signed a €300,000 grant agreement to establish infectiou...
France and Rwanda sign €50 million (about Frw 54 billion) financing agreements, in response to Covid-19 and in...
On June 30th, Uzziel Ndagijimana, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of the Republic of Rwanda, Rémy Rioux, CEO of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and Jérémie Blin, Chargé d’Affair...
230 M€ financing from AFD to Electricity and Water projects
Mr. Doto M. James, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning of the Government of Tanzania and Mrs. Stéphanie Mouen, French Development Agency (AFD) country Director, signed today three fi...
AFD and CIRAD Commit to Develop Sustainable Management Large Agricultural and Forestry Plantations in Four ASE...
On 11 June, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD) signed an agreement to promote the sustainable m...
A 70 M€ financing from AFD to sustainably improve water and sanitation in Morogoro
The Government of Tanzania and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed today a financing agreement for a 70M€ concessional loan (approximately 180 bn TZS) aiming at improving water supply and sanit...
Launch of the “Outre-Mer En Commun” Initiative: €1 Billion to Support the French Overseas Territories during t...
Annick Girardin, Minister for Overseas France, and Rémy Rioux, AFD Chief Executive Officer, launched the €1 billion "Outre-mer en commun" initiative. Dedicated to supporting local authorities and busi...
The French Development Agency allocates €190 million to Georgia to support the Covid-19 pandemic crisis respon...
The first loan aims to continue supporting the Georgian health and social protection system with a particular effort on the measures taken to fight against COVID19. The second loan aims to deepen the...
IDB-AFD Strengthen Partnership in Times of COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group have held their fourth Deep Dive Meeting on May 20, 2020 – this time, virtually. They stress the impor...
AFD launches US$ 2 billion 0.750% RegS Benchmark due 28 April 2023
On Tuesday 21st April 2020, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P) / AA (Fitch) launched a US$ 2 billion 3-year Reg S Benchmark transaction due 28th April 2023.This is AFDs first...
AFD issued a new 1,5 billion euro 10 years bond
On Wednesday April 8th, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) issued its second EUR benchmark for the funding year 2020 with a new EUR 1.5bn benchmark transaction at OAT + 42 bps.
France Partners with the African Organic Network for a Greener Agriculture in Africa
On February 28th, the Minister of Trade and Industries in Zanzibar, Ambassador Amina Salum, inaugurated the Innovative Institutions for Ecological Organic Agriculture in Africa (IIABA) Project, in the...
France to support IIEP-UNESCO in improving educational planning worldwide
The French Development Agency (AFD) and the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO) celebrated the recent signing of a core funding agreement for IIEP on 25 February 2020...
