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Maïtena Master’s Program in Cameroon: The Response to the Training Needs Of Development Professionals

Maïtena Master 2 is a two-year master’s degree program created through a partnership between Université Senghor (Université de la Francophonie) and Campus AFD. The program provides capacity building f...

COP15 to Combat Desertification and Restore Land for Food Security

“Land, life and legacy: from scarcity to prosperity”: this is the call to action for next week’s international conference to combat desertification. Held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from May 9 to 20, mu...

Ethiopia: Reviving Agriculture in Areas Afflicted by Conflict

The two-year civil war that wracked Ethiopia until last fall claimed tens of thousands of lives and destroyed vast swathes of the natural environment. It also wreaked havoc on food security and agricu...

Improved Food Security will require More Inter-African Trade

Why is food insecurity again on the rise in Africa? Bio Goura Soulé, co-author of the African Economies in 2023 report, lays out the reasons in detail. The professor and researcher specializing in liv...

“We’re taking the Long-Term View of Ukraine and the Region”

As the war between Russia and Ukraine enters its second year, our specialist examines the impact of the conflict in Eurasia and explains how AFD is responding.

Burundi

AFD Group has been actively engaged in Burundi since 1978, focusing on inclusive development with a clear commitment to strengthening human capital. This support for fortifying the fundamental foundat...

Water and Sanitation

5 Agroecology Projects, to Improve Food Security and Protect the Environment

Agroecology is not only effective for increasing crop yields, it can improve food and nutritional security, while preserving natural resources. AFD Group, in partnership with NGOs and other institutio...

NENGO: Helping in the Healing of Sexual Violence Victims in the Central African Republic

With sexual violence rife in the Central African Republic, the Nengo project was set up in 2020 to help women overcome physical, psychological and social trauma. Since then, what progress has been ach...

Gabon: Exploiting Forests without Destroying them

Whether roads, schools, markets, hospitals: any infrastructure construction in Gabon requires a certain amount of deforestation. The West African country cannot make economic and social progress witho...

Preserving Africa’s Forests: Vigilance, Scientific Analysis and Regeneration

With the One Forest Summit being held in Libreville, Gabon, this week we dive into AFD Group's contribution to preserving Central Africa’s primary forests. The best logging techniques and scientific k...

African Agriculture: Boosting Food Supply and Diversifying Diets

Development experts gathered at the International Agricultural Show in Paris to discuss the innovations and policies necessary – some of which are already underway – to help African countries improve...

Lebanon's School Meals: Mothers and Students get a Second Chance

With Lebanon enduring a prolonged economic crisis, many young people are in dire straits and are finding it hard to continue to study. Now students’ mothers are rolling up their sleeves: having receiv...

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...

Moldova: A Year of Action towards a Social and Economic Transition

AFD Group has accelerated its activity in Moldova to address the numerous crises affecting the country, notably the outbreak of war in neighboring Ukraine. But the long-term objective remains the same...

Ethiopia: From humble farm boy to Successful Business Owner

Sometimes a few dollars invested at the right time can change a man’s life. Kebede Bejiga Geda has come a long way since he worked as a farm laborer. And thanks to an “Ethiopian Agricultural Transform...

Water and Sanitation: Our Commitments in 2022, for a Continuing Impact in 2023

Despite ongoing pressure from a lingering pandemic, military conflict and economic crises, AFD is delivering on its commitment to providing clean water and sanitation. In 2022 alone, it mobilized €1.2...

Bolstering Healthcare, Energy Efficiency and the Financial Sector in Djibouti

AFD and Djibouti’s Finance Ministry recently signed three major agreements worth a total of €22 million in grants. The projects being funded aim to strengthen the health sector, improve energy efficie...

JEFIC: A Boosted European Development Partnership Explained in Five Key Numbers

On July 1st, AFD takes over the presidency of JEFIC, a network of European bilateral banks and financial institutions that work with public sector partners in developing countries and emerging economi...

“Water is Central to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”

The United Nations Water Conference, being held in New York from March 22 to 24, seeks to reinforce efforts to ensure universal access to safe water and sanitation by 2030. Water is important not only...