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Development finance fragmentation and diversification: the case of China, India and Türkiye
From 2010 to 2019, the international community committed USD 1,700 billion in loans for developing countries. While multila-teral development banks continued to provide the bulk of financings (60% of...
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Minka Peace and Resilience Fund - Activity report 2021
The Minka Peace and Resilience Fund, implemented by AFD, is dedicated to medium and long-term financing operations in regions affected by crisis or violent conflict. The Minka Fund pursues...
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Uzbekistan: Achieving a multidimensional transition
Relatively sound macroeconomic fundamentals, coupled with government measures and financial support from donors, have allowed Uzbekistan to withstand the shock of the health crisis. Despite a marked d...
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Evaluation of gender mainstreaming in AFD projects (2014-2018)
The Crosscutting Intervention Framework on Gender and the Reduction of Gender Inequalities 2014-2017 (Gender CIF) was adopted by the AFD Board of Directors in March 2014. With this strategic document,...
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AFD Group 2021 results : The essentials
In 2021, AFD Group was by your side more than ever, to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. AFD Group’s 2021 results were solid, with 995 new projects financed for a total of €12.15 billion...
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AFD and the Fight Against Climate Change in China
Exposed to the effects of climate change and the world’s biggest producer of greenhouse gases, China has undertaken ambitious national and international engagements for climate change. In the frame...
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Drinking water for everyone, everywhere at Kinshasa
As part of the Debt Reduction and Development Contract (C2D) signed between France and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), AFD granted in May 2014 a grant of €18 million to finance the project for...
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AFD Group and Europe in the Atlantic Ocean
AFD Group and the European Union (EU) have been working together since 2008 to strengthen the impact of their financing and the effectiveness of development assistance. The EU is a privileged partner...
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Improving the daily lives of Namibians with microfinance
In Namibia, in collaboration with the local post office NamPost and its microfinance subsidiary Postfin, the Agence française de développement supports retirees’ access to financial services, while pr...
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Educational resources
AFD has created a range of educational resources in French to raise awareness about international solidarity and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Catherine Simonet and Camille Laporte: the importance of evaluating the Minka fund
In the face of increasingly complex crisis, development gains are under threat. In response, France has created a financing tool dedicated to peacebuilding: the Minka Fund. Five years after its launch...
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Indonesia - 2022-2026 Strategy
Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago and the leading power in Southeast Asia. Over the period 2022–2026, the overarching goal of AFD Group’s activity in Indonesia will be to accompany the coun...
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2021 Universal Registration Document
Eighty years after its creation by General de Gaulle on 2 December 1941, the AFD Group continues its relentless quest for impact. It is in this spirit that AFD, guided by the 2030 Agenda of the United...
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Cambodia Liquid Gold
Travel to eastern Cambodia, where a special product is collected: Mondulkiri wild honey. Registered for over a year as a geographical indication, it is harvested in a sustainable manner, with respect...
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AFD and Health in Common
Fulfilling France’s commitment to the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic, AFD took action starting in April 2020 to address the social and health challenges stemming from the crisis, via our “He...
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AFD Group Ethics Charter
AFD Group has a Professional Ethics Charter which sets out the mission, values and commitments that guide its positions and modes of action. A public document, the Ethics Charter outlines th...
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Empowering communities to strengthen water security in Ethiopia
The mountainous regions of southern Ethiopia are suffering from severe water shortages. Inter Aide, with the support of AFD, has therefore developed a project of water networks, hence reinforcing wate...
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CICLIA: more resilient neighborhoods in Monrovia
In Liberia, the inhabitants of Greater Monrovia face the double challenge of living in very difficult conditions (poor access to basic services, no public spaces, damages caused by strong and regular...
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2021 Sustainable Development Goals Bond Reporting
In 2020, in order to ensure the consistency of AFD Group's 100% Paris Agreement commitments and 100% Social Link commitments with its presence on the markets, AFD created a bond framework aligned with...
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A bright future for Kenya's forests
« If the Americans are putting a man on the moon, then we can be able to plan trees in our forests » - Professor Wangari Maathai, Peace Nobel Prize winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement. Fore...
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