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Revamping Côte d'Ivoire's Justice System with AFD Support

Since 2012, the Government of Côte d’Ivoire has been engaged in an overhaul of its judicial system – an ambitious program supported by AFD Group. The goal is to strengthen the rule of law, and the fir...

Cambodia: AFD Commits to Rehabilitate Irrigation Schemes Damaged by last year's Severe Floods

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed an additional loan agreement of €20 million with the Cambodian Ministry of Economy and Finance for the rehabilitation of 17 irrigation schemes damage...

AFD commits to strengthening Cambodia's air sector

With the construction of Dara Sakor International Airport nearing completion and growth in air travel expected in the coming years, improving air safety has become a key issue for Cambodia. AFD is sup...

AFD's Annual Report 2019-2020 : A New, Innovative Format

AFD in Madagascar: Reversing unsustainable urban development

In Madagascar, unchecked urban growth has generated a host of social problems, from sub-standard housing to inadequate sanitation systems. But three programs funded by AFD are providing real results,...

Finance in Common Summit: "A Coalition of Public Development Banks to Refocus the Financial System"

Agence Française de Développement will host the first ever global summit of public development banks, from 9 to 12 November. Audrey Rojkoff, Secretary-General of the summit and AFD’s Deputy Director o...

A Sustainable Future for African Cities

As part of the Paris Peace Forum and the Finance in Common Summit being held in early November, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) will present the program of the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Sahara...

United Nations Resolution 1325: 20 Years on, Four Faces of Women Working for Peace and Security

On 31 October 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. This resolution recognizes the impact of armed conflicts on women and girls, and works for...

Georgia

AFD Group promotes a fair and inclusive transition in Georgia, and its convergence path towards its integration in the European Union. It has been operating in Georgia since 2012 in the sectors of ene...

Development Banks in Transition: AFD’s 14th International Research Conference

Agence Française de Développement (AFD) will hold its 14th international development research conference from November 3 to 10, 2020, as part of the first summit of development banks, “Finance in Comm...

AFD in Kenya: Stepping in to Shore up Water, Health and Infrastructure

With Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s visit to France in October, four agreements were signed, not only to provide a major response to the current health emergency, but also to shore up infrastructur...

Biodiversity: Sharing Data for Greater Protection of the Natural World

Data4Nature is a new initiative inviting all development partners to share the biodiversity data from their projects, to provide better protection for the natural world. Having emerged from the Financ...

Public Development Banks: the First Global Database

What are development banks and finance institutions, and what is their purpose? What assets can they mobilize, and what is their share in the global financial market? The answers may surprise you. Fo...

AFD, a Longstanding Partner of Public Development Banks

Public development banks (PDBs) are both peer institutions and development partners for AFD and the two share a long history. Here is a brief timeline of the milestones of their common destiny.

Aiming for the SDGs: 10 Recommendations for Development Banks Around the World

AFD’s 14th International Development Research Conference, and the Finance in Common Summit were the occasion for an international network of researchers to offer initial recommendations for boosting t...

Team Europe: Where Member States Scale Up Impact

To mark the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 January to 30 June 2022, AFD Group is publishing an interview with a specialist on development issues at the European level ev...

One way to Reduce Gender Inequality? Menstruation Education

Development investment has tended to neglect women’s menstrual health. Now, the first French Development Impact Bond (DIB) seeks to change that, by supporting programs that promote menstrual hygiene....

The EU and AFD, Combating Inequalities Together

The Inequality Research Facility, a program funded by the European Union and coordinated by AFD, aims to better understand economic and social inequalities in low- and middle-income countries in order...

5 Reasons to (finally!) take care of the Oceans

Life on Earth depends on the water around it. The seas and oceans play key roles in protecting our biodiversity, regulating the climate and producing oxygen vital for life. But human activity is causi...

Reforms Draw the Western Balkans Closer to the EU

With EU membership on the horizon, Western Balkan countries are taking action to ensure that their standards of governance are in line with those of the European Union. AFD Group is supporting this am...