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AFD and AADFI sign a first agreement to promote the key role of African development banks in achieving the SD...
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) have just signed a first partnership agreement for the achievement of the Sustainable De...
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Climate finance, post-Covid19 recovery: AFD and BOAD strengthen their strategic cooperation
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the West African Development Bank (BOAD) have decided to strengthen their operational partnership by signing a new framework agreement. A new stage in their...
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Finance in Common Summit – $150 million for family farming in Angola
On the sidelines of the Finance in Common Summit, IFAD and AFD have signed a co-financing agreement to mobilize $150 million to help family farms in Angola cope with climate change.
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AFD, DBSA and Proparco renew their partnership through the Memorandum of Understanding for 2020 to 2025 to sup...
The Development Bank of Southern Africa Limited (DBSA), and the Agence Francaise de Développement Group (AFD and Proparco), will sign a renewed Memorandum of Understanding, during the Finance in Commo...
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€300 million loan from AFD to IFAD to support millions of small-scale farmers
In an effort to tackle the devastating impact of climate change on rural hunger and poverty, the French development agency, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), today signed a €300 million loan to...
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USD 200+ million capital increase for TCX: Investors support TCX to protect the poorest against FX risks amids...
Within the framework of the Finance In Common Summit, several development finance institutions and the European Commission join forces to protect households and enterprises in the poorest countries ag...
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Finance in Common Summit – €100 million for improving resilience of health systems in Africa
During the Finance in Common Summit, the Trade and Development Bank in Eastern and Southern Africa (TDB) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) committed to gather their effort for a better r...
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450 Public Development Banks Join Forces to Address Sustainable Recovery Solutions
As the world faces unprecedented economic, social and environmental challenges resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, the 450 Public Development Banks (PDBs) of the world gathered for the first time at...
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HFB and AFD sign a €10.5 million agreement towards affordable housing in Uganda
Kampala, November 13, 2020: Today, Mr. Michael Mugabi, the Managing Director Housing Finance Bank Uganda and Mr. Hatem Chakroun, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) country Director in Uganda...
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Project PACMAN: AFD and CIRAD to develop sustainable management tools for zoonotic diseases, in partnership wi...
On November 16, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) will sign an agreement to develop the Zimbabwean agricultural sect...
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The French Development Agency (AFD) and Ministry of Finance to launch a social impact project for water and sa...
A 15 million Euros grant agreement has been signed on November 16, 2020 between the Ministry of Finance (MoF) represented by Ms Yasmin Wohabrebbi, State Minister of Finance, and the French Development...
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A 10 Million Euros Grant to support the development of ecologically responsible and economically accessible ag...
The French Development Agency (AFD) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) signed a 10 million euros grant agreement in Amman in the presence of Her Ex...
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Nations and philanthropies unite to launch the Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership
Today (Friday, 20 November 2020), a consortium of governmental and philanthropic donors declared the launch of a new Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership (ETP) at the ASEAN Energy Business For...
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The first seminar of the Academia Partnerships Africa-France (PeA) program: a unique collaboration
From December 10-12, 2024, the Institut Français in Cotonou hosted the first seminar of the Academia Partnerships Africa-France (PeA) program. Organized by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Cam...
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Africa-France academic partnerships focus on gender equality and employability
How can we promote student employability, inclusion and gender equality on the African continent? Dr. Moussa Diaby, Director General of the Institut national polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-...
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Artificial intelligence, a driving force for change in Africa
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only disrupting the technology sector, it is already reshaping the future of Africa. AI is providing solutions to Africa’s major social, economic and environmental...
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Accelerating electrification and supporting the clean energy transition in Sub-Saharan Africa
With close to 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa still living without electricity, the Mission 300 program, an initiative led by the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank, aims to co...
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Armed conflicts in Africa: a continent “trapped in stereotypes”?
What impact do armed conflicts have on the development of African countries, and what lessons can be drawn from the many external interventions aimed at dealing with them? In this article, we intervie...
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Latin America invests in renewable energy to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels
Having marked the International Day of Clean Energy on January 26, we turn our attention to Latin America, where there is huge potential to ramp up renewable energy use. In Argentina, AFD has establis...
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Sport, education and employability: 14 projects selected under the SESLA initiative
The Sport for Education and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa (SESLA) initiative, supported by the Laureus Sport for Good foundation, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Agence Française de...
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