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AFD backs Kenyan feminist organisations’ fight against online gender-based violence
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has launched a new initiative to support Kenyan feminist civil society organisations working to prevent and respond to technology-facilitated gender-based v...
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Human Rights and Climate Policies - The Human Rights Impacts of Climate Change and Mitigating Measures
This paper summarises and analyses the findings of studies conducted by six National Human Rights Institutions (independent state bodies) in Colombia, The Gambia, Honduras, Kenya, Namibia, and Sierra...
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How is AFD supporting access to water and sanitation in Georgia?
In Khashuri, Georgia, access to water and sanitation is a major issue for public health, environmental protection, and quality of life.
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Exploring the dilemmas of Africa’s agroecological transition by 2050 (TAASF2050)
What future for African agriculture by 2050? How can countries ensure sufficient food sovereignty while limiting the use of fossil-based fertilizers and preserving ecosystems? Conducted in partnership...
Research project
CICLIA: Cities and Climate in Africa
Initiated in 2016 by AFD and supported by the European Union and SECO, CICLIA supports African cities in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban projects. More specifically, CICLIA funds stu...
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Gender and Income Distribution in a High- Informality Context: A CEQ-Based Analysis for Colombia
This study assesses the extent to which Colombia’s fiscal policy mitigates gender gaps in income and poverty. Using the fiscal incidence methodology developed by the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Institu...
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Managing Macroeconomic Vulnerabilities in Vietnam’s Energy Transition: A Multidimensional Policy Framework
Can Vietnam achieve a low-carbon transition by 2050 while maintaining its growth trajectory? With a real GDP growth rate of 8% in 2025 and a government target of 10% for 2026, Vietnam is one of the wo...
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One Health Summit: better health for all life and the planet
On 7 April 2026, France will host the One Health Summit to mark World Health Day, bringing together heads of state and government from around the world to accelerate the implementation of the One Heal...
Event
Urgent Actions Needed to Reduce CO₂ Emissions from Deforestation and Fires in Bolivia
Bolivia, a country with nearly half of its territory covered by forests, faces significant deforestation and vegetation degradation from fires. According to updated estimations, the country experience...
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Signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the University ...
Paris 20 March 2026- Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the University of Exeter signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the British Embassy in Paris to strengthen collaboration on climate an...
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Sudan
The third-largest country in Africa, Sudan, crossed by the Nile, has historically been one of the continent’s "breadbaskets," with more than 100 million hectares of arable land. Located at the crossro...
Regions and countries
One Health: a summit to prevent health risks
The One Health Summit will take place in Lyon, France, on 7 April 2026. By linking human, animal, and environmental health, this approach is proving critical in a context of heightened pandemic risk....
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Energy Green Transition Programme
The Republic of Moldova is accelerating its transition towards a low-carbon economy and aligning with European Union standards. Supported by AFD, this six-phase annual program aims to modernize the en...
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Health: how can we prevent another pandemic?
As funding for health systems is reduced, the risk of another pandemic is growing. With the One Health Summit bringing together Heads of State from around the world in Lyon, France, from 5 to 7 April,...
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Health and social protection: 2025 Activity Report
2025 marked a turning point for global health, shaped by a reconfiguration of its architecture, the growing prominence of the health-climate agenda, and strong mobilization around nutrition issues, dr...
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France, through AFD, and Valorial mark Farm’Innov success with high-level event to strengthen agri-food innova...
The Farm’Innov project, a Franco-Kenyan cooperation initiative financed by the French Government through the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), successfully concluded on 1 April with two key eve...
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Climate change, pandemics, and the future of global health [INTERVIEW]
The international health system, built after the Second World War, is no longer fit for purpose. Despite the COVID-19 crisis, health funding is declining worldwide, while health and epidemic threats a...
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Nigeria: The Long Road from Stabilization to Development
In 2023, the Tinubu administration inherited a challenging economic situation, with Nigeria still bearing the scars of the 2014 oil price shock as it entered the COVID-19 crisis. The reforms implement...
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Impact Portal of the AFD Group
The AFD Group has established a Results and Impacts Framework structured around 22 key indicators. These indicators are used to measure, monitor, and improve the effectiveness of its actions over time...
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AFD Group strengthens its alliances in East Asia to support sustainable development in the Indo-Pacific region
In line with President Emmanuel Macron’s tour of East Asia from April 1 to 3, 2026, AFD Group has further consolidated its partnerships with Japanese and South Korean development agencies to accelerat...
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