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Ukraine – 4 flagship projects supporting civil society
Since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression, Ukrainian civil society organizations have played a central role in strengthening the country’s resilience. Working in close proximity to local commu...
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Pacific ocean : flagship project to face climate change
In the Pacific, climate action is urgently needed. We must move faster: building on local ecosystems and knowledge, developing low-carbon solutions, strengthening risk management and sustainably prese...
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Africa - 10 flagship energy access project
Access to reliable, sustainable, and affordable electricity is a key driver of economic and social development. Despite significant progress in recent years, universal access to electricity across the...
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Results & Outlook 2025-2026 – AFD Group
In 2025, AFD Group confirmed the strength of its model with €13.7 billion in commitments and more than 1,120 new projects, in an international environment marked by geopolitical tensions. The Group ma...
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North Africa - Flagship projects in the energy sector - French development Agency
The energy transition of North African countries aims to promote the electrification of uses, decarbonize electricity mixes, while ensuring the utilization of energy efficiency potential. At this stag...
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Eastern Africa - 10 Flagship Projects in the Energy Sector
A committed partner in Eastern Africa for nearly 40 years, AFD Group supports countries across the region in developing sustainable energy systems. Over the past two decades, AFD Group has invested mo...
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Summary: Results & Outlook 2025-2026 – AFD Group
In 2025, AFD Group maintained a high level of activity in a more unstable environment. With €13.7 billion in commitments, more than 1,120 new projects, €7.8 billion allocated to climate action, and so...
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Afd and Public Health in Lebanon
Since 2019, AFD has supported Lebanon’s health sector amid successive crises, further aggravated by the recent armed conflict, in partnership with local and international stakeholders. The objective i...
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AFD and water in Lebanon
Since 1999, AFD has maintained its emblematic commitment to the water sector, adapting to the evolving challenges of the local context. In close collaboration with public institutions, its current act...
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AFD and Vanuatu
Vanuatu, an archipelago of 83 islands with nearly 330,000 inhabitants and a GDP of USD 1.12 billion, is particularly vulnerable to climate risks and natural disasters. Cyclones, earthquakes, and risin...
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Matthieu DISCOUR
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Director, “Three Oceans” Department
Geographies: Three oceans (Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific)
Now leading the Three Oceans Department, Matthieu Discour has over 25 years' experience within the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group.
Vietnam -2021-2025 Strategy
Even though Vietnam was one of the world’s poorest countries in the mid-1980s, it achieved LMIC status in 2010. Vietnam has initiated its transition to a low-carbon trajectory, but remains economicall...
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Evaluation of the project Biodiversity conservation and green growth in the Indo-Burma hotspot
Hotspot 2 aimed at both (1) Conserving biodiversity and supporting poor populations in the management of their natural resources and (2) Influencing the practices of companies in the main sectors inve...
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Evaluation of the Cerise+SPTF’s inclusive and responsible finance projects
The first project’s objective was to support the Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) to promote responsible practices of financial inclusion actors, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The second pro...
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Three Oceans
To increase regional integration in France’s overseas territories and offer a global solution to cross-border issues, AFD adopted the Three Oceans strategy in 2019. This approach groups together overs...
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Our corporate social responsibility
In its 2025–2030 strategic roadmap, AFD Group sets out its new corporate social responsibility (CSR) ambition: to help align AFD Group’s operations with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by ens...
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AFD, EU and Kenya commission Green Mini-grid Program, expanding access to clean energy to 100,000 Kenyans
The European Union, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Government of Kenya have officially commissioned the Phase 2 of the Green Mini-grid (GMG) Program in Turkana County, marking a signi...
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Southern Africa: 2021 - 2026 Regional Strategy
Based in Johannesburg, AFD’s Southern African regional office covers South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Despite its cultural, histo...
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Renovating public buildings to accelerate the energy transition in Moldova
In the Republic of Moldova, the INSPIREE project supports the country’s energy transition by improving the energy efficiency of public buildings. Implemented as part of the cooperation between AFD and...
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Evaluation of the three first sustainable projects implemented by Banco Regional de Desenvolvimento do Extremo...
The three successive projects aimed to diversify BRDE’s funding sources, reduce its reliance on BNDES, and strengthen its capacity to finance sustainable, climate-aligned, and socially inclusive proje...
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