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Africa Forward: sport as a driver for youth and entrepreneurship
The “Africa Forward: Partnerships between Africa and France for innovation and growth” summit will take place on May 11 and 12 in Nairobi, at the invitation of Kenyan and French Presidents William Rut...
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Cashew and macadamia sectors - ACAMOZ II project
Improve the competitiveness of cashew and macadamia value chains in Zambézie prov-ince (Gilé, Gurué and Pebane districts) and Niassa by combining support for sector governance, economic and social dev...
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Annual results 2025: AFD Group confirms its robustness
In 2025, AFD Group maintained a high level of activity in a more challenging environment. With €13.7 billion in commitments, more than 1,120 new projects, €7.8 billion allocated to climate action, and...
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The opinion of G7 countries on international partnerships
This unprecedented survey, involving 70,000 respondents, reveals not so much a rejection of international cooperation as an urgent need for explanations, clarity, and evidence. While a large share of...
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Finance in Common (FICS)
Finance in Common (FiCS) was launched in 2020. It brings together more than 540 public development banks (PDBs) and their partners working toward a common objective: better aligning financial flows on...
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AFD and Europe
Building on nearly 20 years of partnership with the European Union, AFD is progressively aligning its geographic and sectoral priorities with the orientations of EU development policy. These include s...
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ODA and beyond: The case of the AFD Group
For over 50 years, Official Development Assistance (ODA) has been a cornerstone of international solidarity, delivering major development gains. Yet its framework now appears incomplete amid evolving...
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Universal registration document 2025
In 2025, as every year, the AFD group, with more than 5,000 employees, has fulfilled its mission with determination, dedication and generosity. ln the interest of others, in solidarity with our client...
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International Development Finance Club (IDFC): a global network of public development banks supporting climate...
Created in 2011, the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) brings together 27 national, bilateral, regional, and multilateral public development banks. By pooling decades of experience in deve...
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Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) join forces to strengthen prevention...
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD), under its Minka Fund for Peace and Resilience, together with the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), have officially signed the financing agreement for the implemen...
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G7: Paris Dialogue members convene on development finance priorities
On the occasion of the official G7 high-level side event, 'Fitter, Smarter, Better: Towards a G7 Vision of Financing for Development', held in Paris on 28 April 2026, members of the Paris Dialogue co...
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The EU-AFD Facility on Inequalities (2026-2028): Making Global Gateway Investments Work for Inclusion
Building on nearly ten years of collaboration, the European Union (EU) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have launched the third phase of the Facility on Inequalities. Taking a more operatio...
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[Feature report] Africa Forward summit: Nairobi hosts a new dialogue between France and Africa
From 11–12 May 2026, Nairobi is hosting Africa Forward, an unprecedented French-Kenyan summit focused on the economy, youth, and innovation, reflecting a relationship between Africa and France that is...
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Financing better, together: at the Finance in Common Summit, coordination becomes the key driver of developmen...
Held in Paris on 29 April 2026 as part of France’s G7 presidency, the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) brought together the leading actors in development finance. Multilateral banks, national public de...
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Compounding crises: can development investment help rebalance the world?
Energy crises, trade tensions, and strained supply chains are intensifying global imbalances. Against this backdrop, France’s G7 presidency this year places international cooperation at the heart of t...
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Transnet and AFD sign major agreement to decarbonise South Africa’s freight sector
Transnet SOC Limited (“Transnet”) and France, through the Agence française de développement (AFD), have signed a EUR 300M (approximately ZAR5,8bn) loan agreement to enhance Transnet’s contribution t...
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G7 Development: reinventing international partnerships and solidarity
As part of France’s G7 presidency, ministers responsible for development met in Paris on 29 and 30 April to discuss the renewal of international partnerships and the reform of the global development f...
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Africa at the heart of global dynamics
Demographics. Growth. Climate. Resources. Innovation. Africa is at the heart of major global dynamics
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The AFD Group offer for cultural and creative industries
Cultural and creative industries are now a major business sector, representing nearly 3.5% of global GDP. However, there are major regional disparities. AFD Group works to help structure cultural and...
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The AFD Group offer on sport and development
Driven by a growing youth population, sport has become a leading sector whose annual growth outpaces the global economy. It plays a key role in advancing social cohesion, education, and public health....
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