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A 5-million euro grant to the ICRC to help the Rafik Hariri University Hospital cope with COVID-19 in a post-...
Beirut, 17 December 2020: The French Development Agency (AFD) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) signed today a grant agreement of 5 million euros, to serve as additional funding...
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AFD provides EUR 100 million callable funding facility to GuarantCo to further develop its climate change port...
Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the development arm of the French Government, is providing GuarantCo, a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, with a EUR 100 million callabl...
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Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRiT) - The EU funds delegated to AFD increased to EUR 214.8 million for muni...
In the framework of the second tranche of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRiT 2), AFD signed an agreement with the European Union Delegation to Turkey on December 18, increasing the amount of de...
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One Planet Summit: AFD undertakes to allocate at least 30% of its climate funding to biodiversity
To mark the One Planet Summit dedicated to biodiversity, Agence Française de Développement has set the goal of devoting 30% of its climate funding to efforts to foster biodiversity in 2025 by doubling...
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AFD launches US$ 2 billion 0.625% RegS Benchmark due 22 January 2026
On Thursday 14th January 2021, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA (S&P) / AA (Fitch) priced a new US$ 2 billion 5-year Reg S Benchmark transaction due 22nd January 2026. This transa...
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What record for the Alliance Sahel after 3 years at the service of the Sahelian populations?
The first results report on the action of the Sahel Alliance, at the end of its 3 years of existence, was officially published on Tuesday 19 January during a digital conference. The conference panel b...
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FAO and AFD will support development of community conservancies in Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation ...
FAO and AFD today launched a new 3.5 million Euro project to improve sustainable wildlife management and food security in the world's largest terrestrial transfrontier conservation area.
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AFD and Paris 2024 have opened an innovative incubator designed to harness sport as a way of achieving the Sus...
Global Sports Week 2021 marked the one year anniversary of the partnership between AFD and Paris 2024. At this occasion, Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of the AFD, and Tony Estanguet, President o...
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Ministry of finance assesses public finance management with support from cooperation partners
The Angolan Ministry of Finance, with the support of the French Development Agency (AFD), the European Union Delegation (EUD) in Angola, the Swiss Embassy in Angola and other development partners laun...
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Combating Covid-19 in Africa: Already more than €500 M Raised for "Health in Common" Initiative
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted Africa, leading to unprecedented health, social and economic crises. On April 9, France, via the AFD Group, undertook to raise €1.2 billion under the “Covid-19 - Hea...
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A 12 million euro grant to reduce the risk of natural disasters in Lebanon
The French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Solidarités International (SI) signed a 12 million euro grant agreement to fund a natural disaster risk management project wh...
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Response to Covid-19 Crisis: France commits to finance Kenya Red Cross Society and Fresh Life Initiative
On the occasion of Bastille Day, tampered this year, by the running COVID-19 pandemic and mostly virtually celebrated, S.E.Mrs. Aline Kuster Ménager, Ambassador of France to Kenya, Dr. Asha Mohammed,...
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The French Development Agency (AFD) provides 20 million euros in support to Culture and Agriculture sectors in...
On July 16, 2020, two grant agreements have been signed between H.E. Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance, Mrs Valérie Tehio, the French Development Agency (AFD) Country Director as well as H.E. Frederic...
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France and Liberia sign a 10 million euro Grant agreement to support the national TVET policy
The government of Liberia and France through the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed a 10 million euro Grant agreement to support the national policy of Technical, Vocational and Educationa...
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French Development Agency and Syctom support MMDA in Metro Manila waste management
Marie-Pierre Bourzai, Head of the Territories and Enterprises Division of the French Development Agency (AFD) and Jacques Gautier, President of Syctom, the Paris Region Metropolitan Agency for the Tre...
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France supports Palestine in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic
Ramallah, 23 July 2020: The Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Finance Minister of the Palestinian Authority signed a 1.3-million euro grant agreement today, in the presence of th...
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Launching a Coding School at ESA, in Partnership with ITESCIA and the AFD
AFD and the Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (ESA) in Lebanon signed an agreement today to create the ESA Coding Lab, a coding school established in partnership with ITESCIA. It aims to train young promi...
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Solidarity with Lebanon: France calls for Donations
Following the explosions that rocked Beirut last week, destroying entire sections of the city, Fondation de France has issued a call for worldwide solidarity. The goal is to coordinate a maximum amoun...
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TDB and AFD sign a credit line to finance green infrastructure in Africa
On August 14th, Mr Admassu Tadesse, Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) President and Chief Executive, and Ghislain de Valon, AFD Kenya Director, signed a USD 150 million cre...
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TerrAmaz: A new partnership to reconcile the fight against deforestation with development in Amazonia
The TerrAmaz project will serve to support Amazonian communities, starting with five pilot territories in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, in the fight against deforestation and the transition to s...
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