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Supporting Rwanda’s low-carbon and climate-resilient transition through Ireme Invest
AFD is partnering with the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) to scale up climate-smart investments in Rwanda through Ireme Invest – the country’s flagship facility for financing low-carbon and climate-...
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Supporting access to finance for enterprises through banking
Between 2019 and 2022, AFD supported Bank of Kigali in expanding its credit offer to very small, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Rwanda. The project combined a $20 M loan and a €300 K te...
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Aligning Rwanda’s public and private finance with climate goals
AFD supports the Government of Rwanda in aligning public and private financial flows with national climate objectives through a program that strengthens climate-sensitive public financial management a...
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European Union, France and Ethiopia Sign €120 Million Flagship Agreement to Modernise Power and Digital Infra...
Today, in the margins of the Africa Climate Summit 2025 in Addis Ababa, the European Union Delegation to Ethiopia and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), in true Team Europe fashion, joined the G...
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France through AFD Strengthens Partnership with Kenya Across Energy, Urban Development, and Water Sectors
Kenya September 8, 2025 – During her first mission to Kenya, Sandra Kassab, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Africa Director, engaged with key partners and visited flagship projects in Nairobi,...
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Post-earthquake Rural Housing Reconstruction Program
Following the 2023 earthquake, AFD is financing the reconstruction of resilient rural homes in the provinces affected by the February 2023 earthquakes in southeastern Türkiye.
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Statement to FFD4 on financing education for development
In a Joint Statement, on the occasion of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), representatives of governments, public development banks, philanthropic organizations, in...
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Côte d’Ivoire: Yopougon’s future embodied by women
In Abidjan, the Yopougon district embodies the challenges faced by many large African cities: extreme population density, a predominantly informal economy, and persistent inequalities in access to hea...
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Governance – Activity report 2024
AFD Group’s portfolio of governance-related operations touches on a wide variety of themes that encompass the full spectrum of the social contract. The scope of governance covers activities to strengt...
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Improving medical services in Mosul city and Ninawa governorate
This project supports the start of operation of the Medical Research and Care Center in Mosul University. It aims at providing diagnostic and specialized healthcare services, which are currently unava...
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Integrated Land-Sea Ecosystem Conservation in Fuding
The project aims to support Fuding municipality in building an integrated land-sea ecological conservation and management system from the upper watersheds to the coastal ecosystems of mangroves and to...
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Just Energy Transition, Structural Inequities, and Social Mobility: The Case of Mexico
Mexico’s energy transition unfolds in a context of deep structural inequalities and persistently low social mobility. While most households have electricity, large disparities remain in affordability,...
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Institutional Implementation of In-Kind Subsidies for Distributed Generation: Multi-Level Governance and Poli...
This article develops an institutional implementation model for a public policy aimed at replacing traditional residential electricity subsidies with in-kind schemes through the delivery of solar phot...
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Redesigning Electricity Subsidies for Distributed Generation in Mexico: A Fair Transition Model Applied to Nue...
Mexico is faced with a dual energy challenge: to move forward in a transition towards clean sources while meeting the immediate nearshoring demands, calling for a reliable electricity infrastructure....
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Analysis of the Social Impacts and Vulnerabilities Linked to the Just Dimension of an Energy Transition in Mex...
Mexico’s just energy transition (JET) requires addressing both decarbonization and deep social inequalities. This study analyzes four high-impact measures: the retirement of fossil-fuel plants, the ex...
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Infographic - Digital Technology-2024 AFD Group's activity
in 2024, AFD Group took strong action to promote digital infrastructure, services and an economy that work for everyone, while respecting individual freedoms and national sovereignty. With a unified a...
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Comparative analysis of biodiversity measurement approaches for public development banks
Biodiversity loss is a major global challenge, pushing public development banks (PDBs) to align with frameworks such as the GBF, TNFD, and CSRD. To support this, AFD and EBRD assessed six biodiversity...
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Jan KREWER
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Research Fellow (CIFRE PhD Contract)
Commons, Digital, Public Policies
PhD student at the Center for Economics of Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Jan Krewer studies ecologization strategies based on commons in global value chains, particularly in the semiconductor sector...
“Sponge City”: rethinking water resource management in Mianyang
Increasing urban resilience to climate change and increased risks of flooding is a crucial is-sue for Chinese municipalities. AFD is therefore supporting a sponge city project in the He-dong district...
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IUCN launches the Second Edition of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions™
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 10 October 2025 (IUCN) – IUCN has officially launched the Second Edition of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions™ at the IUCN World Conservation Congres...
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