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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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Minka: an instrument for peace and resilience
Dedicated to preventing and responding to crises and violent conflict, Minka finances projects before, during, and after crises in countries that are priorities for French foreign policy.
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From Research to Action – Critical Minerals in the Mid-Transition
Risks, Financing, and Partnerships for a Just European Strategy
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Ex-post evaluation of AFD policy-based loans in Georgia
The evaluation covers AFD support through PBL (policy-based loans) to Georgia’s social welfare policies since 2016, in two main phases: i) a non-targeted multisectoral budget support programme, co-fin...
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Evaluation of AFD’s Sunref Program and Transformational Credit Line to Industrial Development Corporation (IDC...
AFD supported three consecutive projects implemented by the IDC in South Africa between 2012 and 2024, aiming to strengthen IDC’s contribution to reducing the country’s carbon footprint and energy int...
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Résumé d'évaluation du projet YEEB (PPI)
The YEEB project conducted by People Power Inclusion (PPI) aimed to strengthen youth employability and entrepreneurship in Cairo and Assiut while promoting gender equality and economic inclusion. This...
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Sustainability statement: AFD Group’s transparency initiative
With the publication of its first sustainability statement – produced on a voluntary basis ahead of the legal requirements that will apply from 2028 – AFD Group has reached a new milestone in transpar...
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[Feature report] France’s G7 presidency: urgent collective action on global crises
Amid multiple, interrelated crises, development has returned to the center of the international agenda. Meeting in Paris as part of France’s G7 presidency, public decision-makers and financing actors...
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Overseas France
For more than 80 years, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has supported the sustainable development of local authorities and businesses across the French overseas territories. In 2025, AFD Group...
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Rethinking the role of public development banks through research
Researchers and experts from around the world gathered in Clermont-Ferrand, France, to discuss the role of public development banks in an evolving international financial architecture. The event contr...
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Supporting the growth of Baishan while preserving water resources
The project aims to improve water and sanitation infrastructure for the growing population of Jiangyuan district in Baishan, located in Jilin province, and protect valuable water resources in the Chan...
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Feeding Jinan’s heating network with heat from wastewater
In Jinan, heat from wastewater will be recovered to supply collective heating for two of the city’s districts. This innovative energy generation technology is in keeping with national objectives of pr...
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Restoring Qixian wetlands with nature-based solutions
The Changyuan River restoration project in Shanxi province relies on nature-based solutions to restore essential ecological heritage and increase the capacity of local ecosystems to adapt to climate c...
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Preserving and developing the biodiversity of Tianma Nature Reserve
Located in Anhui Province, Tianma National Nature Reserve is home to abundant biodiversity but faces major ecological and economic challenges. AFD is providing financial and technical support to local...
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A gas-fired trigeneration system helps Qingdao transition to a low-carbon model
In Qingdao in Shandong province, AFD is supporting the development of a natural gas-fired trigeneration power plant. This innovative energy generation project aims to reduce the carbon intensity of th...
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Recovering forest residue to heat a district of Yichun
Heilongjiang Province in northeast China is pursuing renewable energy and recovering wood residue by building a biomass cogeneration power plant. AFD is providing support and assistance for this proje...
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