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Group AFD at ChangeNOW

Held from 30 March to 1 April 2026 at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, the ChangeNOW forum will bring together 40,000 participants from 140 countries, showcasing 1,000 innovative solutions and hosti...

AFD and Uganda Development Bank sign €40 Million financing agreement to support Uganda’s economy

The French Development Agency (AFD) and Uganda Development Bank (UDB) have entered into a partnership to further strengthen UDB’s mandate to provide long-term, patient capital to priority sectors of t...

Our history

Agence Française de Développement (AFD) was founded in 1941 and is the world’s oldest development bank. Created by General de Gaulle, the leader of the Free French Forces during the Second World War,...

Building bridges through AI

Fostering India–Africa–France Dialogue to Advance AI for the Common Good

AFD, PROPARCO and French Healthcare are joining forces to boost the international visibility of French healthc...

The French Development Agency (AFD), PROPARCO and the French Healthcare Association today officially signed a strategic partnership agreement, marking a new milestone in the organization and promotion...

Morocco: students find power and purpose through sport

Located near Casablanca, the LEAD Morocco Academy is helping children from underprivileged communities grow through football: building discipline, teamwork, and confidence for the future.

Who controls critical minerals in a fragmented world — and what is left for developing countries?

The energy transition is opening new development opportunities, driven by the growing demand for green technologies. Yet developing countries often remain confined to the role of raw-material supplier...

AFD Group’s 2025 results: targets met despite a challenging context

AFD Group maintained a high level of activity in 2025, in line with 2024, with an estimated €13.7 billion in commitments and around 1,000 new impact-driven projects. At present, more than 4,300 projec...

Our priorities

AFD Group has a mission to help construct a world in common, a world that preserves and protects five important “public goods”: people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership. As an accelerator an...

Elevate, Protect, Transform: Advancing Gender Justice for Women and Girls in Lebanon

Lebanon’s ongoing crises, including the 2024 conflict, have intensified vulnerabilities for women and girls, especially the displaced. With destroyed safe spaces and limited access to health, protecti...

Public debt looms again in sub-Saharan Africa

Public debt levels have increased significantly in sub-Saharan Africa since the late 2000s, raising concerns about over-indebtedness. The issue is examined by four experts in "L’économie africaine 202...

Managing Urban commons in Brazil by drawing on Italian legal and participatory tools

This project aims to adapt legal and participatory tools developed in Italy to the Brazilian context in order to support citizen-led initiatives for managing urban commons. It is based on field studie...

Kenya and AFD Group sign host country agreement

The host country agreement signed with Kenya strengthens the framework that enables AFD Group to continue mobilizing its expertise, financing and partnerships in close alignment with the country’s dev...

AFD Successfully issued their first benchmark of the year, a new €2 billion sustainable bond maturing on Janua...

Being a Sustainable issuance, the proceeds of the bond will be used to finance/refinance a portfolio of loans that meet the criteria defined in the group’s SDG bond issuance framework.

The renewal of urban public transport in Africa

After decades dominated by informal modes of transport – such as minibuses and motorcycle taxis – the African continent has, since the 2010s, been undergoing a real transformation in urban public tran...

Fiji

The second largest economy among the Pacific Islands, the Fiji archipelago has a population of nearly one million, whose daily lives remain deeply rooted in community bonds. Since opening its office i...

5 projects from 19 higher education and research institutions join the “Academia Partnerships Africa-France” ...

Following the call for proposals for the 3rd edition of the “Academia Partnerships Africa-France” (PeA) program, 5 projects have been selected, associating 5 African and 14 French higher education and...

Discover the full scope of AFD’s action in Chad

AFD and Qatar Fund for Development strengthen their cooperation to support the expansion of Saint Joseph Hospi...

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) signed a cooperation agreement today in Doha to jointly support the renovation and expansion of Saint Joseph Hospi...