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Youth Community Center “Somos”: recognition, inclusion and sexual health
The Youth Community Center “Somos” is a model of care that integrates training, sexual and mental health care, access to HIV and other STI prevention strategies, and quality health services, in order...
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Digital Energy Challenge 2025: Five projects recognized in Dakar
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) announced the five winners of the 2025 Digital Energy Challenge during an event held in Dakar, which brought together more than 100 energy players from across A...
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AFD Bouaké SERIOUS Road Safety Project Awarded Prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award
The groundbreaking AFD-funded SERIOUS project (SystEm for suRveIllance of rOad and health accidentS), an innovative digital initiative that transforms road safety data management in Bouaké, Ivory Coas...
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Carbon market integrity: How to move beyond the limitations and uncertainties?
Carbon markets are expanding rapidly, driven by net-zero commitments and the rise of compliance mechanisms. Yet their environmental integrity remains fragile: information asymmetries, over-crediting,...
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14th AFD-JICA Regular Dialogue Held in Tokyo: Strengthening Strategic Partnership for the Future of Developmen...
The 14th Retreat between the Agence française de développement (AFD) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was held in Tokyo. This Retreat was conducted under the Memorandum of Coopera...
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AFD in 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...
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Working with Papua New Guineans to protect nature – the SoNG project
Officially launched in December 2025, the SoNG project aims to preserve Papua New Guinea’s rich biodiversity in close collaboration with local communities, who depend on it for their livelihoods and c...
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Why does AFD also finance China, India, Brazil and Türkiye?
China, India, Brazil, Türkiye… Why does the AFD Group also operate in these major emerging economies, often perceived as established powers rather than “natural” priorities for development aid? Becaus...
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2024 Sustainable Development Goal bond reporting
In 2020, to increase the consistency of its 100% Paris Agreement and 100% Social Link commitments with its presence on the markets, the AFD Group set up a framework for bond issues aligned with the Su...
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Combining expertise and financing solutions from Public Development Banks and insurers to respond to climate risk
Developing countries are 15x more vulnerable to climate-related mortality, yet insurance is still underused as a financial resilience tool. IDRIMA, the Integrated Disaster Risk Management Alliance...
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Unseen and Unheard: How Technology Facilitates Gender-Based Violence and What We Can Do About It
This conference is part of the "TechTalks" series.
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Innovation at AFD Group: Funding, supporting, anticipating
Whether social, technological, financial, or methodological, innovation is central to AFD Group’s activity and to the action of the two funds it hosts: the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM...
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Research Facility on Inequalities: First Phase (2017-2020)
Endowed with 4 million euros delegated by the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships (INTPA), the first phase of the Research Facility on Inequalities was set up for...
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Armenia
Present in Armenia since 2013, AFD Group finances and accelerates transitions toward a more just and sustainable future. It supports projects to address climate change and social inequalities through...
Regions and countries
AGREENFI: Greener agricultural and rural financing
The AGREENFI label encourages banks to play a more active role in financing the agricultural sector. Its specific focus is on family farming, the processing and development of agricultural products, s...
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Suppliers
AFD Group would like to develop balanced relationships with its suppliers, in line with its commitments. Three key principles guide our procurement approach: fairness and transparency in access to AF...
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Project preparation funds
Partnership tools to ensure needs are taken into account upstream. Project preparation funds are used to finance feasibility studies and technical assistance in order to prepare future investment p...
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Demographic and Social Transition
In the coming decades, rapid global population growth will continue, especially in Africa. Yet while some countries have just begun their demographic transition or see a resurgence in birthrates, othe...
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Political and Civic Transition
Citizen participation, non-discrimination, effective public action, accountability, and transparency of institutions are the key points of focus for political and civic transitions. Buoyed since 2016...
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Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is a major hydrocarbon exporter and must succeed in diversifying its economy. This shift will involve development of transport, the private sector, clean energy, and sustainable tourism, am...
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