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“I didn’t exist”: Ending the Ordeal of Haiti’s Undocumented
In Haiti, millions of people live with no official identification – and therefore no legal existence. Their administrative invisibility complicates every aspect of their daily lives, from access to es...
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Thai, Swahili, Arabic...AFD Speaks more and more Languages
AFD already publishes in French, English, Spanish, and Portuguese. But to better meet the needs of our partners and beneficiaries, we’re now publishing some of our articles, research documents, and vi...
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Senegal : students’ professional integration in retail and distribution
What difficulties need to be overcome and what possible solutions to promote the professional integration of students on the African continent? Some answers from Professors Souad Djelassi and Mbaye Fa...
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“Women are the Backbone of Agriculture in Haiti”
Women farmers in Haiti face a host of challenges: lack of access to public services and water, climate change… On the occasion of the International Day of Rural Women, we went out to meet four Haitian...
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Colombia: a Key Tool for the Energy Transition
With more than 50% of its exports concentrated in oil and coal, the Colombian economy is highly vulnerable to the energy transition. This highlights an apparent tension between the climate and biodive...
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Three Measures to Step Up Biodiversity Mainstreaming in Finance
Increase pro-nature finance. This is one of the issues on the table at COP16 on Biodiversity, which is being held from 21 October to 1 November in Cali, in Colombia. Several measures can already be ta...
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Climate Change: Promoting and Supporting Citizen Engagement
The climate emergency is prompting calls across the globe demanding more active citizen participation. We are seeing a proliferation of initiatives and schemes geared towards this, including in operat...
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Findings from a Study on Citizenship Education in Emerging and Developing Countries
AFD and the Education for Citizenship and International Solidarity (ECIS) consultation group have published a report on ECIS organizations in Africa, Asia and Latin America, providing a clearer pictur...
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Strengthening Disaster Resilience for a Safer Future
To effectively mitigate or avoid the impacts of extreme weather events, careful planning and preparation are essential. Following the 2024 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13,...
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How to reduce greenhouse gas emissions without reducing growth? AFD has solutions
The 30th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP30), taking place in Belém, Brazil, from November 10 to 21, 2025, is a fresh opportunity for countries to step up their climate commitments. Es...
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AFD Group Takes a Look Back on Ten Years of Sustainable Bond Issuances
To mark the 10th anniversary of its first sustainable bond issuance, AFD Group organized a special conference on November 18, 2024, to present its new bond framework aligned with the Sustainable Devel...
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Third call for proposals for Academia Partnerships Africa-France projects: “Be creative, be original!”
How can we foster the construction of academia partnerships between Africa and France geared to contributing to countries’ sustainable development? Now that the third edition of the Academia Partnersh...
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A cutting-edge training center in Djibouti to tackle youth unemployment
With over 75% of Djibouti’s young population unemployed, the country faces a critical challenge. To address this issue, a training center for jobs in port professions was opened on November 21. Funded...
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Africa’s Great Green Wall: a COP16 Priority against Desertification
To mark the opening of COP16 in Riyadh by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, we look at the Great Green Wall (GGW), the flagship initiative by the African Union and supported by AFD. Led by...
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Palestinian Territories: a Model Hospital for Healthcare and Sustainability
AFD is supporting an ambitious project to renovate and expand Saint Joseph's Hospital in the Palestinian Territories. With additional financing from the PEEB Med program, in partnership with the Europ...
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One Water Summit: laying the groundwork for action ahead of the UN Water Conference in 2026
On December 3, France, Kazakhstan and the World Bank Group co-organized the One Water Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the margins of the COP16 of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. Having...
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Where does AFD Group's global investment money come from?
How does AFD Group finance the projects it supports around the world? Answers in this video.
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AFD Group Annual Meetings: stronger partnerships to face challenges together
AFD Group’s Annual Meetings, held from January 6 to 10 in Paris, brought together agency directors from across the world, representatives of the French government, researchers, economists, and leaders...
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The first seminar of the Academia Partnerships Africa-France (PeA) program: a unique collaboration
From December 10-12, 2024, the Institut Français in Cotonou hosted the first seminar of the Academia Partnerships Africa-France (PeA) program. Organized by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Cam...
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Latin America invests in renewable energy to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels
Having marked the International Day of Clean Energy on January 26, we turn our attention to Latin America, where there is huge potential to ramp up renewable energy use. In Argentina, AFD has establis...
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