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COP26: The AFD Program
COP26, the 26th annual climate summit, is being held in Glasgow, where world leaders, environmentalists, public development banks and members of the business community engage in talks on climate issue...
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Linking social protection and the environment: perspectives in South East Asia
What are the connections between environmental changes and social protection? How to articulate social protection and environmental protection in public policies? What are the perspectives on the matt...
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Energy Transition Metals’ extraction and Sustainable development goals (SDG)
What are the development issues in Southern countries associated with the extraction of metals needed for renewable energy technologies?
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Migration and Representation: How to Facilitate Change?
As part of International Migrants Day 2021, the Musée national de l'histoire de l'immigration (National Museum of Immigration History) with its partners, is organizing a program from December 13 to 18...
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6th EU-AU Summit’s Side Event “(Un)Equal Africa: How to ensure equitable trajectories to prosperity?”
How do inequalities arise and persist in Africa? How can they be reduced in the context of Covid-19 and climate change?
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Digital labour platforms: What challenges and opportunities for Argentina?
What are the effects of app-based platforms for the personal service sector on workers’ conditions? What challenges and opportunities are arising in Argentina? How does it compare with experiences acr...
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Digital Energy Challenge Call for Projects - Information webinars
Are you looking to boost your digital innovation project in the energy sector in Africa? Are you involved in energy transition projects in this region? The Digital Energy Challenge is for you. The 202...
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Gender Equality and Climate Change Finance: The Role of Public Development Banks
On 16 March, please join Government of France, Government of Morocco, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), African Development Bank (AfDB), European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD),...
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Supporting Smallholder Farmers in Egypt
Paris, France, June 2025 – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Essam and May Allam Foundation, Louis Dreyfus Foundation and Sawiris Foundation launched a pilot project « Innovative climate-sm...
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Public development banks launch Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0 after original initiative delivered on its target ...
• Public development banks launch Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0 at the UN Ocean Conference, setting a new €3 billion financing target for 2026–2030 to tackle ocean plastic pollution. • The original Cle...
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Myanmar: Women Working for Sustainable Energy
The NGO Geres, is addressing the lack of electricity in Myanmar’s remote rural areas, and implementing a project to distribute sustainable energy.
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Infographic - Our Governance Activity in 2023
In 2023, AFD committed 1.8 billion euros in the area of governance, or 10% of AFD Group’s commitments. Our activity aims to build fair and inclusive societies that respect the freedoms and rights o...
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What's next for investment in the African cultural and creative industries?
As support for African Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) gathers momentum, now is a fitting time to take stock of where we are today and to think ahead to the opportunities and challenges before...
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Infographic - Urban Development and Support for Local Authorities in 2023
AFD provides cities with support for taking up the challenges of urban growth, social and territorial inequalities, and vulnerability of urban areas. AFD committed a total of nearly €3 billion in f...
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Skills ecosystem mapping of MSMEs located within the Nkangala District Municipality
This paper examines the skills ecosystem for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nkangala District Municipality (NDM), Mpumalanga—a coal-dependent region central to South Africa’s Just Ener...
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The Impact of the Green Transition on Jobs in South Africa
One of the key issues in policy discussions over addressing climate concerns the ways in which countries need to and can balance the combating of climate change with job creation and economic developm...
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TechTalks: “Unseen and Unheard: How Technology Facilitates Gender-Based Violence and What We Can Do About It”
From harassment to sexual exploitation and forced prostitution, including doxxing (the malicious publication of personal information) and deepfakes (AI-manipulated pornographic imagery), gender-based...
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Activity Report 2025
At the Presidential Council for International Partnerships (CPPI) convened on April 4, 2025, development policy was reaffirmed as a cornerstone of France’s international engagement, alongside diplomac...
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TechTalks: Innovation Driving Transitions
Do you want to understand the role of digital transformation in the development of countries? Organized by AFD’s Emerging Tech Lab, the #TechTalk webinars offer a space for reflection on these ongo...
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