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A survey on the perception of development policy in four African countries

Tag Africa Côte d'Ivoire Kenya Democratic Republic of the Congo Senegal
Une étude de perception de l'APD cible quatre pays.
How is France's development policy perceived in Africa? How is its concrete impact assessed, and how can we better meet people’s expectations? To get key insights, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) commissioned Ipsos to conduct a perception survey of 4,099 people in October and November 2024 across four AFD partner countries (Kenya, Senegal, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Côte d'Ivoire). This listening-focused approach revealed strong support as well as expectations for close relationships.
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Impacts

Accelerating electrification and supporting the clean energy transition in Sub-Saharan Africa

Tag Climate Energy Africa Guinea Kenya Democratic Republic of the Congo Tanzania
Electricité Afrique
With close to 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa still living without electricity, the Mission 300 program, an initiative led by the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank, aims to connect 300 million people to the electricity grid by 2030, while also facilitating the transition to clean energy. AFD has committed €1 billion to support this program.
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Congo Confronted with Series of Epidemics, but a New Project Provides Boost to Healthcare System

Tag Health and Social Protection Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo
Une infirmière de Kinshasa en RDC
In the poorest areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, the emergency health situation is causing high maternal and infant mortality. The Promekin II project has supported two maternity wards being set up in the capital Kinshasa, and mobile clinics and awareness campaigns have enabled the country to better cope with a series of epidemics.
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Combating Cholera in the Congo by Renovating Water Infrastructure

Tag Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Health and Social Protection Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eau RDC
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is home to half of Africa’s water reserves, but only a quarter of the DRC’s population has access to affordable drinking water. Deteriorating infrastructure has contaminated the water, causing diseases such as typhoid fever, amoebic dysentery and cholera. An AFD-backed project has renovated the water supply infrastructure to make water cleaner and safer to use.
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