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AFD Continues to Support Rwanda's Covid-19 Response
On May 27, on the sidelines of the visit of the President of the French Republic to Rwanda, Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana, Minister of Economy and Economic Planning of Rwanda, and Mr. Rémy Rioux, Director Ge...
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AFD Supports the Policy of Sports Excellence in Schools in Rwanda
On May 27, during the official visit of the President of the French Republic to Rwanda, Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana, Minister of Economy and Economic Planning of Rwanda, and Mr. Rémy Rioux, Director Genera...
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AFD Signs an MoU With TRACE Global and Senghor University
Agence Française de Développement (AFD), TRACE Global and the Senghor University met in Johannesburg today to sign a Memorandum of Understanding. The three signatories will collaborate on a project to...
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AFD and INCA Portfolio Managers sign agreement to finance public services in intermediate cities
Johannesburg, 29 May 2021. Agence Française de Développement (AFD), INCA Portfolio Managers (IPM) and the Swiss State Secretariat of Economic Affairs (SECO) met in Pretoria today to sign a financial a...
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France and South Africa join forces to protect biodiversity in South Africa and on Reunion Island, with the su...
Pretoria, Saturday 29 May 2021. A bipartite agreement between South African National Parks (SANParks - the public institution managing South Africa’s national parks) and Agence Française de Développem...
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AgroParisTech "SUEZ - Water for All" Chair: four-year partnership to meet the climatic and urban challenges of...
AgroParisTech, SUEZ, the Fondation SUEZ with Agence Française de Développement and ESSEC Business School, in association with the Agence de l’Eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse, have committed to establishi...
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Lebanon: AFD, IECD and Semeurs d’Avenir Launch the "Maharat Li Loubnan 2" Project to Support Technical and Pro...
Under the high patronage of the French Ambassador to Lebanon, H.E. Mrs. Anne Grillo, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Institut Européen de Coopération et Développement (IECD), in pa...
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France, via its public development bank, and Smart Africa to support African data protection
On April 27 2021, Mr. Lacina Koné, Director General of the Smart Africa Secretariat, a non-governmental organization registered in Kigali, and Mr. Christian Yoka, Regional Director for the French Deve...
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AFD successfully launches its new long 7-year SDG Benchmark Transaction
On Monday 07th June 2021, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), rated AA / AA (S&P / Fitch) (Stable / Negative) successfully launched a new EUR 1.5 billion SDG bond maturing on November 25th 2028....
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Cambodia: A New Wild Honey Label to Stimulate Rural Development
Wild honey has been cultivated in Cambodia for centuries, but it’s only recently that a new label aiming to maximize its commercial success and facilitate rural development has been launched. AFD has...
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The Sahel: No Security without Development
Few regions illustrate the close relationship between security and development more than the Sahel. On the heels of the third General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance, of which AFD Group is a member, Fr...
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Making Water More Accessible in Niger
In Abalak in western Niger, less than two-thirds of the town of 30,000 have access to regularly running water. That is set to change. FICOL (the French local authorities financing facility), AFD and t...
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The Numbers are in: Improved Access to Healthcare for 52 million thanks to AFD Financing in 2021
Last year AFD Group allocated financing of €826 million to the health and social protection sectors worldwide. In 2022, it will continue the "Health in Common" initiative launched in 2020.
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Cambodia’s Largest Water Treatment Plant Now 60% complete
Construction works on Cambodia's largest water treatment plant are now 60% completed, announced the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority during a field visit with officials from the ministries of Indust...
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Protecting Green Oases for Food Security in Niger
Located in a semi-arid zone in Niger, the oasis basins of Gouré are threatened by dessertification. And yet, these tiny islands of crops are essential to the life of local residents. In response to th...
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Turkey: a New Public Hospital to meet Growing Demand
Along with Turkey’s growing population comes a greater demand for health services. With EU financing and implemented by AFD, Turkey’s Health Ministry has overseen the construction of a new hospital in...
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AFD's New Office in Rwanda: “Symbolic of France’s Return”
Days after the inauguration of AFD Group’s new offices Kigali, its director examines the significance of France’s momentous return to Rwanda. The office opening comes ahead of the commemorations of Rw...
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India: National Startup Challenge for Innovative Waste Management
The year 2022 saw major advances in France’s commitment to reducing plastic waste, with its decision to ban plastic packaging for nearly all fruit and vegetables, for example. India is also doing its...
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Chiefdoms’ Roads Lead to Paris in Major Exhibit of Cameroonian Art
It’s a visual tour of a religious and cultural universe still very much alive in Cameroon. Until July 17, the Quai Branly Museum in Paris is hosting the exhibition "On the road to the chiefdoms of Cam...
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Beirut: a Healthcare Center for the Disadvantaged
The Lebanese healthcare system is under severe strain, prompting AFD to intervene through the Minka Peace and Resilience fund, to ensure the provision of quality and sustainable care. The project will...
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