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7 Development Highlights of 2023
From the management of natural disasters to climate and biodiversity protection and the reform of financial systems in vulnerable countries, AFD Group provided vital support across the globe in 2023....
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Looking Back on 2023 and Reflecting on What Development Means
From war and the worldwide difficulties to which it has given rise, to tensions between the global north and south, 2023 has been a dramatic year. What are some of the highlights, and what can we expe...
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Fighting for Female Farmers in West Africa
In Côte d’Ivoire, two-thirds of rural women work in agriculture, but as many as 75% of them live below the poverty line. They also face physical and other forms of violence. For the past three years,...
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"Atlas" of Latin America and the Caribbean: 17 Sustainable Development Initiatives
Latin America is considered a champion of sustainable development, with pioneering initiatives that have been replicated not only across the region, but around the world. Some of the most innovative p...
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Increasing Access to Essential Services in Burundi
An estimated 15% of Burundi’s population is food insecure and many lack reliable access to essential services. AFD is backing the improvement of services in a variety of sectors, from health and educa...
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Soccer: A Playmaker in Africa's Development
A new collection of wide-ranging analyses of Africa’s economies and social issues is out now. In the 2024 edition of L’Économie Africaine (“African Economies”), one chapter is even devoted to soccer,...
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Pakistan: Harnessing Hydropower to make Energy Sustainable
Faced with growing demand for energy and a reliance on imported fossil fuels, Pakistan is beginning to tap its immense hydropower potential. In the approach to the International Day of Renewable Energ...
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African Economies 2024: Light at the end of the Tunnel?
Over the past year, economic growth across the African continent remained higher than global growth rates, but it was slower than in 2022. What explains the slowdown of some, and the advance of others...
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Beyond the Olympics: Vanquishing Inequality through Sports
Arnaud Assoumani, a Paralympian who will be competing in the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is at the starting blocks. The long jump and triple jump athlete from the French overseas territor...
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France's Half Billion euro Boost to Rwanda's Health, Training and Climate
During his historic visit to Rwanda in 2021, President Emmanuel Macron made the commitment that “Team France” would mobilize €500 million by the end of 2023 to support Rwanda's development strategy. T...
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Slam Poetry and Self-Fulfillment
Changing Lives, Part 1 Who are the men and women who carry out the projects supported by AFD Group and work for sustainable development? We’ve been finding out, in a new series we’re calling “Changi...
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The Commons: Unleashing its Potential Across Africa
“The Commons” are shared resources managed independently by a community. To what extent do they contribute to objectives of general interest? How can public bodies safeguard these resources? The co-au...
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Finding Innovative Development Solutions in North Africa
Some entrepreneurs sought to fight pollution; for others the goal was to promote inclusion. In their own ways, they have all taken action. The four winners of North Africa’s first call for proposals i...
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AFD to Open Office in Ukraine
In July 2024, Agence Française de Développement plans to open a representative office in Kiev. Following two support loans in 2022, AFD will now provide financing for sustainable development actions i...
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Enriching soil fertility worldwide for food security
In the face of growing food insecurity, the issue of land degradation and soil fertility is more crucial than ever. Committed to implementing the ecological and agricultural transition worldwide, AFD...
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Promoting Benin’s Heritage & Tourism: the Biggest Cultural Project Ever Financed by AFD
Changing Lives, Part 2 Who are the men and women who carry out the projects supported by AFD Group and promote sustainable development? We’ve been finding out, in a new series we’re calling “Changing...
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The Degradation of Ecosystems in Africa
A recent study by experts from AFD and the Sahel and Sahara Observatory confirms that several countries in Africa are suffering from severe ecological degradation. The findings are detailed in the fi...
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Artificial Intelligence: Threat or Opportunity?
With an estimated four billion people voting in elections in more than 60 countries this year, observers fear the increasing use of artificial intelligence will pose problems for the political process...
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The Question of our Era: What to do about Climate Migration
International organizations are struggling to agree on how to deal with the massive population displacements linked to climate change and environmental crises. In a recently published book on African...
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Vietnam: A New kind of Workshop to Contribute to Climate Resilient Architecture
A workshop on climate change resilient architecture and landscape was held in Son La and Hanoi, Vietnam, from April 1 to 18. It involved 50 students from Hanoi Architecture University’s French-speakin...
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