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Supporting access to finance for enterprises through banking
Between 2019 and 2022, AFD supported Bank of Kigali in expanding its credit offer to very small, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Rwanda. The project combined a $20 M loan and a €300 K te...
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Aligning Rwanda’s public and private finance with climate goals
AFD supports the Government of Rwanda in aligning public and private financial flows with national climate objectives through a program that strengthens climate-sensitive public financial management a...
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European Union, France and Ethiopia Sign €120 Million Flagship Agreement to Modernise Power and Digital Infra...
Today, in the margins of the Africa Climate Summit 2025 in Addis Ababa, the European Union Delegation to Ethiopia and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), in true Team Europe fashion, joined the G...
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France through AFD Strengthens Partnership with Kenya Across Energy, Urban Development, and Water Sectors
Kenya September 8, 2025 – During her first mission to Kenya, Sandra Kassab, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Africa Director, engaged with key partners and visited flagship projects in Nairobi,...
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Côte d’Ivoire: Yopougon’s future embodied by women
In Abidjan, the Yopougon district embodies the challenges faced by many large African cities: extreme population density, a predominantly informal economy, and persistent inequalities in access to hea...
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Otjikoto Biomass Power Station Project
The Otjikoto Biomass Power Station Project aims to support Namibia's energy strategy while combating bush encroachment and restoring savannah-type ecosystems.
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Strengthening biodiversity cooperation between India and Southern Africa
From Assam, India, to the savannas of Southern Africa, national park managers worldwide are collaborating to better protect biodiversity. The Parks & Biodiversity Partnership program, supported by AFD...
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AFD-OECD Joint Workshop
Ministries of Finance, Public Development Banks, Financial Authorities and the Legacy of COP30: Towards Just Transition, Climate and Nature Economic Policy Scenarios
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At the gates of Europe: Albania faces the challenge of convergence
After 45 years of isolation under a totalitarian communist regime headed by the Party of Labor of Albania (1944-1991), in the early 1990s, Albania engaged in a profound transition marked by considerab...
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Transnet and the French Development Agency (AFD), with support of the European Union (EU), announce a key part...
Transnet and the French Development Agency (AFD), with support of the European Union (EU), announce a key partnership to decarbonise South Africa's state-owned ports and railway operator
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Support civil society organizations for local development in Burundi
The content of this project brief is the sole responsibility of AFD and does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union. For more than 15 years, AFD has been working alongside the civil s...
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Central and Eastern Asia Regional Office
Central and Eastern Asia encompasses two subregions of the Asian continent: Central Asia, which stretches from the Caspian Sea to Mongolia, and Eastern Asia, which extends eastward to southern China....
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Promoting education in Burundi for peace and equal opportunities
Education is a cornerstone of social cohesion and human capital, and a powerful engine for development. Since 2006, AFD has been providing continuous support to the education sector in Burundi to help...
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From research to action for a fairer green transition
In South Africa, Mexico, Colombia and Indonesia, researchers are doing more than studying inequality. They are working with governments to identify ways of making the ecological transition an opportun...
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“Planet 2025-2030” roadmap: AFD accelerates the transition with concrete and sustainable commitments
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) group reaffirms its position as France's leading climate and biodiversity financier in developing countries and French overseas territories. With its "Planet 20...
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Lagos State partners with AFD, European Union, and European Investment Bank to launch Omi Eko project
The Lagos State Government, with support from the French Development Agency (AFD), European Union (EU), and European Investment Bank (EIB), is set to revolutionize ferry transport with the launch of t...
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Laurane VEPIERRE
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Research Fellow (CIFRE PhD Contract)
Agriculture, Agrarian Systems, Public Policy
PhD student at AgroParisTech (Department of Comparative Agriculture) and AFD, Laurane Vepierre studies an approach to integrate the diversity of agricultural structures into macroeconomic models.
Official launch of FEXTE Kenya–Tanzania–Uganda–France (KTUF) partnership on geothermal development
The Association Française des Professionnels de la Géothermie (AFPG) is proud to announce the official launch of the FEXTE KTUF Partnership on Geothermal Development, implemented by AFPG with the supp...
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Tristan-Aurel MOULINE
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Associate Chief Executive Officer
Tristan-Aurel Mouline has been Associate Chief Executive Officer of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group since 2025. In this role, he oversees strategy and partnerships, supervises risk manag...
Paris Dialogue - Acting together for sustainable development
Established in 2023 by AFD, IEA, ICC, CEB, OECD, OIF, and UNESCO, the Paris Dialogue initiative is the result of a shared observation: international, European, and French institutions must cooperate d...
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