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Agence française de développement successfully prices a new 4.125% EUR 1.5 billion benchmark due 25 May 2034
On Wednesday 9 September 2026, Agence française de développement (AFD), rated A+ (stable) by S&P and A+ (stable) by Fitch, successfully issued a new EUR 1.5 billion short 8-year benchmark due 25 May 2...
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How do we Measure Adaptation to Climate Change?
Since 2015, AFD Group has stepped up its commitment to initiatives that boost adaptation to climate change. A recent evaluation of 35 projects with an "adaptation" component in sub-Saharan Africa enab...
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Holistic Forest Conservation in Madagascar: Is it Working?
The lush forests of Madagascar are home to a bewildering variety of wildlife and biodiversity. But they are threatened by deforestation and the destruction of natural habitats. The Holistic Forest Con...
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Amal – Hope: Bringing hope through jobs for young Jordanians and Syrian refugees
Directly support 1,350 young Jordanians and Syrian refugees to increase their employability and help them become economically empowered through market-driven training, job placement and entrepreneursh...
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Marie-Pierre BOURZAI
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Director, Latin America Department
Latin America, urban development, external action by local authorities
PEA - TCHAD Project: partnership for energy transition
Build an international training centre for electrical engineering in Chad – this is the ambition of the PEA-TCHAD project, which was selected for the first edition of the “Academia Partnerships Africa...
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Mauritania
A bridge between the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa, Mauritania is a large and diverse country, home to 5 million people across more than one million square kilometers. It is rich in natural resources...
Regions and countries
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Blue Carbon Facility: financing the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems
The Blue Carbon Facility is a program that supports the protection of "blue" carbon (the carbon captured and stored by coastal and marine ecosystems) through pilot projects focused on strengthening kn...
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Observatory of Contemporary Ukraine
Ukraine is today at the heart of the priorities of many French public and development actors, yet academic expertise on the country remains scattered and has little visibility. Backed by AFD, the Obse...
Research project
PEEB: a tool for transforming the building sector
Launched in 2016 at COP22 in Marrakech, the Partnership for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB) supports the transformation of the building sector in line with the Paris Agreement.
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Strengthening the high-voltage electricity network
A program to support ESKOM's investments into strengthening its high-voltage electricity network, in order to ensure the integration of renewable energy production facilities planned or under construc...
Project
Track Adapt: Developing a Methodology to Measure Progress on Urban Climate Change Adaptation
The Track Adapt research project aims to develop a new methodology, based on the GAP-Track monitoring system, to closely assess progress on urban adaptation to climate change. It will help build a sha...
Research project
Pilot Project on Blue Carbon Ecosystems
This project is part of AFD’s Blue Carbon Facility, which aims to accelerate the protection and restauration of coastal ecosystems with high carbon sequestration potential, such as mangroves and seagr...
Project
Program to support BP in deploying its program to support women's entrepreneurship
This project aims to support Banco Popular in its objective of financing micro, small and me- dium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) owned by women, and businesses that promote equality be- tween men and wome...
Project
TAGHYYR: Access to employment for youth
Provide youth with demand-driven training that leads to employment in the hospitality sector. Promote a systemic change in the way stakeholders en-gage in TVET (Technical Vocational Education and Trai...
Project
TANMYEH: Access to Vocational Training, Employment and Development
Supporting 2,000 young Jordanians and Syrian refugees in accessing employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in the manufacturing industrial hubs of Zarqa, Irbid, Amman and the entrepreneurial hub...
Project
How is Ethiopia transforming its electricity and digital networks?
The RISED project (Renewable, Integrated, Sustainable Energy & Digitalisation) supports Ethiopia’s electricity-sector transformation through four pillars: grid modernisation and rehabilitation, digita...
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Public Payment Guarantees: mitigating the risk of payment defaults by public entities
Public Payment Guarantees (PPGs) facilitate State mobilization of private expertise and investment in development projects by limiting the risk incurred by the private sector. It can be mobilized for...
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