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Tanzania: Improving Cancer Treatment with More Health Professionals and Better Facilities
While cancer treatment is improving in much of Sub-Saharan Africa, countries like Tanzania still lack the necessary facilities to provide adequate care. But the Tanzania Comprehensive Cancer Project o...
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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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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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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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COP28: “Public Development Banks can Rise to the Challenge”
The 28th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP28) will be held from November 30 to December 12, in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. The stakes for the planet are immense: from runaway gr...
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Mauritius: Africa’s First Multisport Olympic Academy to Train World Class Athletes
A grueling regime of close to four hours of training per day. Coaching in sports ranging from judo to soccer, as well as in nutrition and leadership. It’s all part of a program to train youngsters for...
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Uzbekistan: more production, with less environmental impact
Uzbekistan has launched a series of reforms to green its economy and ensure that it becomes a driver of growth, while limiting the environmental impact of development. A goal that was lauded by French...
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School Canteens: Part of “the Biggest Social Protection Plan in the World”
The first global meeting of the School Meals Coalition took place this week, as part of an urgent effort to improve school canteens and expand children’s access to regular, healthy meals. And as we fi...
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"Cultural and Creative Industries Promote Employment and Social Cohesion"
On October 6-8 in Paris, the first Création Africa forum for cultural and creative industries (CCI) will feature fast-growing sectors such as TV series, animation, video games, and comics. How does AF...
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In Regions Afflicted by Conflict and Crisis, Making Development Sustainable
In regions caught up in conflict and crises, conducting development work can be difficult, and ensuring the benefits last can be even harder. That’s why projects require careful monitoring and a multi...
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Using Monitoring and Evaluation for more effective Public Policy
Monitoring and evaluation at AFD is changing radically to become a genuine decision-making tool. Using new and innovative approaches to data collection and analysis, AFD is among a small but growing g...
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Finance in Common Summit 2023: the Progress Made - and the Road Ahead
In the race against time to meet the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, attention is turning to the more than 500 public development banks worldwide. Their involvement is becoming increasingly urg...
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Development Banks Work together to make the Oceans a Priority
From pollution and over-exploitation to climate change, the ongoing degradation of the oceans calls for the mobilization of everyone concerned. That's why on September 5, at the fourth annual Finance...
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Africa Climate Summit: Rwanda to be a “Trailblazer” in Green Finance
For more than 15 years, Rwanda has placed climate change and the sustainability of its economy at the forefront of its national strategy. Doing so however, requires an overhaul of the entire financia...
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Oceans: A New System to Protect Marine Biodiversity in Argentina - and Beyond
With 5,000 km of coastline, Argentina is working towards establishing, for the first time, a national system to monitor the abundant coastal and marine biodiversity around the country and beyond. By k...
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“More tech companies are developing in Africa than in the rest of the world”
Digital technology is playing an increasingly prominent role in Africa’s economic development. In fact, more tech companies are developing across the continent than in the rest of the world. In the ap...
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AFD is "more Latin American than you think!"
Until June 10, France is celebrating the tenth edition of Latin America and Caribbean Weeks. On this occasion, AFD Group is organizing a series of events aimed at deepening the links between the two r...
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Ethiopia: Reviving Agriculture in Areas Afflicted by Conflict
The two-year civil war that wracked Ethiopia until last fall claimed tens of thousands of lives and destroyed vast swathes of the natural environment. It also wreaked havoc on food security and agricu...
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Suriname: Improving Waste Treatment for a Cleaner Environment and Better Human Health
Open rubbish dumps, rapidly expanding landfills and the open-air burning of waste are damaging both the environment and human health in Suriname. Lacking infrastructure and robust regulation, the smal...
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“We Cannot Develop Sustainably if we Lack the Resources”
Often overlooked in discussion of development are the financial and strategic changes required to shift economies from fossil fuels to greener alternatives – and the need to overcome lingering debt....
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