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21 April 2026
Empowering a New Generation of African Leaders: Transformative African Leadership
Led by a pan-African consortium of leading universities, from Morocco to Kenya, including Senegal and South Africa, Transformative African Leadership (TAL) is much more than a training program. It is an 8-month program designed for professionals already engaged, already in positions of responsibility, and ready to take the next step in leading systemic transformations for…
26 March 2026
75 impact-driven African entrepreneurs support each other through two new Social & Inclusive Business Camps
In East Africa and North Africa, two new cohorts of the Social & Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC) have just been launched. Over a six-month period, 75 impact-driven entrepreneurs will receive support to develop innovative solutions to the continent’s social and environmental challenges. They are working on solutions in agroecology, clean energy, the circular economy, and…
10 July 2025
Podcast – Des Nouvelles de Demain
For its second series of episodes, the French language podcast series Des nouvelles de demain [News from Tomorrow] is offering fresh avenues of exploration. Five new themes structure the podcast collection: New languages of democracy, Sketches of the living, Intimacies, Living societies, and New economies, new territories. Like the first, this second series is available on all…
28 April 2025
2025 SIBC BOOTCAMP – 37 women entrepreneurs gathered in Côte d’Ivoire to maximize their social and environmental impact!
For the first time in the history of the Social and Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC), the bootcamp was held in Côte d’Ivoire from 2 to 8 April 2025. Historically organized in Marseille, this intensive and immersive event aims to make participants and partners live transformational experiences to multiply their desire and capacity for action. For…
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08 April 2024
Podcast – Des Nouvelles de Demain
For its second series of episodes, the French language podcast series Des nouvelles de demain [News from Tomorrow] is offering fresh avenues of exploration. Five new themes structure the podcast collection: New languages of democracy, Sketches of the living, Intimacies, Living societies, and New economies, new territories. Like the first, this second series is available on all…
08 April 2024
FOCUS ON TRAINING – Community Leadership Training
By the Campus AFD and the DCV team With the “Training Focus” series, we are pleased to share a detailed presentation of a Campus AFD course using a joint interview format involving both the course designers and a learner. Experimentation and collective intelligence are on the menu of a new Community Leadership Training programme. It…
16 March 2024
Environment, social and governance: the AFD group in the world top 10
Like other organizations, the AFD group is assessed by Moody’s Analytics on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. With 74 points out of 100, the AFD group ranks in the top 10 among more than 4600 companies and establishments evaluated worldwide. The rating of the French Development Agency group increased by one point compared to…