Editing French Development Agency (section)

==== Sub-Saharan Africa ====
{{See also|Foreign Aid to Francophone West Africa}}
[[Sub-Saharan Africa]] is the priority region for France's public development policy.<ref>« Afrique Subsaharienne – Légère hausse des financements de l’AFD en 2014 », Jeune Afrique, 19 March 2015 ([http://economie.jeuneafrique.com/regions/afrique-subsaharienne/24392-afrique-subsaharienne--legere-hausse-des-financements-de-lafd-en-2014.html read online] {{Webarchive|url=https://swap.stanford.edu/20150321005953/http%3A//economie.jeuneafrique.com/regions/afrique%2Dsubsaharienne/24392%2Dafrique%2Dsubsaharienne%2D%2Dlegere%2Dhausse%2Ddes%2Dfinancements%2Dde%2Dlafd%2Den%2D2014.html |date=2015-03-21 }} [archive])</ref> In 2014, AFD invested EUR 2.95bn in the region, i.e. 36.5% of its total financing. Among the many projects, a number focus on promoting access to essential services, the growth of sustainable cities, the development of infrastructure, family farming and job-creating enterprises, as well as on the preservation of natural resources.<ref>« L’AFD soutient plus de 75% des collectivités d’Outre-mer », Polynésie 1ere, 2 April 2015 ([http://polynesie.la1ere.fr/2015/04/02/l-afd-soutient-plus-de-75-des-collectivites-d-outre-mer-244511.html read online] [archive])</ref>