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To celebrate AFD's 80th anniversary, an event was broadcast live online on December 2, 2021. The event was a kind of polyphonic concert of words and ideas from around the world.

00:00 - Introduction, 80 years “by your side”

The day’s events has been launched with the screening of a film that is at once historical and a forecast of the future, and which tracks the successive reinventions of AFD Group and the development policies that underline its commitment to being by your side.

In their introductory remarks, Master of Ceremonies Asha Sumputh and AFD Chief Executive Officer Rémy Rioux will provide a glimpse of what’s to come, including the sharing of personal experiences from around the world in all their diversity, richness and complexity.

Speakers: Rémy Rioux, Asha Sumputh

12:22 - Testimonies from here and elsewhere: a time for discussion

Speakers: Séverine Kodjo-Grandvaux, Achille Mbembe, Rémy Rioux with testimony from Edgar Morin, Felwine Sarr, Satish Kumar, Etienne Klein, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr and many others

We revisit the history of relations between France and Africa and beyond, between the West and the Southern hemisphere. In a series of short videos, poets, historians, scientists, philosophers, business owners, activists and free thinkers from France, Europe, Africa and around the world share their view of the future and their priorities for the next 80 years, spanning a vast spectrum of what is possible for our planet.

53:05 - Live sessions part 1: concrete and innovative actions of the AFD group

Speakers: Selima Mechkene, Laura Georges, Tombody Soumah, Sergio Gusmao Suchodolski

The action and projects supported by the AFD Group, around the world as described by our clients and partners in dynamic 5-minute presentations. These projects are representative of the regions where the Group is involved, and promote co-constructed and innovative solutions.

1:32:00 - Live concert
Singer and musician: Dom La Nena

Now, time for a live show! It promises to be a moment suspended in time, where Dom La Nena, along with her cello and other instruments, take us on a dreamlike trip from her native Brazil to the numerous musical lands through which she has journeyed. A crowd favorite!

2:02:45 - The Fund for Innovation Development: the first projects

Speaker: Esther Duflo

A look back at the first year of existence of the Fund for Innovation Development (FID), chaired by Esther Duflo. This innovative initiative supports innovations that help reduce poverty and inequalities. Through financing, the fund enables innovative research teams to test new ideas, take strategic risks, demonstrate what works and deploy on a large scale the solutions that have the most positive impact.
2:20:46 - Live sessions part 2: concrete and innovative actions of the AFD group

Speakers: Eric Scotto; Andreata Muforo & Eric Zontsop Lekuikeu, Lea Zeinoun, Thomas Gonnet & Laurent Marion

Clients and partners describe AFD actions around the world. These projects are representative of the regions where the Group is active, of its intervention capacity, and of the co-constructed and innovative solutions that AFD promotes.

3:06:00 – A “Drawing Concert”

Artists: JUL, Yas, Clémence Sauvage and Bedouin Burger

Dedicated to youth here and around the world, this multimedia presentation featured artists drawing in real time, pictures that provide illustrated answers to the question, “What will it be like to be 25 years old in 2101?” The live show was created in partnership with the Angoulême comic strip Festival, featuring two young comic drawing talents Alaa Satir and Clémence Sauvage, along with French cartoonist JUL.

3:31:42 - Metis: when art meets development

“The other” is someone who thinks differently and one who often opens up new avenues. In the Metis program, local artists bring together arts and development. Working as closely as possible with the grassroots, they’re able to create new artistic visions based on raw realities. Tiphaine de Mombynes, Biodiversity Project Manager at AFD, is responsible for this new fund dedicated to the merging of art and development.

3:35:45 - Conclusion and announcements

Speakers:
Jean-Louis Bourlanges, President of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the National Assembly
Elisabeth Moreno, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, in charge of Gender Equality
Rémy Rioux, CEO of AFD
Jean Castex, French Prime Minister

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To find out more about AFD Group's 80th anniversary: www.afd.fr/fr/actualites/agenda/programme-80-ans-afd and https://80ans.afd.fr/en