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Proposing article updates (2025)

Latest comment: 9 months ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Hello, I have been approached by French Development Agency to help update their Wikipedia article. I have prepared suggested updates based solely on verifiable and reliable sources. Since I have a financial connection to the company, I will not edit the article directly. Instead, I will share my proposed edits here on the Talk page for independent editors to review and consider if appropriate. Could editors please have a look at the 4 updates and improvements I’m suggesting? I suggest that @User:Boubloub, who was the last to contribute to the page, review this suggestion.

Start of requests

1/ Clarify and update the lead section by replacing it with the following text.

The French Development Agency (French: Agence française de développement, AFD) is a public financial institution that serves France’s interests , and complements France’s diplomatic action around the world^[1]. Active in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, the Indo-Pacific, the Caribbean, and France’s overseas territories, the agency finances and supports projects that improve living conditions, foster economic growth, and protect the planet.^[2] AFD funds and supports roughly 2,700 projects across 115 countries and overseas territories. Its 2,600 staff members are based in Paris, Marseille, and a network of 85 offices worldwide.

2/ Delete this table "Financing allocated by AFD Group in 2014 (EUR million)", which contains outdated data with primary sources.

3/ Delete the section "AFD departments and subsidiaries" along with its subsections and content, which are outdated and poorly sourced.

4/ At the end of the History section, add this sentence:

A new French law enacted in 2021 established the AFD Group, bringing together Proparco, Expertise France, and AFD.^[3]

End of requests

There’s still a lot that needs improvement, but you have to start somewhere! If anyone has questions on these suggested changes, I will do my best to answer them on this Talk page. Thank you.

↑ Zhao, Jianzhi (2023). International development cooperation: theory, practice and evaluation. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. ISBN 978-981-12-5887-9.
↑ "France launches commission to evaluate overseas aid, amid far-right criticism". RFI. 2025-03-02. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
↑ "Documents | Cour des comptes". program-evaluation.ccomptes.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-01.

NDrbs (talk) 12:28, 1 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Thanks! For the lead section I would suggest the text amended as below, with references unchanged from the AFD's suggestions. The other edits look fine.

The French Development Agency (French: Agence française de développement, AFD) is a public French financial institution that supports and complements France's diplomacy.^[1]. Active in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, the Indo-Pacific, the Caribbean, and France's overseas territories, AFD finances and supports projects that aim to improve living conditions, foster economic growth, and protect the planet.^[2] Its 2,600 staff members are based in Paris, Marseille, and a network of 85 offices worldwide. Boubloub (talk) 13:45, 1 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Thank you very much for your quick reply! I’ll go ahead and make these changes according to your suggestions. NDrbs (talk) 13:16, 7 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

"Agence Franחaise de Dיveloppement" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Agence Franחaise de Dיveloppement has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 May 3 § More implausible Hebrew + anything else titles until a consensus is reached. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 18:07, 3 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

↑ Zhao, Jianzhi (2023). International development cooperation: theory, practice and evaluation. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. ISBN 978-981-12-5887-9.
↑ "France launches commission to evaluate overseas aid, amid far-right criticism". RFI. 2025-03-02. Retrieved 2025-10-01.

[1] Zhao, Jianzhi (2023). International development cooperation: theory, practice and evaluation. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. ISBN 978-981-12-5887-9.

[2] "France launches commission to evaluate overseas aid, amid far-right criticism". RFI. 2025-03-02. Retrieved 2025-10-01.

[3] "Documents | Cour des comptes". program-evaluation.ccomptes.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-01.

[4] Zhao, Jianzhi (2023). International development cooperation: theory, practice and evaluation. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. ISBN 978-981-12-5887-9.

[5] "France launches commission to evaluate overseas aid, amid far-right criticism". RFI. 2025-03-02. Retrieved 2025-10-01.

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