The French agency for development cooperation
Expertise France is the French public agency for international development cooperation. It is a subsidiary of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group and the second-largest agency of its kind in Europe. Our mission: to strengthen public policies in our partner countries in a sustainable way. Working alongside public actors, civil society, and the private sector, we design and implement projects that stimulate innovation and reinforce their actions to benefit everyone. Through our expertise in governance, security, climate, health, education, entrepreneurship, cultural and creative industries etc., Expertise France contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in over 140 countries, with public funding from French and European sources.
About our agency
Our latest News
"In both the Global North and South, we are all developing countries"
Published on June 30, 2026
Ukraine: Expertise France reaffirms its commitment to reconstruction and European integration
Published on June 26, 2026
Our projects
Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture: Audiovisual sector
Ongoing
2026 - 2029
Funders : European Union, German Cooperation Agency - GIZ, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France
EnMAR+ – Enhanced Maritime Action in the Gulf of Guinea, Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean
Ongoing
2026 - 2028
Funders : European Union
Our events
#RDVExpertise Decent Work
Watch the replay of the programme broadcast on 28 May 2026 on the challenges involved in promoting decent work and social justice, filmed in Mexico City!
Online
The Discovery Village
One Health Discovery Village: a fun space for learning, raising awareness and meeting people on the sidelines of the One Health Summit in Lyon on 7 April 2026.
Lyon
Conference on cyber violence against women
On the occasion of International Women's Rights Day, Expertise France has organised a conference on 17 March 2026 at the Cité Audacieuse — an iconic Parisian third place dedicated to the defence of...
Online
Key figures
- €680 million in new projects agreed in 2025
- 400 projects underway
- 1,800 field experts and project teams
- 171 countries of operation