Zimbabwe

Cultural, scientific and technical cooperation

French assistance to Zimbabwe is mainly through multilateral and European channels. France’s share (3rd largest contributor to the Global Fund) in Zimbabwe’s payments to the Global Fund against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is US$65 million for the 2017-2019 period. France’s share (60%) of Unitaid’s budget paid to Zimbabwe was US$32 million between 2006 and 2016. France’s contribution (18%) to European aid in Zimbabwe is around €42 million (11th European Development Fund (EDF) €234 million 2014-2020).

France contributes to sustainable Development and the protection of the environment through the
French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD). Under the COP21, France (through an AFD facility) cooperated with Zimbabwe to establish its national climate contribution. Our academic and technical cooperation is mainly focused on health and archaeology (rock art).

As regards culture, the Alliances Françaises in Harare and Bulawayo, a branch office of which opened in Victoria Falls in April 2017, as well as the bilingual “Jean de la Fontaine” French school in Harare, help increase the dissemination of French language and culture.