Arabella Seebaluck

📢 Regional Communications Manager South Asia @AFD_en • #Mauritian 🦤 • Delhi-based • RTs ≠ endorsements • This account mixes business with pleasure •

[AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 @AFD_en]

🐝 #WorldBeeDay | Meet Leban Gogoi, a beekeeper from Assam, India. Once a cattle farmer heavily dependent on forests, he switched to apiculture thanks to the APFBC project, which we support. Protecting biodiversity means protecting livelihoods ⤵️ @FranceinIndia @francediplo_EN

[Arabella Seebaluck @araluck]

📣 Mtg of Regional Communication Managers of the @AFD_en in Paris.

☘️ Lucky? You bet! Lucky to work with such a diverse, multi-national, culturally and professionally rich group.

📽️ Here's what we got up to:

[AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 @AFD_en]

🌿 #InternationalDayOfForests | Protecting biodiversity & improving local livelihoods are two sides of the same coin.
🦏 In Assam, India, we've helped reforest 20,000 ha and registered a record number of one-horned rhinos. They are back.
👉 https://t.co/ldvNOQyJ8z

[AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 @AFD_en]

✍️Signature with @FisheriesGoI for a new collaboration to strengthen fishing harbors as Blue Ports, paving the way for a sustainable fisheries value chain & promoting environmentally responsible fisheries infrastructure in the country 🎣

@FranceinIndia @thierry_mathou

[Arabella Seebaluck @araluck]

We are at the #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026, to showcase our @AFD_en @AFD_France projects and research using Ai and emerging tech, but also showcase our operations in #India. Come see us! 🎪🤖 Also waiting for @EmmanuelMacron 's visit!
@FranceinIndia @businessfrance
@francediplo_EN

[French Embassy in India 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @FranceinIndia]

French President @EmmanuelMacron will soon undertake his 4th visit to India for bilateral engagements and to attend the AI Impact Summit.

➜ As we look ahead, a brief recall of his previous visits to India (1/4)

[AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 @AFD_en]

⚡🌍#InternationalCleanEnergyDay | In Pakistan, we are supporting the development of hydropower with concrete projects for cleaner and more reliable electricity.
Power plant rehabilitation, training, network reinforcement... ➡️ https://t.co/A08glPgrix
@FranceinPak @francediplo_EN

[AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 @AFD_en]

🌍We extend our best wishes to all our partners and teams around the world.
✨In 2026, we will continue our commitment to a #WorldInCommon!

@RiouxRemy @Proparco @expertisefrance @francediplo_EN

[AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 @AFD_en]

🌍Preserving life means taking action!
We support cooperation between India, 🇫🇷 & Southern Africa to protect #biodiversity, promote experience sharing & strengthen local capacities.

🔎Learn more: https://t.co/LQR7baOW3T

[AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 @AFD_en]

🇵🇰🤝🇫🇷 As a key partner in South Asia, #Pakistan can count on our long-term commitment.
As we approach 20 years of cooperation, @cyrille_bellier has reaffirmed our support for climate resilience, access to water, & heritage preservation.
@FranceinPak @araluck @francediplo_EN

[Cyrille_BELLIER @cyrille_bellier]

Held 1st Annual Consultation Meetings with #Pakistan’s @eadgop, co-chaired with Scy. Md Humair Karim. Despite difficult context, @AFD_en reaffirmed 20 years of partnership and commitment @GovtofPakistan.
@ForeignOfficePk
@epwing_official
@PkPublicDiplo @AFD_en

[Cyrille_BELLIER @cyrille_bellier]

#Pakistan . Emotional visit to Lahore Fort, discussions with @AKF_Global, @WCLAuthority. Meeting Chairman @PnD_Punjab. Strong commitment from all partners to #heritage, water and sanitation. @GovtofPunjabPK @PkPublicDiplo
@FranceDiplo_EN @AFD_en @P_Orliange

[AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 @AFD_en]

🌍🇵🇰 Together with @FranceinPak, we participated in the @WFP's Global Task Force on Social Protection for Nutrition, to prevent #malnutrition among vulnerable populations & propose concrete actions to accelerate progress against under-nutrition at national and global levels.

[asdasdasfasfasf @ggwoasieq11]

A high-level meeting was held today under the Chairmanship of Dr. Naeem Rauf, Chairman P&D Board, with senior leadership of @AFD_en

The delegation, led by @cyrille_bellier (Head of Asia, Middle East & Europe).

[AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 @AFD_en]

🌳#WorldSoilDay | We support the Rajasthan Forestry & Biodiversity Development Project led by @ForestRajasthan👉21,000+ hectares of plantations & 1,200 hectares of restored grasslands for living soils, stable forests & protected #biodiversity!
@BreuilLise @araluck @FranceInIndia

[AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 @AFD_en]

🚇#SustainableTransportDay | In India, we support sustainable transport projects in cities facing diverse challenges.
Since 2008, we’ve contributed to a low-carbon development pathway aligned with the country’s climate ambitions.
Discover progress in 3 cities⬇️

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

À Maurice, je viens exprimer le respect et l’affection de la France et notre volonté d’œuvrer ensemble dans cet Océan Indien que nous avons en partage, au carrefour de tant d'enjeux stratégiques.

Merci pour cet accueil chaleureux !

[AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 @AFD_en]

🤝Together with the Bangladesh Forest Department & @IUCN, we signed the MoU & financial agreement for the CRIS Project in Agargaon. This new step advances conservation planning, faunal surveys & community-led restoration for a resilient future➡️https://t.co/of3HPKdk2G
#COP30

[AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 @AFD_en]

🦏 #WorldRhinoDay
With our support for the Assam project, anti-poaching efforts, wetland restoration, and water drainage systems are helping to protect the one-horned rhinoceros and other species in Kaziranga National Park in #India.
🔎 https://t.co/UkwJuZpQl4

[Arabella Seebaluck @araluck]

Beyond the daily noise of politics, these are the impactful development stories at the heart of Agence Française de Développement 🌍💡
@Proparco @expertisefrance

[Arabella Seebaluck @araluck]

🌍✨ So much of what we do never makes the headlines — but it changes lives.
Here’s a glimpse at the projects I’m proud to give visibility to 🧵👇
#thread #Indopacific #pressvisit @AFD_en @francediplo_EN @cyrille_bellier

[Arabella Seebaluck @araluck]

Bringing senior journalists to France under the #IndoPacific Press Visit to meet project leaders & understand French policies is especially meaningful 📰🤝
@francediplo_EN @FranceinIndia @FRauBangladesh @FranceinColombo