The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Mr Gaston Cossi DOSSOUHOUI, officially inaugurated the modern abattoir in Kandi-Fô (Alibori department) on Thursday February 19, 2026. This large-scale infrastructure, the only one of its kind in the West African sub-region, positions Benin as the only country to have obtained approval to set up such an integrated facility.

In Tournai, residents of the Valère Delcroix home are building the float on which the Carnival King and Queen will parade. After parading through the streets of the city of five steeples, the float and the royal couple will be burned at the end of the parade, on Saturday March 14, during a bonfire to which the whole city is invited. It's a spectacular moment and a source of immense pride for the residents.

After 41 years of strong, sincere friendship, life circumstances with the death of certain key players, the Covid period as well as Brexit meant that the twinning with the English town of Ongar gradually withered away.

Gatineau's west-end ecocenter project is one step closer to completion. The municipal council voted unanimously on Tuesday to authorize "an expenditure and a loan of $19,400,000 to carry out various construction and development work".

Over 500 young people from arrondissement 5, Ouenzé, in Brazzaville, completed a three-month training course last October as part of the "Agir pour les jeunes" program. Launched in August, the initiative resulted in the award of certificates and, for some beneficiaries, support kits designed to promote their professional integration.

The "Lous Amics de Surbourg" association is organizing a meal featuring products baked in the village's old ovens, on Sunday March 8.

In Togo, financial support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) totals 3.5 billion FCFA for food security initiatives. This is the result of the balance sheet recently presented by the organization's Togolese branch.

The Town of Belle-Baie, in northern New Brunswick, is adopting a Climate Change Adaptation Plan, a strategy developed with the support of citizens who have spoken out on measures to better prepare for the dangers presented by rising sea levels and coastal erosion.

Cojem (Comité de jumelage européen du pays de Malestroit), chaired by Jacques Simon, is welcoming two delegations from the UK in 2026.

Deployed between 2021 and 2025, the ENTREPRENDRE program, designed and financed by the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), has helped to establish entrepreneurship at the heart of universities and public higher education policies in the French-speaking world. The results of the program highlight concrete outcomes in terms of employability, innovation and support for student entrepreneurs.

On the morning of Saturday February 14, 2026, the Scaër-Montgai twinning committee held its take-away lunch at the Espace Youenn-Gwernig. 141 shares were sold.

After years of waiting, users of Chemin Duchénier will finally be able to drive on a paved road to one of La Neigette's main tourist attractions. The Municipality of Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski recently received confirmation of approximately $4 million in financial assistance to upgrade the artery leading to the Duchénier wildlife reserve and the Canyon des Portes de l'Enfer.

The Saint-Lô (Manche)/Aalen (Germany) twinning committee held its general meeting on Thursday February 5, 2026. The committee is planning a trip to Germany in 2027.

Faced with recruitment difficulties and the impending retirement of its remaining physicians, the City of Grand Forks is dedicating $125,000 to a one-year pilot project to pay for the overhead costs of the local medical clinic.

The Wikipedia Congo community and the Butterfly non-governmental organization have signed a partnership agreement aimed at structuring digital volunteering while promoting Congolese heritage on an international scale.

Members of parliament took part on Tuesday in a workshop designed to enhance their knowledge of the regulation of the telecommunications, postal and electronic communications sectors.

The members of the Saint-Laurent-d'Arce Twinning Committee with Germany held their general meeting on Saturday January 24 in the town's Salle des Associations. Committee president Fatima Suberville opened the meeting by thanking the members present for their participation and commitment to the...

The Mong Cai international border post, under the Quang Ninh provincial border guard command, announced on Thursday February 5 that it had collaborated with China's Dongxing border post to open a priority lane for ambulances carrying patients in need of urgent care, an initiative motivated by a strong sense of responsibility and humanitarian spirit.

The Municipality of Shediac will soon be issuing a call for proposals for the Pascal Poirier Historical House, and is ready to participate in financing the project.

The Dornes twinning committee has begun planning festivities for the 60th anniversary of the twinning of Dornes and Ettringen (Rhineland-Palatinate).