Since 2023, the twinning between Bon-Encontre and the Italian town of Reggiolo has been distinguished by its vitality, thanks in particular to sports and cultural initiatives involving young people.

As part of the ENTREPRENDRE program in Cambodia, a training of trainers session was held from July 28 to 30, 2025 at the Institut de Technologie du Cambodge (ITC), bringing together around twenty participants from fifteen of the country's higher education establishments and incubators. The dual aim of this intensive session was to :

The transition to clean-energy transport is an inevitable trend. In Hanoi, this process is being implemented progressively according to a well-defined timetable.

Forget the clichés about sport for the elderly! In French-speaking Belgium, an organization has been shaking up the codes of physical activity for the over-50s for over 40 years. Their name? ÉnéoSport. A Belgian association which, far from the flashy start-ups and connected applications, is transforming the daily lives of thousands of seniors.

The curtain fell this weekend in Cotonou on the 7th edition of the Month of Fashion, an initiative supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts through the Arts and Culture Development Agency. The event, which over the years has become a major showcase for Beninese fashion, ended with a high-profile fashion show highlighting the richness, diversity and ingenuity of local designers.

More local jobs and more activity, less waste and less pollution: faced with the challenges of the ecological transition and the need to relocalize the economy, reuse can be a lever of economic dynamism for territories. By extending the life of objects and materials, it reduces their environmental footprint while creating skilled jobs. A genuine local economic tool, it promotes social integration, strengthens social cohesion and meets the needs of local residents. For local authorities and economic players alike, the time has come to make it a priority and support its expansion.

Since July 23, patients from the capital of the Cuvette department and surrounding villages have been receiving free treatment at Owando's 31-July general hospital, following consultations in various departments.

Since July, the 2025-2026 wet agro-pastoral season has been well underway in the Bankui region, formerly known as the Boucle du Mouhoun. On some farms around Dédougou, farmers are busy with various tasks. While some are still at the sowing stage, others are weeding and ridging. The dominant stage for the various cereal crops is bolting. On Thursday, July 24, 2025, we visited farms in some of the city's rural outskirts to see for ourselves how the season is progressing.

The Uashat mak Mani-utenam Band Council officially renamed boulevard des Montagnais to boulevard Daniel Vachon on Wednesday, during an inaugural ceremony at the Shaputuan Museum. The change pays tribute to a leading member of the community and fervent defender of Innu culture.

Three years after the 6th Assises in Brasov in March 2022, the Association Française du Conseil des Communes et Régions d'Europe (AFCCRE) and the Conseil départemental du Cantal look forward to seeing you in Aurillac on September 15 and 16, 2025, for the 7th edition of the Assises de la coopération décentralisée France-Roumanie, organized with the support of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, the European Commission and in partnership with national associations of Romanian local authorities.

Reading outdoors: that's what many libraries are offering this summer, as part of the "Reading in the Parks" operation. This is the 24th edition. For three weeks now, events have been taking place all over the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.

On July 18, the Association des maires des Landes (AML) signed an agreement with Urssaf Aquitaine and the Conseil de la protection sociale des travailleurs indépendants de Nouvelle-Aquitaine (CPSI) to strengthen support for businesses, self-employed workers and local authorities in the department.

On Sunday, July 27, 2025, the deputy mayor of the Korhogo commune, Ouattara Lacina, known as Lass PR, presented more than 33 tons of fertilizer, seeds, watering cans and sprayers to the commune's women's vegetable-growing associations, with the aim of improving the profitability of agriculture.

To mark the 26th anniversary of the Feast of the Throne, work began on several development projects on Monday in various rural communes in the province of Sidi Bennour.

The Platform of Women for Peace in Casamance (PFPC), in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Regional Health Department of Ziguinchor (south), organized a training workshop for female excisers this weekend, with a view to encouraging the abandonment of female genital mutilation (FGM).

Toronto City Council voted on Thursday to create a color-coded system for apartments to indicate their condition. The RentSafe system, inspired by the DineSafe program, will come into effect next year and will inform tenants about the safety and health of their units.

Through the fifth edition, to be held from July 30 to 31 in Brazzaville, the organizers of the "Mbongui de la femme africaine" (African Women's Mbongui) aim to give concrete expression to their commitment to pooling efforts to actively contribute to sustainable development on the continent, as women represent a strong potential for development. The main aim of the event is to provide women with the tools they need to become autonomous in their daily and professional lives.

The town of Saint-Palais welcomed the delegation from Sangüesa, its twin town in Navarre, to launch the Madeleine festivities in a fraternal and musical atmosphere.

In Togo, the commune of Wawa 1, located in the Plateaux region, has just officially launched (on Wednesday July 23 in Badou) the elaboration of its Communal Development Plan (PDC).

JSP Industries, based in Cherbourg (Manche), and the Amarrage association, which helps people with disabilities or undergoing reconstruction, have extended their partnership.