The Minister Secretary General of the Presidency of Faso, Dr Zakaria Soré, representing the President of Faso, handed over a market gardening plot to the women of the rural commune of Komtoèga in the Nakambé region on Tuesday March 3, 2026, according to the Presidency's communications department.

Organizations launch an initiative to enshrine the protection of bees and pollinators in the Constitution. They consider current measures to be insufficient in the face of their alarming decline.

Fabienne Grelaud, president of the Salles twinning committee, looked back on a busy year in 2025 and presented plans for 2026 at the general meeting.

The Tournée francophone 2026, organized by the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) in Cambodia in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEJS), was a resounding success in 18 high schools in 11 towns and provinces across the kingdom. Thousands of high school students learning French discovered the opportunities for study at French-speaking universities in Cambodia and France.

The Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) has launched a nationwide tour of "Janax yi ak nit ñi" (Rodents and Humans), a play that raises awareness of "the health and agricultural risks associated with rodents, combining humor, emotion and everyday situations".

198 rental units have been or will be built in Gaspésie over the next few years, thanks to an investment of nearly $2 million by the Quebec government.

The 40th anniversary of the La Gacilly-Hollersbach twinning will be celebrated in La Gacilly (Morbihan) in July 2026, and in Hollersbach, Austria, in October 2026. A public meeting will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2026 to present the event.

Every morning, even before the sun rises over the bay of Cần Giờ, in the mist and northeasterly winds, executives and civil servants from the island commune of Thạnh An, Ho Chi Minh City, begin their daily crossing to the island. More than a simple journey, this sea journey symbolizes their constant commitment to serving the population.

The La Varenne twinning committee held its general meeting on Friday February 20. The various reports were presented and approved.

The French Embassy and the National Office of the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) in the Republic of Moldova are organizing a national competition to promote the tangible and intangible heritage of Moldova, as part of the Month of the Francophonie (March 2026).

The Ville de Bécancour has listened to the concerns expressed by parents and is backtracking on the organization of its day camps for the coming summer season.

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.

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.

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

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.