Chad: young people at the heart of the debate on digital security and data protection

To mark World Encryption Day 2025, the House of Africa association organized a conference-debate at the Sabangali Sub Management Institute on October 21, on the theme of "Youth in Chad and digital security".

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France/ Despite uncertain future, Aunay's English twinning committee does not throw in the towel

Although a new board was formed on October 7, 2025, the future of the Aunay-Holsworthy twinning committee in Aunay-sur-Odon, Calvados, remains uncertain.

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A structuring project for the future of bioethics in the French-speaking world

Spearheaded by Nantes Université and supported by AUF's IntenSciF - Western Europe program, the ProFIB project (International Partnership for the Promotion of Bioethics in the French-speaking World) came to a close in spring 2025 after 18 months of activity, laying the foundations for a French-speaking network of bioethics experts, now ready to work towards an inclusive and collaborative approach to this discipline on an international scale.

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France/ In Calvados, this Franco-Belgian twinning committee has been in existence for almost half a century.

Created in 1979, the Franco-Belgian twinning committee brings together the communes of Saint-Pierre-Canivet, near Falaise, and Clavier, in the Walloon region of the province of Liège.

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Togo: the maritime region prepares its hospital development plan

Togo's maritime region is to be equipped with a hospital development plan, as part of a reform of its healthcare system. On Tuesday October 21 and Wednesday October 22, 2025, the Maison des Jeunes et de la Femme in Tsévié hosted a workshop to launch the Hospital Establishment Project (PEH).

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Cambodia/Phnom Penh: Opening of the first training workshop for DFAIT Liaison Officers

On October 20, 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) organized the opening ceremony of the first training workshop for Liaison Officers, focusing on diplomatic protocol and customer services, as part of preparations for the 20ᵉ Francophonie Summit that the Kingdom of Cambodia will host in 2026.

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Canada/Municipal economic development in the face of climate challenges

"Forest fires have brought us challenges, and we need to see how we can protect our territories, our citizens and urban areas, among others," says Normand Lagrange, Director General of the MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest.

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Benin/A hot meal, a smile: the NGO Dagbémabou gives hope to Beninese schoolchildren

It's a day of joy and solidarity at Carpe Diem private school. That morning, children's faces were beaming, pots were smoking and hearts were opening. The NGO Dagbémabou, chaired by Maurel Léolus HOUNGBÉDJI, has launched its humanitarian program "A hot meal for a smile", an initiative born of the Beninese diaspora in Belgium, supported by Belgian partners including the city of Verviers. The aim is to offer a hot meal every day to pupils from modest families, and to create a more humane school environment.

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France/NOTE AUX COLLECTIVITÉS TERRITORIALES Sport, francophonie et coopération décentralisée: Sport Afrique broadcast on Africa Radio

In recent years, France has developed a veritable sports diplomacy, now seen as a fully-fledged tool of our foreign policy. Decentralized cooperation in the field of sport has also grown considerably.

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France/ After a 10-year hiatus, this Sarthe town's twinning committee rekindles ties with Italy

After a 10-year break, Le Lude's twinning committee with Genazzano is back in action. Marie-Anne Corbel, who took part in the last trip in 2015, is behind it.

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Congo/ Social action: LCR to the rescue of Boulankio and Ngatoko schools

Both primary schools benefit from the construction of community facilities, including a drinking water borehole at the Boulankio school and the upgrading of the access road to the Ngotoko school. A delegation from La Congolaise des routes (LCR), led by deputy general manager Jacques Almaless, visited both sites on October 15, in the Pool department.

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Belgium/Europe-Africa Scientific Diplomacy Conference in Brussels

On July 8, 2025, the AUF organized the "Europe-Africa Scientific Diplomacy" conference in Brussels, bringing together 22 experts, diplomats and academics from European, African and international institutions, with 110 face-to-face participants and over 400 online.

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Benin/Consumons Local Month: National market for the exhibition and sale of local products opens

The 6th edition of the "Mois du Consommons Local" in the Republic of Benin is now underway. The Minister of Industry and Trade, Madame Alimatou Shadiya ASSOUMAN, officially launched the Marché National d'exposition-vente des produits locaux on Wednesday October 15, 2025, at the Place de l'Étoile Rouge in Cotonou. The event was attended by the Prefect of the Littoral region, Alain OROUNLA, and several other personalities. This initiative is part of the drive to enhance and promote "Made in Benin", in line with the government's vision of boosting consumption of local products.

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France/NOTE AUX COLLECTIVITÉS TERRITORIALES - Publication of the rules for the call for projects Sustainable coastal development

Ten years after the twenty-first Conference of the Parties (COP21) and the Paris Agreement, the third United Nations Conference on the Ocean (UNOC3) was held in Nice from June 9 to 13, 2025. In conjunction with this global event, the City of Nice also hosted the Coastal Cities and Regions Summit to put the issue of adaptation and resilience of coastal cities and regions to rising sea levels on the international agenda. The Summit convinced the international community that coastal adaptation could not be envisaged without local authorities.

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Belgium/Museum Night Fever: this Saturday the capital celebrates its museums all night long

For the occasion, thirty-three Brussels museums will open their doors from 7 pm to 1 am this Saturday, October 18. In each of them, emerging artists will take over the space and collections to put on original shows.

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France/Rhône: construction of a business village in Bron-Caravelle to boost the local economy

The Lyon metropolitan area, in the Rhône department, is building a business village in Bron-Caravelle to develop local economic activity and create jobs.

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Vietnam/ WHO and AIP Foundation join forces to promote road safety among young people

On October 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) Vietnam and Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) launched a partnership to support the Vietnamese government in improving road safety for children and young people.

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Canada/More than $7 million to help create housing in Tracadie

The federal, provincial and municipal governments are injecting $7.4 million to help create hundreds of new housing units in Tracadie, New Brunswick.

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Academic cooperation to meet Euro-Mediterranean challenges: the AIME project

Selected as part of AUF Western Europe's IntenSciF 2023 call for projects, the Alliance internationale des universités méditerranéennes francophones - AIME project, coordinated by Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, came to an end this year after 18 months of intense activity.

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Togo: the COSO project inaugurates a new market in Cinkassé 1

A new market was inaugurated in Bengola on Saturday, October 11, 2025, in the commune of Cinkassé 1, thanks to the Cohésion sociale (COSO) project, supported by the Fonds d'appui aux collectivités territoriales (FACT) and USAID. The five-hectare infrastructure is part of a strategy for economic development and community cohesion in northern Togo.

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