The year 2026 will be marked by a number of international events focusing on water-related issues and the fight against the consequences of climate change, such as the High-Level Political Forum, the Desertification COP and the United Nations Water Conference.

Québec confirms its intention to create Côte-de-Charlevoix National Park. The Ministry of the Environment launched a public consultation process on April 18.

Under Bagré's relentless April sun, between the dust of the road and the pale reflections of the irrigation canals, young agro-entrepreneurs are ploughing their furrows. Boots on their feet for some, hands plunged into piles of freshly harvested onions for others, many of these students have swapped the lecture halls for the fields. They were the first to experiment with an incubation program that attracted many students from the regions in various fields. Their challenge? To make agriculture a path to excellence and contribute in their own way to food self-sufficiency in Burkina Faso.

On April 13 in Kintélé, Antoine Béli Bokolojoué, President of the Congolese Order of Architects (OAC), signed an agreement with Prof. Ange Antoine Abena, President of the Université Denis-Sassou-N'Guesso (UDSN), to support the alma mater in reformulating its curricula and supervising students' continuing education.

The town of Beaucouzé (Maine-et-Loire) and the Comité d'Echanges et de Jumelage (CEJ) have announced a rich and varied Ascension weekend in honor of their friends from Selb (Bavaria). A monumental fresco by artist Botero Pop at the Aubineau complex was inaugurated.

On Monday April 6, 2026, the French University of Egypt (UFE) officially launched a series of training courses for its teaching staff on integrating artificial intelligence into teaching practices. This event marks a key stage in the implementation of the regional project "Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Higher Education in the Middle East", piloted by the AUF and funded by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.

The hydrocarbons sector in Togo is continuing to evolve, driven by a gradual drive to modernize services and change consumer practices. In a highly competitive environment, customer loyalty strategies have taken center stage.

The 2025 Official Development Assistance (ODA) declaration campaign for French local authorities is open on the Démarche numérique website until May 31, 2026.

The commune of N'Djamena's 3ᵉ arrondissement has carried out a vast clean-up operation to improve the urban environment, mobilizing citizens and local authorities around a common goal of cleanliness.

The Minister of Health, Prof. Benjamin HOUNKPATIN, officially launched the national family planning campaign coupled with cervical and breast cancer screening on Tuesday March 31, 2026. The ceremony took place at the Sèmè-Podji communal stadium, in the presence of the Prefect of the Ouémé department, Dr Marie AKPOTROSSOU, political and administrative authorities, and representatives of WHO and UNFPA.

Some thirty citizens turned out at Rouyn-Noranda city hall on Monday evening to voice their opposition to the residential project in the Dallaire district. The city plans to hold a consultation next month to hear what the public has to say.

Hanoi is speeding up the implementation of measures to develop a network of high-quality schools that will play a leading role in the entire education system, in line with Political Bureau Resolution 71-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in the development of education and training.

The Bonn-Beuel twinning committee is off to a flying start with the announcement of a rich program of cultural projects and events. This momentum comes against the backdrop of the recent elections for new German and French mayors, which are essential to the smooth running of the twinning scheme.

The Franco-German friendship was once again illustrated in Villeneuve-lez-Avignon with the visit of a delegation from Rheinbach, a German town twinned with Villeneuve-lez-Avignon since 1969.

A bike share program for Ottawa and Gatineau would cost between $11.7 and $13.4 million to implement, says a new City of Ottawa feasibility study. This is a further step towards the resumption of the service, which has been suspended since 2018.

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has announced the abolition of visa fees, as of May 25, for nationals of African countries who will be able to obtain free e-visas online, a measure aimed at boosting intra-African mobility.

Hope Town-based FIPEC Industries is receiving $295,250 in financial assistance from the federal government to support its activities in the metal processing sector, which has been hard hit by the tariffs.

On Monday March 30, 2026, the Association de prévention et de santé au travail en Indre-et-Loire (APST 37) and Aide psychologique aux entrepreneurs en souffrance aiguë (Apesa 37) formed a partnership.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Trà signed Decision No. 625/QĐ-TTg of April 6, 2026, promulgating the Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Program for the period 2026-2030.

Around thirty children gathered at the Sauclières stadium on Wednesday April 8 to learn about rugby and break down barriers.