France/A town south of Toulouse launches a twinning arrangement with a Ukrainian commune: "A question of solidarity".

Cugnaux announces a twinning agreement with the Ukrainian town of Kulykivka, north of Kiev. The town hall plans to welcome Ukrainian pupils next February.

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Canada/ CDCBF holds a Christmas market

The Corporation de développement communautaire des Bois-Francs (CDCBF) announces its Christmas market, to be held at Place communautaire Rita-St-Pierre, 59 rue Monfette, Victoriaville, on December 4 from 3 to 8 pm.

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Vietnam/ Improving education and building a highly qualified teaching force

The Ministry of Education and Training is currently drafting a decree on professional bonuses for public-sector teaching staff. This decree proposes a two-phase roadmap for increasing these bonuses, scheduled to come into effect on January 1, 2026, at the same time as the implementation of the Teachers Act.

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Canada/Carleton-sur-Mer studies ways to counter coastal erosion

Several well-known sites in Carleton-sur-Mer are threatened by coastal erosion. The municipality has therefore commissioned a study to find out how to protect them.

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France/Millau and Plopeni celebrate 10 years of twinning: a story of Franco-Romanian friendship

On Monday November 17, Millau welcomed a Romanian delegation led by Dragos Nita, Mayor of Plopeni, to celebrate 10 years of official twinning between the two towns.

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Benin launches "JaimeMaLangue": A civic and cultural innovation for a digital future that speaks our languages

The Government of Benin, through the Agence des Systèmes d'Information et du Numérique (ASIN) and the Institute for Inclusive Digital Africa (IIDiA), under the supervision of the Ministère du Numérique et de la Digitalisation (MND), with the support of the Gates Foundation and Sèmè City - Hub of innovation and experimentation dedicated to training, research and entrepreneurship, officially launched the national "JaimeMaLangue" project on Monday November 10, 2025 at the Novotel Hôtel in Cotonou.

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Belgium/Business Transfer Week: the sale of Glacetronome in Namur illustrates this point

Wallonie Entreprendre organizes the 10th edition of Transmission Week. Passing on or taking over a business is a major challenge, and Baudouin Lénelle is not one to deny it. This former journalist turned artisanal ice-cream maker. Today, he is selling his Namur-based business to one of his colleagues.

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Chad - Agricultural cooperation: Construction work launched on the Camelin Livestock Center

The agricultural development program in Chad, piloted by Hungary, enters a new concrete phase.

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France/Twinning of Saint-Cyrpien and Sant Cebrià consecrated

The Jean-Rous 2025 trophy was officially awarded to the Saint-Cyprien - Sant Cebrià de Vallalta twinning committee, in a warm and symbolic ceremony saluting the organization's remarkable commitment to local and cross-border life.

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Morocco/Taliouine hosts the 16th International Saffron Festival

The town of Taliouine, Taroudant province, is hosting its 16th International Saffron Festival from November 20 to 23, under the theme "Sustainable management of water resources: a lever for the development of the saffron industry in mountainous regions".

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Canada/Abitibi RCM examines the development of its agricultural zone

The Abitibi MRC is in the process of updating its agricultural zone development plan (PDZA). Stakeholders from the agricultural, agrifood and territorial development sectors are expected to attend the 1st review forum this Tuesday, in Landrienne.

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Vietnam/Hanoi University: Job Fair 2025

On November 12, as part of Hanoi University's Job Fair 2025, the Centre d'Employabilité Francophone (CEF) organized a Sustainable Tourism Job Fair, in collaboration with the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) and the AUF - Asia-Pacific.

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Canada/Operation Red Nose returns to our regions

The Opération Nez rouge drive-home service will be back from November 28 to December 31 in Charlevoix, Trois-Pistoles, the Chaleur region, the Acadian Peninsula and Edmundston.

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France/Decazeville. The Italian Twinning Committee returns from Coazze

Over the years, the ties between Decazevillois and Coazzesi have remained strong.

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Canada/AD25 at CÉGEP DE Rivière-du-Loup: "Ah, but what a circus!

Art and design students at CÉGEP de Rivière-du-Loup get creative during AD25 week.

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France/NOTE AUX COLLECTIVITÉS TERRITORIALES - Third ECM meeting - Occitanie Coopération

Every two years, Occitanie Coopération organizes regional meetings on education for global citizenship in an Occitanie school.

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Benin/Lancement du Projet JaimeMaLangue : Vers la construction d'une IA adaptée aux langues beninoises

Since 2016, Benin has established itself as a model of responsible digital development in Africa. With this same dynamic in mind, a new era began on Monday November 10, 2025 in Cotonou with the official launch of the "JaimeMaLangue" project.

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Togo/ Maritime Region: a 4 billion FCFA roadmap to accelerate regional development

At the end of last week, Togo's Maritime Regional Council adopted a roadmap setting out the directions, priorities and actions to be implemented to boost the region's development over the period 2025-2027. The initiatives identified will require a total of 4 billion FCFA in funding.

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France/Frontignan-Gaeta, a twinning of the heart

Between September 22 and 28, they visited the famous Tuscan towns of Siena, San Gimignano, Montepulciano, Florence, and Gaeta, in the province of Latina on the Tyrrhenian coast.

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Belgium/A growing number of Brussels schools awarded the "Eco-Schools" label

More and more Brussels schools have been awarded the "Eco-Schools" label: there are now 55 of them, including eight that have received this distinction for the first time. This international label rewards schools for their commitment to the climate transition. An essential point: pupils must be fully involved in the reflection and implementation of projects.

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