France/Champcevinel: a partnership with Cassiopea to join the departmental network to help the elderly

The commune has joined forces with the association to combat the isolation of senior citizens and people losing their independence.

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Congo/ Salon de l'entrepreneuriat féminin au Congo: second edition to be held next June

Initiative des jeunes engagés, a platform for reflection and action chaired by Harris Malonga, will be organizing the second Salon de l'entrepreneuriat féminin au Congo (Sefco) from June 28 to July 5 at the Pointe-Noire Chamber of Commerce, on the theme "Building intelligently and innovating for a better Congo".

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Canada/$78 million for recreational infrastructure projects in Quebec City

The City of Quebec will increase its investments to $78 million for the improvement and development of recreational and sports infrastructures on its territory in 2025.

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Morocco/M. Bensaid: 7,000 agreements signed with youth associations and clubs

The Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, told the House of Representatives on Monday that 7,000 partnership agreements had been signed with associations and clubs working in the field of youth.

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France/ Changé. Trees to seal a twinning

In the space between the administrative and professional buildings, an empty space had to be reduced, and is now waiting to receive a tree, symbolizing the bond of friendship between EREA and Envol. This action took place in two stages. The students planted a tree of the same species, a Japanese maple, in each structure, starting with Envol.

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Switzerland-EU: agreement on participation in European programs signed

The agreement on Swiss participation in European Union programs was signed on Wednesday. In particular, it governs the Confederation's participation in Horizon and Erasmus+.

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Canada/Sustainable development: cities join forces with a university

The cities of Mercier and Varennes will participate in the development of a sustainable development reference framework with the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR).

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French in Cambodia: between cultural heritage and contemporary challenges

As part of the research project entitled "French language and life trajectory: what future for Cambodian students?", supported by the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), the Institut National de l'Éducation (INE) conducted a study to analyze the impact of French language teaching in Cambodia on students' academic and professional careers.

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France/Masseret. Fruitful cooperation between associations

At Masseret Initiatives' general meeting at the end of March, president Jocelyne Fayard, along with secretary Édith Soularue and vice-president Sylvie Caillaud, presented an overview of 2024 activities.

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Côte d'Ivoire/Easter 2025: ANAGED launches a special sanitation operation in Gagnoa's bus stations

In anticipation of the crowds of travelers during the Easter holidays, on Wednesday April 9, 2025, the Goh regional delegation of the Agence nationale de gestion des déchets (ANAGED) launched a vast sanitation awareness campaign in Gagnoa's bus stations, with an official launch at the UTB company station.

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Canada/New regional fund to help companies diversify their markets

The five RCMs of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and the Conférence régionale des préfets are launching a fund to help companies diversify their markets at a time when the economy is being hit hard by the tariff war between the United States and Canada.

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Diplomacy: Benin and Slovenia seal historic agreement

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Olushegun Adjadi BAKARI received this Monday, April 07, 2025, his Slovenian counterpart, Mrs. Tanja FAJON. The meeting was part of a working visit to Benin by the Slovenian head of diplomacy. At the end of the exchanges, the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on political and diplomatic consultations.

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Algeria/ Mascara: launch of several development projects in the communes of Aïn Fras and Aïn Fekan

Development projects were launched on Wednesday in the communes of Aïn-Fras and Aïn-Fekan, in the wilaya of Mascara.

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Webinar providing information and support for project development

Some 100 teachers, international relations managers and heads of AUF member universities took part in the information and project development webinar organized by the AUF - Americas on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

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France/Montrevault-sur-Èvre. The twinning committee aims to attract young people

The Fief-Sauvin twinning committee, which promotes friendly relations with the commune of Thésée (Loir-et-Cher), held its general meeting on Friday April 4.

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Morocco/Guelmim-Oued Noun: workshop on the "Green Revival" project

On Wednesday, the town of Guelmim hosted a workshop to discuss the "Green Revival" project to be implemented in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region by the German Agency for International Development Cooperation (GIZ) in Morocco.

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Belgium/A Hutois relaunches distribution of the famous Tupperware brand in Belgium

Who doesn't have a Tupperware food box tucked away in their kitchen cupboard? Along with other investors, Hutois Geoffroy Destexhe has just bought Tupperware France, with an exclusive agreement to distribute the brand's products in five countries, including Belgium.

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Burkina Faso/Autonomous pension fund for civil servants: Banfora now has its own agency

The Caisse autonome de retraite des fonctionnaires (CARFO) opened its Banfora branch and installed the branch manager on Thursday April 3, 2025. The occasion was its open day in Banfora, in the Cascades region. Yiguya Carène Stella Eléonore Bado, the new branch manager, will be responsible for managing CARFO benefits and meeting the information needs of insured members.

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Togo/ Digital transformation: Togo plans to train 600 IT specialists

The Togolese government has just launched an international call for tenders to select an accredited provider to train 600 Togolese specialists in key digital professions: digital marketing, data science and IT support.

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France/ NOTE TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES -Territoires Volontaires: launch of the 4th call for expressions of interest to identify local authorities

Encouraged by the success of previous AMIs under the Territoires Volontaires program, which supported 86 local authorities in the creation of more than 360 international volunteer exchange and solidarity missions, the Délégation pour les Collectivités Territoriales et la Société Civile and France Volontaires have joined forces to continue this momentum with the launch of a new call for expressions of interest from French local authorities.

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