Morocco/Rabat: artistic residency in honor of children affected by the Al Haouz earthquake

Rabat - The "Camp'ART" artistic residency in Rabat on Saturday honored children affected by the Al Haouz earthquake, as part of the celebration of Universal Children's Day.

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Mali/The PDAZAM accelerates rural development in Mali

The 7th session of the National Steering Committee takes stock of the project's significant progress.

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SENEGAL-SANTE / Ziguinchor: 30 journalists and radio hosts trained to deal with vaccination-related rumours

Thirty journalists and radio presenters from Ziguinchor (south) completed a training course on Saturday on how to deal with "rumors linked to the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)", organized by the regional health department.

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France/Twinning Plouescat-Braunton will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2025

The general meeting of the Plouescat-Braunton English Twinning Committee, chaired by Patricia Choquer, took place on Saturday November 16, 2024, in the presence of the mayor, Éric Le Bour, and Catherine Gourmelon, deputy mayor for culture. The highlights of the year were recalled. The results of the garage sale held in April and the craft and local produce market in August were "honourable".

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Canada/Faire connaissance avec notre CLEF - PÉR UQAM, a mission that changes lives

Since its creation in 1990, the PÉR UQAM association has been committed to offering refugee students a fresh start, enabling them to pursue their studies in a safe and stimulating environment in Montreal. This project has transformed not only the lives of the sponsored students, but also those of the volunteers who accompany them. Here's a look back at the association's history, achievements and future ambitions.

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Canada/First meeting of Bas-Saint-Laurent mayors and prefects

Public transit, climate change and the workload of municipal councillors were just some of the topics discussed at the first Rendez-vous régional des municipalités du Bas-Saint-Laurent, held on Friday in Rimouski.

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Uganda: $1 billion to repay debt over the 2025-2026 financial year

For the 2025-2026 financial year, the Ugandan government has decided to reduce its external borrowing to $8.1 million from nearly $380 million, in order to better manage the debt crisis.

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Chad: Génération Consciente du Guéra raises awareness of children's schooling and social cohesion in Mongo

An initiative for a better future for the children of Guéra. The association "La Génération Consciente du Guéra" today organized an awareness-raising session in the village of Doungoulou, 5 km from Mongo, to promote schooling for children and strengthen social cohesion within the community.

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Belgium/FALC training courses to make texts easy to read for all: "Everyone has the right to information".

In Belgium, the ASBL Lire et écrire estimates that one person in ten has reading and comprehension difficulties. That's why the FALC.be service was set up in 2021 by ASBL Inclusion, with the aim of making information accessible to all. How can this be achieved? By transforming complex texts into FAciles à Lire et à Comprendre (easy to read and understand), and by training as many people as possible to write in this way.

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At COP29, Côte d'Ivoire launches a $500 million fund to finance green growth

Last February, experts from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa recommended that African countries explore innovative green financing mechanisms to promote a green transition to mitigate the effects of climate change.

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Congo/ Capacity building: the NGO "Viens et vois" organizes training in conflict management

From November 15 to 17, the non-governmental organization (NGO) "Viens et vois" is organizing a training course on conflict management in the school environment, with a view to consolidating discipline and inclusion in the Emmaüs school complex.

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Canada/Three-weekly winter garbage collection in Shawinigan

The City of Shawinigan announced on Wednesday that it will begin collecting waste every three weeks starting in January.

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SENEGAL-AGRICULTURE-FINANCING / Kolda: PADAER signs financing agreements with six producer organizations

On Thursday, the Agricultural Development and Rural Entrepreneurship Support Program (PADAER) signed agreements with six producer organizations in the Kolda region (south), as part of its second phase, worth 1.3 billion CFA francs, announced its national coordinator, Saada Ly.

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France/A stronger partnership between the commune of Erdeven and the Public Finance Department

Erdeven is the 13th commune in Morbihan and the second in the Aqta sector, after Brec'h, to sign an enhanced partnership agreement with the DGPIP (Direction générale des finances publiques).

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Algeria/World Diabetes Day: various awareness-raising activities and voluntary consultations in Adrar

A range of activities to raise awareness of preventive measures against diabetes, as well as voluntary screening and instructions on how to treat the disease, marked the commemoration of World Diabetes Day (November 14) in the wilaya of Adrar on Thursday, organizers said.

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France/Maine-et-Loire. This commune organizes an awareness day against violence against women

The town of Saumur, in partnership with a number of local players, is organizing an awareness-raising day to combat violence against women.

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Côte d'Ivoire/ Launch of the SAFAF program to boost food security and support empowerment in the food-producing agricultural sector

The Minister of Industry and Trade, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, launched the Food Security from Fork to Fork (SAFAF) program in Abidjan-Plateau on Thursday, November 7, 2024, aimed at strengthening food security and empowering women and young people in the food-producing agricultural sector in Côte d'Ivoire.

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Switzerland/ Swiss companies join forces to recycle clothing using a PET-like system

Seven Swiss companies found the Fabric Loop association to promote the textile circular economy. The aim is to promote the reuse and recycling of textiles, inspired by the PET recycling model.

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Canada/Public transit will be free during the Quebec Games

Public transit will be free for all in Trois-Rivières during the 59th Quebec Games Finals, to be held from July 25 to August 2, 2025.

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Burkina /Economic empowerment: 140 women and girls benefit from income-generating activity kits in Kaya

On Tuesday November 12, 2024, the town of Kaya hosted an official handover ceremony for Income Generating Activities (IGA) kits benefiting 140 women and girls. Organized by Plan International Burkina Faso, in collaboration with its partner, the association Action citoyenne et communautaire pour la résilience et le développement (ACCORD), this initiative aims to support the economic empowerment of beneficiary women and girls through the establishment of entrepreneurial activities.

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