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Morocco/Casablanca Municipal Council approves partnership agreements for development projects

On Thursday, the Council of the Municipality of Casablanca held its February ordinary session, which was marked by the approval of numerous partnership agreements relating to development projects. The session, chaired by Nabila Rmili, President of the Casablanca Commune Council, saw council members approve agreements in the health, social, cultural and environmental fields.

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France/Dornes: the twinning committee prepares for the 60th anniversary with festivities in Ettringen

The Dornes twinning committee has begun planning festivities for the 60th anniversary of the twinning of Dornes and Ettringen (Rhineland-Palatinate).

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Canada/Shediac calls for proposals for the future of Maison Pascal-Poirier

The Municipality of Shediac will soon be issuing a call for proposals for the Pascal Poirier Historical House, and is ready to participate in financing the project.

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Chad: an awareness-raising mission mobilizes pupils and students around statistical competitions in Abéché

As part of the promotion of statistics and the strengthening of the national statistical system, an awareness-raising mission is visiting Abéché, capital of Ouaddaï province, to encourage pupils and students to take part in African statistical competitions and prepare future winners for African statistical schools.

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France/To give students a taste for the theater, a class from the Lycée Janot in Sens is twinned with the Comédie-Française

A second-year preparatory class at the Lycée de Sens, in the Yonne region, is being twinned with the Comédie-Française this year. It's an unprecedented partnership for the Lycée, which this year is one of 47 schools worldwide to be twinned with the famous public institution.

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Belgium/Hainaut: workers mobilize for first provincial day of action

Regional and provincial actions were organized this Thursday February 5 in Hainaut, as provided for in the national trade union common front action plan. They follow on from the January 25 demonstration in Brussels, which drew 10,000 people into the streets.

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Vietnam/ Nearly 200,000 learners undergo vocational training in Ho Chi Minh City

In 2025, Ho Chi Minh City's vocational education system welcomed nearly 200,000 learners, confirming its role as a pillar in the training of the city's human resources. Recruitment for the first semester of the 2025-2026 school year alone attracted more than 109,000 new enrollees.

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France/NOTE AUX COLLECTIVITÉS TERRITORIALES - Développer son jumelage - Fiche pratique de l'Europe des communes

L'Europe des communes is a service provided by the European Commission to help local elected representatives take account of European policies. It provides operational tools for a better understanding of the European Union's priorities and policies, and their integration into local public policies.

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Burkina/Road safety: ANSSEAT and FUTRB join forces to combat drug use at the wheel

Faced with the resurgence of road accidents and the growing risks associated with the consumption of psychoactive substances by some drivers, the Agence nationale pour la sécurité sanitaire, de l'environnement, de l'alimentation, du travail et des produits de santé (ANSSEAT), on the recommendation of the authorities, has entered into direct dialogue with road transport stakeholders. With this in mind, a meeting was held on January 30, 2026 between ANSSEAT and the Faîtière unique des transporteurs routiers du Burkina Faso (FUTRB), to discuss the introduction of drug testing for drivers.

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France/NOTE AUX COLLECTIVITÉS TERRITORIALES - Citizens' Diplomatic Reserve

Mentioned by the President of the Republic in his March 16, 2023 speech on the reform of French diplomacy, the diplomatic citizens' reserve is a thematic variation of the citizens' reserve introduced by the January 27, 2017 law on equality and citizenship.

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Congo/ Waste management: Be Green Academy introduces Pontenegrin students to upcycling

From January 26 to 30, Pointe-Noire's Be Green Academy hosted a practical training workshop dedicated to upcycling, as part of the circular economy and waste recovery course. For five days, participants were introduced to sustainable fashion practices by international experts from Paris.

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Canada/The City of Edmonton wants to curb the problem of abandoned houses

In almost three years, over 470 properties have been demolished in Edmonton as part of the Problem Property Initiative.

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Canada/Saint-Siméon-de-Bonaventure: road 132 rehabilitation could move forward next spring

An announcement concerning the rehabilitation of Route 132 in Saint-Siméon-de-Bonaventure could be made as early as next spring.

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Senegal/Tivaouane: an association presents a national program to tackle health challenges

The "Zillalou Ahlou Souffa" association (shelter for the needy, in Arabic) has presented a national health program aimed at improving access to healthcare for the most vulnerable populations, an initiative this structure intends to implement in all 14 regions of Senegal.

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France - Italy/Rome and Paris celebrate 70 years of twinning between the two capitals

To celebrate the anniversary of the agreement, Anne Hidalgo will visit Rome and Mayor Roberto Gualtieri will fly to Paris. Exhibitions are planned to celebrate the friendship between the two cities.

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Vietnam/ Education: Vietnam's strategic leverage by 2045

Many experts emphasize the need for fundamental and comprehensive educational reform. They see human development and knowledge as the pillars of sustainable growth for Vietnam by 2045.

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Belgium/Worker mobility in the province of Liège: cycling is on the rise, but the car is still king

For the tenth year running, HR services company Acerta has mapped the commuting habits of over 382,000 workers in the province of Liège: cycling is on the rise, but the car remains king.

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The AUF in the Comoros: a National Office at the service of employability

AUF strengthens its presence in Comoros with the opening of a National Office and a Francophone Employability Center.

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France/ ThéraPerche, the Pôle de Santé du Perche association, continues its projects

The association ThéraPerche, Les soignants au service du territoire, founded by medical and paramedical professionals from the Pôle de Santé, is attracting new professionals.

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Regional economic cooperation: APIEx and CEPICI sign a Memorandum of Understanding to boost investment attractiveness between Benin and Côte d'Ivoire

Benin's Investment and Export Promotion Agency (APIEx) and the Centre de Promotion des Investissements en Côte d'Ivoire (CEPICI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abidjan on Wednesday January 21, 2026, to formalize and strengthen their institutional cooperation in investment promotion and facilitation.

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France/Auterive. A partnership agreement to promote emancipation and employment

Our commitment to professional integration took on a new dimension in January. The recent signing of a partnership agreement between the Association intercommunale de formation permanente (AIFP) and the Centre de formation professionnelle et de promotion agricole (CFPPA) d'Auterive marks a shared determination to strengthen the levers of emancipation in the region.

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Canada/How to promote the heritage of Howard Estate Park?

Sherbrooke launches a call for projects for Domaine-Howard Park. The city wants to showcase the area's architectural, landscape and horticultural heritage.

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Togo/Biometric identification: mass registration continues in Zio until February 18

Togo's national biometric identification campaign is continuing in the Zio prefecture, where the mass registration operation began on January 19. In this neighboring town of Greater Lomé, the operation will run until February 18, according to the authorities.

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France/2026 will be marked by the celebration of 30 years of twinning in Saint-Méen

On Saturday, Louis Beaugendre presented the town's new year's greetings. The mayor recalled the projects for 2025 and spoke of those to come.

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Scientific launch of the ETHISSA project - Structuring bioethics in sub-Saharan Africa

The ETHISSA - Structuring Bioethics in Sub-Saharan Africa project recently held its scientific kick-off meeting, bringing together all partners to discuss the next steps in its implementation.

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Congo/ National players trained in innovative biodiversity financing mechanisms

On January 20 in Brazzaville, Arlette Soudan-Nonault, Minister for the Environment, Sustainable Development and the Congo Basin, launched an environmental training workshop involving fifty national players.

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France/In Quéven, the twinning committee celebrates Franco-German friendship

On Thursday January 22, 2026, the Kewenn-BAW twinning committee organized a first-ever event to mark the anniversary of the Franco-German friendship at La Grange, bringing together around 30 people, including members of neighboring twinning committees (Hennebont and Plouay).

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Belgium/To your sanitary towels: Marche-en-Famenne launches a major donation campaign

Breaking the taboo of menstrual precariousness. The town of Marche-en-Famenne has decided to break this taboo by launching a vast operation to donate sanitary towels. It will take place at twelve collection points from January 24 to February 8.

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Cameroon/Start-Up 237: Evaluation mission and project prospects

From September 22 to October 3, 2025, the French Embassy in Cameroon and the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie conducted an evaluation mission in Douala, Ngaoundéré and Dschang to analyze the impact of the Start-Up 237 project, which has supported 100 young businesses since its launch.

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France/ In difficulty, the Pont-d'Ouilly twinning committee is looking for funding

After years of hard work, the Pont-d'Ouilly (Calvados) twinning committee has succeeded in rejuvenating its exchanges. One difficulty is putting the brakes on this momentum: subsidies are falling.

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Chad/Health and Hygiene: SEMATN-IST transforms the INSTA campus in Abéché

On Saturday January 17, 2026, the Institut National Supérieur de Sciences et Techniques d'Abéché swapped notebooks for brooms. Under the impetus of the SEMATN-IST organization, a vast clean-up operation mobilized the university community to make sanitation a bulwark against disease.

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Canada/The revitalization of the Alexandre district is back on Sherbrooke's agenda

Sherbrooke is redoubling its efforts to revitalize the Alexandre district, close to downtown. The project has been in the works for several years. This time, the city is launching a survey to find out what its citizens think.

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Morocco - France/Dakhla and Nice prepare twinning in the context of a "virtuous bilateral dynamic

Dakhla and the French city of Nice are preparing a twinning arrangement, with the signing of a letter of intent by the President of the Dakhla City Council, Erragheb Hormatollah, and the Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, in recognition of their shared ambition to further deepen their partnership.

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Congo/Talangaï: identity documents issued to vulnerable households

The operation to issue over 6,000 birth certificates, national identity cards (CNI) and unique identification numbers (NIU) to beneficiaries began on January 15 at the Talangaï town hall in Brazzaville's sixth arrondissement. This initiative, supported by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Solidarity and Humanitarian Action and the World Bank, aims to facilitate access to government assistance programs for people living in precarious neighborhoods.

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