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Burkina Faso/Health: Equipment to strengthen the health system

The President of Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, officially handed over materials and equipment to health structures in Ouagadougou on Thursday, July 25, 2024. The equipment was acquired as part of the Projet de préparation et de riposte au covid-19 (PPR covid-19) and the Projet de renforcement de soins de santé primaires pour l'amélioration de la santé et de la nutrition (PRSS-ASN).

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Reunion/Saint-Denis: AFD lends 10 million euros to the town council for sustainable development

Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Saint-Denis City Council have signed a 10 million euro loan agreement to support sustainable development initiatives in Saint-Denis.

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France/ A plaque in the Tarn region commemorates the twinning with a famous American town

Albi, in the Tarn region of France, is twinned with several famous towns. To celebrate thirty years of union with one of them, a plaque has been installed.

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SENEGAL-SOCIETE-TIC / Kolda: some thirty young people trained in digital professions

On Wednesday, some thirty young people from the three departments of the Kolda region (south of France) began a training session in digital professions, organized by the Office national de la formation professionnelle (ONFP) in partnership with the International Labor Office (ILO).

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Canada/Affordable housing for seniors on 25th Street in Shawinigan

The 100-unit affordable housing complex for independent seniors will be built in the Grand-Mère sector.

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Morocco/A Salvadorian parliamentary delegation learns about the development dynamic in Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra

A parliamentary delegation from the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of El Salvador visited Laâyoune on Wednesday to learn about the level of development in the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region in various fields.

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France/Languidic. A twinning project with Senegalese towns

As part of Lorient agglomération's international cooperation project, the commune is hosting a delegation from Senegal. Last Monday, the EMA auditorium hosted a discussion with the delegation.

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France/"Les restos du cœur pour animaux": this Perpignan association helps pet owners

The Missions Croquettes Solidaires association in Perpignan helps dog and cat owners to feed their little furry friends, notably by distributing kibble.

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Côte d'Ivoire/ Teenagers from Ferkessédougou strengthen their life skills

The Ministry of Youth Promotion, Professional Insertion and Civic Service in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), launched on Monday, July 22, 2024 in Ferkessédougou the Life Skills Capacity Building (CVC) program for adolescents and vulnerable youth as part of the "Generations Without Limits" (GenU) initiative.

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Canada/ Promoting social inclusion through civic sponsorship

For over 40 years, an organization called Parrainage civique de la Vallée-du-Richelieu has been enabling people with intellectual development disorders to break out of their solitude by being matched with a volunteer with whom they will experience a meaningful relationship, thus contributing to their social inclusion. Louise and Julie's pairing demonstrates the success of such an initiative.

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France/ Pays de Nexon: the community of communes wipes out 27,000 euros of household waste collection debts

The financial authorities have cleared 27,000 euros of debt for households in difficulty in the Pays de Nexon-Monts de Châlus community of communes. This concerns households that have not paid their household waste collection fees. But this has consequences for the local authority.

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Morocco/Signature of a cooperation agreement between the Kingdom's Ombudsman and his Senegalese counterpart

A cooperation agreement was signed on Tuesday in Rabat between the Kingdom's Ombudsman institution and its counterpart in the Republic of Senegal, with the aim of strengthening cooperation and exchanging experiences and best practices in the field of institutional mediation.

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France/Ploemeur's shopkeepers and craftsmen sign a partnership agreement with the town to simplify exchanges

There are over 6,000 retailers' associations in France. Ploemeur's is an essential partner in developing the appeal of the town center, Lomener, Kerroc'h, Courégant and Fort-Bloqué. "The relationships generated by this three-way partnership enable frank, friendly and straightforward exchanges," emphasizes Marianne Poulain, councillor responsible for trade.

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Congo/ Social affairs: productive inclusion project launched for forty-five thousand young people

One of the components of the Social Protection and Productive Inclusion of Young People project just launched in Djambala, Plateaux department, is to provide vocational and self-employment training for forty-five thousand vulnerable young people aged 18 to 35, in eleven of the country's departments.

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Canada/ A subsidy program available for tree purchases in Sorel-Tracy

To help implement the new municipal tree bylaw, the City of Sorel-Tracy is offering a tree subsidy program for residential, institutional, commercial and industrial properties.

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Benin/Dassa-Zoumè: RODD equips stakeholders for BCP ODD 4

Since yesterday, Monday July 22, 2024, in Dassa-Zoumè, Collines department, a capacity-building workshop for stakeholders has been taking place to ensure greater success for the field phase of the Community Report Card on Sustainable Development Goals in the education sector (BCP-ODD4). It is organized by the Network of Non-Governmental Organizations for the Sustainable Development Goals (RODD).

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France/ Architecture students at the service of this Oise commune

The town of Chaumont-en-Vexin has rolled out the red carpet for a group of architecture students with one aim: to work with local residents to imagine the future of this rural commune.

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Belgium-United States/The cities of Namur and Lafayette celebrate 45 years of twinning

On Saturday, the cities of Namur and Lafayette (USA) celebrated 45 years of twinning by inaugurating an exhibition dedicated to their union in the Square de la Francophonie, at the foot of the Enjambée.

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Vietnam/Hô Chi Minh City cuts school fees and adjusts revenue from educational services

On July 16, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council approved important resolutions concerning school education in the city for the 2024-2025 school year and beyond. These resolutions aim to reduce school fees for families and improve revenue management for educational services in public schools.

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France/ Projects and news from the Friends of the Aurillac and Arpajon-sur-Cère twinnings

The association "Les Amis des jumelages des communes d'Aurillac et d'Arpajon-sur-Cère" recently held its annual general meeting.

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Togo: the town of Aného to be home to a tourism center

In Togo, the town of Aného (30 km southeast of Lomé) is to be home to a tourist center. The mayor of the Lacs 1 commune, Alexis Aquereburu, recently announced that work was underway. He also launched a call for candidates to design the furnishings for the future home.

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Canada/A rally in Trois-Rivières to integrate newcomers

The Trois-Rivières organization Sur les routes du français is offering a geolocation game to help newcomers learn French, discover the city of Trois-Rivières and establish links with their host community.

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Morocco/Launch from Fez of the 2nd edition of the regional "Moutatawi3" program

Fez - The second edition of the "Moutatawi3" (volunteer) program dedicated to youth in the Fez-Meknes region was launched on Sunday from Fez, with a series of workshops and activities to develop participants' skills.

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Cities and coastal erosion: what resilience in West Africa?

The 7,000 km long West African coastline shared by Senegal, Togo, Nigeria and other countries is increasingly threatened by coastal erosion. Benin, for example, loses an average of four meters of shoreline per year along 65% of its coastline. What are the characteristics of this phenomenon and what are the main resilience measures at both national and sub-regional levels? Find out in this article, part of our special feature on seas and oceans.

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France/ In Sarthe, Saint-Victeur commits to sustainable development with a photovoltaic power plant

The commune of Saint-Victeur (Sarthe) is to build a photovoltaic power plant on its territory. The project offers numerous advantages.

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Belgium/This Brussels restaurant works with mentally handicapped people, and it's a real success!

In Ixelles, the "65 degrés" restaurant is surprising, but not only for the quality of its gourmet cuisine. Behind the doors of 173 Avenue Louise, you'll find not only top-quality cuisine, but also a fine social project: to enable people with mental disabilities to work on a day-to-day basis and become emancipated. Interview.

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France/ EDF and Normandy's CCIs committed to supporting the local economy

EDF and the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI) in Normandy recently renewed their joint commitment to supporting regional economic development, the acquisition of new skills and job creation.

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Burkina Faso/Care for vulnerable children and children at risk: The NGO Le Soleil dans la main innovates!

The Luxembourg-based NGO-D has been implementing its education support and child protection program since 2022, until 2026. The program is aimed at vulnerable children and young people in the Bam and Boulkiemdé provinces of Burkina Faso, and offers several types of support.

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Canada/Bonaventure by-elections to be held on November 10

By-elections will be held in Bonaventure on November 10 to fill the positions of mayor and councillors #5 and #6.

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Côte d'Ivoire/ The people of Nidrou learn about the fight against child labor

The people of Nidrou, a village in the Bagohouo sub-prefecture, 25 km from Duékoué (west, Guémon region), were made aware of the fight against child labor on Monday, July 15, 2024, at the initiative of ZAMACOM, specializing in cocoa exports, in collaboration with the SOUGRI NORMA cooperative and the NGOs Vert Plus and Green Agro Norma, to enable these children to attend school for their harmonious development, according to the sub-prefect, Marius Foulé Kouamé.

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France/Sur cette plage du sud de la France, les déchets sont ramées par... des dromadaires!

The town of Frontignan (Hérault, France) has decided to repeat a most unusual waste collection operation. Every second Saturday during the summer, two dromedaries meet holidaymakers on the beach to collect their garbage. The aim is to raise awareness of waste sorting from an early age.

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Algeria/Agricultural insurance: awareness days against bovine DNC

In a press release issued on Thursday, the Caisse nationale de mutualité agricole (CNMA) announced the organization of awareness-raising, outreach and prevention days against lumpy skin disease (DNC) in cattle, as part of its "commitment to helping cattle breeders across the country".

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Canada/Saint-Jean discusses a strategy to support the homeless

Following the deaths of homeless people last winter, a committee of Saint John City Council in New Brunswick on Wednesday approved a three-year strategy to address the housing and homelessness crisis. It will soon be submitted to the full city council for approval.

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France/For one euro a day, the Hauts-de-France region lends cars to commuters

Since 2016, the En route vers l'emploi scheme has enabled workers to obtain a vehicle loan for their home-to-work commute. Manon Ansel, a young resident of Avroult who has just obtained her driving license, is taking advantage of this scheme.

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