On Thursday January 16, 2025, the Togolese commune of Kpélé 1, located in the Plateaux region, formalized its Communal Development Plan (PDC) in Adéta (the commune's chief town). This document defines the locality's development actions over the next few years, requiring funding estimated at 1.3 billion FCFA.
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The Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation has appointed an observer for the municipality of Saint-Barnabé to help it turn around its financial situation.
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Four Winnipeg arts organizations could receive $2 million in grants from the City. However, these funds must first be approved by City Council.
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In 2023, Alexandre Salaün took over sole control of Comm'une Opportunité, created in 2019 by three associates. Based in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, this platform connects local authorities with project developers throughout France. At the start of the year, a free offer was launched for communes with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants.
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With the world's youngest population, Africa could, given the right conditions, provide the world with a quality workforce over the next 10 to 15 years, according to forecasts by Brookings. But none of this will be possible without substantial investment in training.
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The Agence de presse sénégalaise (APS) and the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) signed a partnership agreement in Riyadh on Tuesday for production exchanges.
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February 14, 2022 marked the start of an ambitious project in Cotonou. The project, financed by the European Investment Bank, involves the construction of stormwater collectors and associated roads in the Qb catchment area.
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The Icare Club network, dedicated to entrepreneurs aged 20 to 30, has teamed up with WeForge, an entrepreneurial support structure, to offer young leaders a meeting place to help them develop their projects.
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For the 13th consecutive year, the AUF Middle East and its partners Berytech and L'Orient-Le Jour are offering French-speaking women entrepreneurs the chance to develop their business projects through the 2024 edition of the "Femme Francophone Entrepreneure" competition. Three Lebanese projects and one project from the Middle East outside Lebanon have shared 30,000 euros in funding, in addition to access to training sessions and six months' coaching at the Berytech incubator.
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This lunchtime, Nancy, a nursery nurse at the Bellevue crèche (Erpent), is serving an organic, balanced meal to her little ones aged 18 to 24 months. On the menu: steamed potatoes, beans and chicken fillet, not forgetting a small dessert.
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Over sixty (60) exhibitors are taking part in the Salon de l'investissement dans l'agriculture saharienne, which opened on Wednesday in Ouargla under the banner of "strategic crops guaranteeing food security".
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The campaign to raise awareness of blood pressure and diabetes mellitus, and to provide free screening and treatment, is taking place in Brazzaville's military defense zone n°9, and in all military defense zones until January 17.
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Since Monday January 13, 2025, the Conseil du coton et de l'anacarde (CCA) has been distributing bush bags to cashew growers in the Madinani department.
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Windsor City Council needs to invest more in Transit Windsor instead of cutting the transit company's budget, according to several residents who questioned their elected officials Monday night at the city council meeting.
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Fez - The 39th National Day of the Architect, organized on Tuesday under the patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, was an opportunity to launch the debate on global warming and water issues in Morocco, and to discuss innovative solutions to these major challenges.
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On Friday evening, the Villers-sur-Mer European Twinning Committee met in the Salle Bagot. Catherine Nottet, the committee's president, emphasized the "unfailing commitment of our volunteers,
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On January 7 in Brazzaville, Arlette Soudan-Nonault, Minister for the Environment, Sustainable Development and the Congo Basin, launched the second phase of the Biodev 2030 project, which supports stakeholders in analyzing the potential for innovative financing through the biodiversity certificate and payment for environmental services approaches.
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In 2021, the Communauté de communes de l'Ernée (CCE) adopted a partnership agreement with the Polleniz association to establish a financial partnership for the implementation of a coordinated prevention, monitoring and control program against invasive aquatic rodents. The agreement was signed for the years 2021 to 2023.
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Living in an energy sieve is expensive, both for your wallet and your health. In 2020, the Walloon Region has launched a vast energy renovation plan for 25,000 public housing units. These are low-income housing units, formerly known as social housing. It is in this context that Immobilière publique du center et de l'est du Brabant wallon is preparing to renovate 425 homes. Today, we're talking about a hundred homes in the Buston district of Ottignies and around thirty at the Résidence du Centre in Mont-Saint-Guibert. Others will follow in Jodoigne, Beauvechain and Incourt.
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It's now official: the launch of the Lasso Santé and Lasso WaSH projects in the Boucle du Mouhoun region. The official launch ceremony for these projects took place on Friday January 10, 2025 in the commune of Boromo. These projects aim to bring relief to the populations of the Boucle du Mouhoun region. They are being implemented by the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel), with financial support from the European Union to the tune of over seven billion CFA francs.
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In 2025, Togo plans to pursue its ambition of guaranteeing universal access to drinking water by 2030. The budget earmarked for this objective amounts to 19 billion FCFA, according to the finance law for the current financial year.
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Arzon's twinning committee with the Irish town of Lahinch took the opportunity of its galette des Rois, on Saturday January 11, to distribute vouchers to fourteen Ukrainian pupils attending school on the peninsula.
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Twenty Shawinigan youngsters from near and far took part in an immersive twinning camp at Camp du Lac Vert in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc. The aim of the camp was to help sixth-graders make the transition from primary to secondary school, and to reduce the anxiety associated with this change for new arrivals.
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Primary school teachers in Koro were trained in the national program to improve early school learning (PNAPAS) during a workshop held from December 27, 2024 to January 3, 2025.
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On Saturday, the mayor of Tivaouane installed the Tidiane religious city's consultative council, made up of members with rich and diverse profiles, with Elhadj Malick Sarr, former director general of ANIDA, as coordinator.
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Located at number one, Nguyên Thi Duê street, in the Câu Giây district, the More Hanoi café is the first in the country with visually impaired people at the counter. It was inaugurated in November 2024 by the Training Center for Rehabilitation Agents for the Blind (Vietnamese Association of the Visually Impaired).
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In collaboration with the Ministry of Secondary Education, Vocational and Technical Training (MESFPT), Orange Digital Center launched the pilot phase of its #SuperCoders training caravan at Lycée Wendpouiré in Saaba on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
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Switzerland reached a record 52,978 business start-ups in 2024 (+2.6%), with a sharp rise in French-speaking Switzerland (+6.4%). The main sectors concerned are crafts, real estate and cryptocurrencies.
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On Wednesday January 08, 2025, Cotonou hosted the First Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Benin and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The meeting marked a historic moment of rapprochement between Benin and this region of the world, and provided an opportunity to focus on strengthened bilateral ties and concrete actions for the future.
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Mediation plays a crucial role in conflict resolution, providing a space for dialogue and understanding that fosters peace and reconciliation. In a world where social and political tensions are omnipresent, this tool is becoming indispensable for building and restoring links. It is in this context that Johanna Hawari Bourjeily, founder and director of the Centre Professionnel de Médiation at the Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, a long-standing AUF partner, is passionately committed. She shares her experience and vision of mediation, and illustrates how mediation can transform lives and strengthen the social fabric in a country in search of peace.
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In the presence of Laurent Saint-Martin, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, in charge of Foreign Trade and French Nationals Living Abroad, the AFD Group brought together for the first time on January 8, as part of its Annual Meetings, the heads of more than 30 French public establishments for a workshop aimed at reaffirming their shared commitment to putting their expertise at the service of public policy for solidarity-based and sustainable investment. The workshop resulted in the signing of a joint declaration by Élisabeth Claverie de Saint Martin, CEO of CIRAD.
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The impact of AI on employability is the focus of the 9th edition of the Université Privée de Fès (UPF) HR Forum, which opened on Thursday.
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It's one of Charleroi's special features: the town owns a ski area in Savoie, 12 kilometers from the prestigious Megève ski resort, and every year, 6th graders from the local schools take advantage of it. They are invited to "Marcinelle-en-Montagne" for a week to enjoy the pleasures of the slopes.
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