An operation launched by Romandie ski de fond (RSF) will make access to cross-country ski trails free of charge next Thursday throughout French-speaking Switzerland. Novices will be able to take part in introductory courses.

The town has signed a twinning agreement and a commitment to mutual solidarity with Palestine. More specifically, with the Nur Shams refugee camp, represented by Nehad Shawish, for its popular committee, and the Association de jumelage entre les camps de réfugiés palestiniens et les villes françaises (AJPF), represented by its president, Charlotte Blandiot-Faride, mayor of Mitry-Mory (Seine-et-Marne).

At its second ordinary session on December 27 in Brazzaville, the Steering Committee of the Social Protection and Productive Inclusion Project for Young People adopted the work plan and annual budget estimated at 34 billion FCFA.

The new bus lines opening in Ho Chi Minh City from 2025 will all be electric. From 2030, 100% of local buses will use electricity or other green energies.

More than 2,000 people from several douars in the commune of Sebt Loudaya, in the province of Moulay Yacoub, benefited on Sunday from a multidisciplinary medical campaign organized by the Provincial Committee for Human Development (CPDH).

On Friday, December 27, 2024, some 50 street food vendors and vegetable sellers received training in product quality and healthy eating for the population of Ouagadougou. This awareness-raising campaign was initiated by the NGO Rikolto, through the AfriFOODlinks project. It aims to draw the attention of restaurant operators to the dangers of consuming spoiled products, and to the need to respect hygiene rules and use healthy products, to avoid food-borne illness for consumers.

The Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Professional Training, Tom Erdimi, presided this afternoon over the graduation ceremony of the graduates of the Faculty of Human Health Sciences at the University of N'Djamena. The event was attended by numerous personalities and the graduates' families.

The Federal Council announced on Monday that it had taken four decisions to promote equality for people with disabilities. In particular, it wants to enshrine the recognition of sign language in legislation.

A new chapter opens for vocational training in Mali. The Fonds d'Appui à la Formation Professionnelle et à l'Apprentissage (FAFPA) today inaugurated its new headquarters, an ultra-modern building that reflects the country's ambition to train qualified, competent young people.

Recharging your phone or computer battery by pedaling: this original project from the Université de Bretagne occidentale (UBO) in Brest (Finistère) has just been rewarded with a cheque for €10,000.

The city of Namur has been recognized as a "tourist center" by the federal government, the office of Walloon Minister-President Adrien Dolimont announced on Tuesday. Local businesses will benefit from extended opening hours.

In September 2020, Bernard Rosell decided to create the Solidarité action association, chaired today by Jean-Pierre Inglès. Its aim is to meet the needs of people in difficulty who are unable to get around properly in the area.

A training session for 286 elementary school principals from the Bounkani region began on Thursday December 26, 2024, at the Lycée Moderne in Bouna, with a view to better preparing them for the rest of their school career.

Sao Tome and Principe has obtained $24 million in financing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), with an immediate disbursement of $5 million. The announcement was made by the institution on Thursday December 19.

Between November 11 and December 13, 2024, AUF Central Africa and the Great Lakes organized training sessions for its 50 Clubs Leaders Etudiants Francophones (CLEF) in Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon. The aim of these workshops was to strengthen the capacities of CLEFs in a specific area of management and leadership of an associative structure such as a student club.

On December 22, the international association "Naza mwana Moungali" organized a clean-up operation called "Moungali bopéto" in Brazzaville's 4th Moungali district, with the aim of cleaning up the environment. The initiative contributes to the well-being of the district's population and helps prevent certain diseases.

This year, Sorel-Tracy firefighters joined forces with police officers from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) to give underprivileged children in the region an even better Christmas, as part of the 36th edition of the Arbre de Joie. Gift-giving took place on December 18 and 19, at Les Promenades de Sorel.

Ready to celebrate 45 years of Franco-German friendship, the Mortain-Thannhausen twinning committee is reinventing itself with new projects for future generations. In La Manche, members of the twinning committee look back on warm exchanges.

Transforming agricultural production towards ecological, organic, circular and low-emission agriculture is a top priority as Vietnam seeks to achieve its goal of net zero emissions by 2050, the experts said.

On Monday December 23, 2024 in Lomé, Togo launched the process of updating its National Climate Change Adaptation Plan (PNACC).