Départements du Nord-Bénin/Integrating nutrition and food security into PDC and PAI: SEs and RDLPs in northern communes receive training

From September 23 to 26, 2024, the Association Nationale des Communes du Bénin (ANCB) and Care International Benin Togo organized a regional workshop in Parakou to popularize and incorporate the Food and Nutrition Security Integration Score (SISAN) into Communal Development Plans and Annual Investment Plans (PAI).

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Belgium/Fighting homelessness: more than 2,200 people helped by the "Housing First" model in Belgium

More than 2,220 people have found stable housing thanks to the "Housing First" model since the first experiments in Belgium in 2013. These were the findings on Thursday of a report by SPP Social Integration on the issue of homelessness in Belgium.

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Morocco/Errachidia: Interactive workshops on children's rights for schoolchildren

The Drâa-Tafilalet Regional Human Rights Commission (CRDH) organized several interactive workshops for schoolchildren, in conjunction with the 7th edition of the regional book fair (October 7-14).

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Canada/ SADC Arthabaska-Érable invests $1.6 M in the community

On Wednesday, the SADC Arthabaska-Érable held its annual general meeting in Victoriaville, at which the results for 2023-2024 were presented.

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France/The Hauts-de-France region is releasing 235,000 euros to help farmers affected by bluetongue.

At its meeting on Thursday October 3, the regional assembly voted 235,000 euros in aid to support farmers whose herds have been affected by bluetongue.

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France/ Twenty years of twinning link Paimpol and Iceland: what is the point of this partnership between communes?

To mark the 20th anniversary of the twinning between Paimpol (Côtes-d'Armor) and Grundarfjörður, Iceland, we take a look at the role of these unusual partnerships between communes.

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Canada/New daycare center to open in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac

By next September, parents in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac will be able to count on 50 new childcare spaces.

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Côte d'Ivoire/Low-cost textbooks available for Tabou sixth graders

Lower-cost textbooks are being made available to sixth-graders at the Lycée moderne Barouadjéhi Valentin in Tabou and the collège privé IGET Banné, as part of the "Bourse nationale du manuel scolaire (BONAMAS)", a loan-rental scheme initiated by the Ivorian government as part of the implementation of the C2D (Contrat de désendettement et de développement) debt reduction and development contract.

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Algeria/ One million olive trees to be planted by the end of 2024

The production and planting program for a million olive trees launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will be completed by the end of 2024, a ministry official said on Wednesday.

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Morocco/Settat province: INDH boosts access to pre-school education with more than 480 units

Settat - The National Initiative for Human Development (INDH), in its third phase, places particular emphasis on the generalization and promotion of pre-school education, especially in rural areas, contributing to the consolidation and development of the human capital of rising generations.

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France/The RCN rallies for Pink October and renews its partnership with the association Les Roses du Gard

This October, Rugby Club Nîmois renews its commitment to the association Les Roses du Gard, dedicated to supporting people affected by cancer.

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Congo/ Training in new technologies: Enia 2.0 opens its doors in Brazzaville

The Ecole du numérique et de l'intelligence artificielle (Enia 2.0), one of the few schools in the Republic of Congo offering training in artificial intelligence, officially launched its activities on October 7. The 1,500-seat school offers young Congolese the chance to learn and make a career in some of the professions of the future.

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Canada/The Plateau-Mont-Royal will have a new noise bylaw in January 2025

The elected representatives of the Plateau-Mont-Royal will table a new version of the noise by-law in January 2025. In the meantime, despite the concerns of many citizens, on Monday evening they ratified a regulatory amendment exempting bars, restaurants and concert halls from certain constraints.

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Togo/UNESCO: an innovative educational initiative at the Lycée de Tchitchao wins $100,000!

An educational initiative at the Lycée de Tchitchao (in the Kara region of northern Togo) was recently awarded the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Training on October 4, 2024.

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France - Lebanon/ NOTE TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES: FACECO - support for the people of Lebanon

The Centre de Crise et de Soutien (CDCS) will shortly be publishing a document summarizing the possibilities of contributing to FACECO to support the people of Lebanon.

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Burkina Faso/Maternal and child health: 102 village midwives in Tougan health district receive bicycles and other equipment

The songs and shouts of joy heard in the courtyard of Toma's CELPAC on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 2, 2024, attracted curious onlookers, intrigued by what was going on. As soon as they entered the gate, they saw a group of women dancing and humming local tunes amidst a consignment of new bicycles and other equipment. The joyful ladies were a group of village Accoucheuses (AV) who were expressing their feelings after being provided with the equipment and means of mobility essential to their work in the villages. Some climbed aboard their new mounts to test them out, while others showered blessings on the Red Cross.

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Côte d'Ivoire/Breast cancer: the Lycée moderne Dominique Ouattara joins the fight in Séguéla

Sékou Bakayoko, principal of the Lycée moderne Dominique Ouattara in Séguéla, has expressed the school's determination to fight breast cancer by launching an awareness campaign on Monday, October 7, 2024, in collaboration with the school and university health service (SSSU-SAJ).

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Belgium/Europe-Africa meeting in Brussels

On September 9 and 10, the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) invited representatives of the European Commission's DG RTD, DG INTPA, DG NEAR, DG EMPL and DG EAC to Brussels for discussions with university rectors and presidents from North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and the Great Lakes, Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, and Europe, as well as members of its governing bodies.

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Canada/Moncton City Council adopts Gateway Tower project

The controversial project for two 17-storey towers in Moncton will finally go ahead, following approval by city council.

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Vietnam and France strengthen cooperation in the transport sector

The Vietnamese Minister of Transport, Nguyên Van Thang, and the Executive Director in charge of Geographies at Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Philippe Orliange, have signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the transport sector.

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