The City of Winnipeg plans to remove all parking meters by August 31. Drivers will now have to pay for their parking using the PayByPhone mobile application, or by calling the customer service line.

AUF Middle East, in partnership with the Professional Mediation Center (CPM) of the University of Saint Joseph in Beirut (USJ), organized a regional mediation bootcamp on May 20 and 21, 2025, at AUF's Centre d'Employabilité Francophone (CEF) in Beirut.

Organized by France and Costa Rica, the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) will be held in Nice from Monday June 9 to Friday June 13, 2025. Ten years after the twenty-first Conference of the Parties (COP21) and the Paris Agreement, UNOC3 aims to bring together and mobilize all stakeholders to conserve and sustainably use the oceans.

On Wednesday in Casablanca, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane (AUI) held the second edition of the AUI Executive FinTech Talks, a quarterly event dedicated to analyzing the dynamics of the fintech sector and its implications for the Moroccan and African economy.

On Wednesday, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), UZ Brussel and Hôpital Erasme/Institut Jules Bordet launched the first joint group dedicated to pancreatic cancer research. Called the Brussels Pancreatic Cancer Team (BruPaCT), the group aims to further structure collaboration between the institutions, pool the use of patient samples and facilitate access to state-of-the-art technological infrastructures.

The twinning committee of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir (Sarthe) is organizing its trip to Syke from May 28 to June 1, 2025. This year, it faces several challenges.

If all goes according to plan, the Edmundston solar power project could be commissioned as early as August 2025.

On the initiative of the association Littérature Sans Frontière (LSF), the Cours privé Elisa in Saaba (on the eastern outskirts of the capital) hosted "literary writing training residencies" on May 15 and 16, 2025, with a focus on the poetry genre. This first initiative, which generated a great deal of interest, culminated in a presentation of the best texts by the auditors (participants in the residencies) at the closing ceremony (Friday, May 16).

On May 19, 2025, the NGO ACORD/TCHAD organized a workshop at the premises of the NGO OXFAM to disseminate thematic guides on local budgeting and an in-depth study of the education system in the province of Barh El Gazel (BEG).

A local business club has just been launched by the Communauté de communes Bray Eawy, which has teamed up with Domitille Ridel, director of the Neufchâtel coworking space.

The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) in Laos, through its Employability Center (CEF), is pursuing its commitment to developing students' entrepreneurial skills, by adopting an innovative approach.

Last April, Actiris, the Brussels employment agency, announced its intention to help 4,400 jobseekers escape unemployment by 2028, thanks to mentoring. This coaching formula enables jobseekers to benefit from the skills of an expert to help them (re)find their way back to work. According to Actiris, this voluntary support is effective in 65% of cases. How does it work? Visit Team4Job, one of the 4 partners selected by the Brussels agency.

On Tuesday May 13, Pierre Martin and Christophe Bonnet, representatives of the Fédération française du bâtiment (FFB) and the Confédération de l'artisanat et des petites entreprises (Capeb) du Gard, together with Jean Denat, vice-president of the Petite Camargue Community of Communes (CCPC) housing and lifestyle policy commission, officially signed the partnership agreements for the Opération programmée d'amélioration de l'habitat et de Renouvellement urbain.

On the sidelines of the Annual Meetings and Business Forum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Republic of Benin, the EBRD and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg officially launched the Star Venture program in Benin. This initiative marks a decisive step in the support of high-potential innovative entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa.

In Bazré, in the sub-prefecture of Sinfra, the Departmental Transport Delegation has launched a vast road safety awareness campaign, marking a new stage in the prevention of traffic accidents.

Visitors flock to the Ho Chi Minh City Orchid Festival 2025, held at Tao Dàn Park in the 1st district, to admire and take photos of the magnificent colorful orchids.

The twinning committee's motto, "Faithful in friendship", was engraved on the coat of arms by a local self-employed contractor.

In the districts of Mayéyé and Sibiti, children, young and old benefited from free dental care by French dentists, members of the humanitarian association Dents-Terre, under the aegis of the Minister of Social Affairs, Solidarity and Humanitarian Action, Irène Marie-Cécile Mboukou-Kimbatsa.

The Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barette, has awarded $17,561 to the Centre d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel (CALACS) de Charlevoix.

On Thursday May 15, 2025, the Union des chambres régionales de métiers (UCRM) and the Confédération des juniors entreprises du Togo (CJET) signed a partnership agreement in Lomé, aimed primarily at supporting young entrepreneurs in the craft sector in structuring and formalizing their activities.