France/Couiza cyclos fine-tune organization of 2026 twinning event

The general meeting of the Cyclo club couizanais was held on Thursday November 20. President Thierry Peres welcomed Marie-Cindy Damboy, representing the municipality, numerous members of the association and two special guests: President Fernando Barcelo and his friend Javier Ballarin from the Maëlla club.

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Morocco/1st African Children's Parliament Forum: A resounding success in promoting children's participation and protection

The first edition of the African Children's Parliament Forum, organized on November 21 and 22 in Rabat by the National Observatory for Children's Rights (ONDE), under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, and the effective Presidency of Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Meryem, President of ONDE, marked a decisive step in the consolidation of children's right to participation and their involvement in the public policies that concern them.

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Canada/ Plessisville elected officials fill vacancies on three committees

Following the municipal elections, a number of positions remained vacant, notably on the financial assistance application analysis committee, the urban planning advisory committee and the committee responsible for potentially dangerous or dangerous dogs. The council members who will fill these positions from now on were appointed at the last municipal council meeting.

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Canada/Calgary considers banning the sale of pets in pet stores

In Calgary, the municipal government wants to ban the sale of pets in stores, in order to relieve overcrowding in overcrowded shelters.

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France/Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal. Twinning to celebrate 20 years of Christmas exchanges

Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal. Almost 20 years of Christmas exchanges for the twinning. If the health situation hadn't prevented them in 2020, the Christmas exchanges between Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal and its twin town of La Plaine-sur-Mer (Loire-Atlantique), via their respective twinning committees, would be in their 20th year.

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Congo/ Ecolia: local tutoring for a school in crisis

Against a backdrop of growing concern among parents about their children's school performance, a local initiative is attracting a great deal of attention in Brazzaville. It's called Ecolia, and it offers personalized tutoring for pupils with learning difficulties.

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Togo-Benin: the second PRIMA meeting in Kara targets a 30% increase in agricultural trade

The town of Kara is hosting the second regional meeting between the chambers of commerce and industry of Togo and Benin, dedicated to trade in agricultural products, until Friday November 21, 2025. The event is part of the Programme Régional d'Intégration des Marchés Agricoles (PRIMA), financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development over a six-year period.

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France/Lavaur. Training to grow the local economy

Accompanying, training and supporting: the Communauté de communes Tarn-Agout (CCTA) continues its commitment to a vibrant, supportive economic fabric.

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Belgium/Woluwe-Saint-Pierre: a merger between two schools from different networks

"Benoît Cerexhe, mayor of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, presented the merger project between two Woluwe-Saint-Pierre secondary schools, the Eddy Merckx school center and the Crommelynck royal athenaeum, to the press at the commune's town hall on Tuesday.

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France/A town south of Toulouse launches a twinning arrangement with a Ukrainian commune: "A question of solidarity".

Cugnaux announces a twinning agreement with the Ukrainian town of Kulykivka, north of Kiev. The town hall plans to welcome Ukrainian pupils next February.

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Canada/ CDCBF holds a Christmas market

The Corporation de développement communautaire des Bois-Francs (CDCBF) announces its Christmas market, to be held at Place communautaire Rita-St-Pierre, 59 rue Monfette, Victoriaville, on December 4 from 3 to 8 pm.

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Vietnam/ Improving education and building a highly qualified teaching force

The Ministry of Education and Training is currently drafting a decree on professional bonuses for public-sector teaching staff. This decree proposes a two-phase roadmap for increasing these bonuses, scheduled to come into effect on January 1, 2026, at the same time as the implementation of the Teachers Act.

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Benin launches "JaimeMaLangue": A civic and cultural innovation for a digital future that speaks our languages

The Government of Benin, through the Agence des Systèmes d'Information et du Numérique (ASIN) and the Institute for Inclusive Digital Africa (IIDiA), under the supervision of the Ministère du Numérique et de la Digitalisation (MND), with the support of the Gates Foundation and Sèmè City - Hub of innovation and experimentation dedicated to training, research and entrepreneurship, officially launched the national "JaimeMaLangue" project on Monday November 10, 2025 at the Novotel Hôtel in Cotonou.

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France/Millau and Plopeni celebrate 10 years of twinning: a story of Franco-Romanian friendship

On Monday November 17, Millau welcomed a Romanian delegation led by Dragos Nita, Mayor of Plopeni, to celebrate 10 years of official twinning between the two towns.

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Canada/Carleton-sur-Mer studies ways to counter coastal erosion

Several well-known sites in Carleton-sur-Mer are threatened by coastal erosion. The municipality has therefore commissioned a study to find out how to protect them.

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Belgium/Business Transfer Week: the sale of Glacetronome in Namur illustrates this point

Wallonie Entreprendre organizes the 10th edition of Transmission Week. Passing on or taking over a business is a major challenge, and Baudouin Lénelle is not one to deny it. This former journalist turned artisanal ice-cream maker. Today, he is selling his Namur-based business to one of his colleagues.

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Chad - Agricultural cooperation: Construction work launched on the Camelin Livestock Center

The agricultural development program in Chad, piloted by Hungary, enters a new concrete phase.

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France/Twinning of Saint-Cyrpien and Sant Cebrià consecrated

The Jean-Rous 2025 trophy was officially awarded to the Saint-Cyprien - Sant Cebrià de Vallalta twinning committee, in a warm and symbolic ceremony saluting the organization's remarkable commitment to local and cross-border life.

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Canada/Abitibi RCM examines the development of its agricultural zone

The Abitibi MRC is in the process of updating its agricultural zone development plan (PDZA). Stakeholders from the agricultural, agrifood and territorial development sectors are expected to attend the 1st review forum this Tuesday, in Landrienne.

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Morocco/Taliouine hosts the 16th International Saffron Festival

The town of Taliouine, Taroudant province, is hosting its 16th International Saffron Festival from November 20 to 23, under the theme "Sustainable management of water resources: a lever for the development of the saffron industry in mountainous regions".

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