The year 2026 will be marked by a number of international events focusing on water-related issues and the fight against the consequences of climate change, such as the High-Level Political Forum, the Desertification COP and the United Nations Water Conference.
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Québec confirms its intention to create Côte-de-Charlevoix National Park. The Ministry of the Environment launched a public consultation process on April 18.
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Under Bagré's relentless April sun, between the dust of the road and the pale reflections of the irrigation canals, young agro-entrepreneurs are ploughing their furrows. Boots on their feet for some, hands plunged into piles of freshly harvested onions for others, many of these students have swapped the lecture halls for the fields. They were the first to experiment with an incubation program that attracted many students from the regions in various fields. Their challenge? To make agriculture a path to excellence and contribute in their own way to food self-sufficiency in Burkina Faso.
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On April 13 in Kintélé, Antoine Béli Bokolojoué, President of the Congolese Order of Architects (OAC), signed an agreement with Prof. Ange Antoine Abena, President of the Université Denis-Sassou-N'Guesso (UDSN), to support the alma mater in reformulating its curricula and supervising students' continuing education.
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The town of Beaucouzé (Maine-et-Loire) and the Comité d'Echanges et de Jumelage (CEJ) have announced a rich and varied Ascension weekend in honor of their friends from Selb (Bavaria). A monumental fresco by artist Botero Pop at the Aubineau complex was inaugurated.
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On Monday April 6, 2026, the French University of Egypt (UFE) officially launched a series of training courses for its teaching staff on integrating artificial intelligence into teaching practices. This event marks a key stage in the implementation of the regional project "Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Higher Education in the Middle East", piloted by the AUF and funded by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.
Read moreThe 2025 Official Development Assistance (ODA) declaration campaign for French local authorities is open on the Démarche numérique website until May 31, 2026.
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The hydrocarbons sector in Togo is continuing to evolve, driven by a gradual drive to modernize services and change consumer practices. In a highly competitive environment, customer loyalty strategies have taken center stage.
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The commune of N'Djamena's 3ᵉ arrondissement has carried out a vast clean-up operation to improve the urban environment, mobilizing citizens and local authorities around a common goal of cleanliness.
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The Minister of Health, Prof. Benjamin HOUNKPATIN, officially launched the national family planning campaign coupled with cervical and breast cancer screening on Tuesday March 31, 2026. The ceremony took place at the Sèmè-Podji communal stadium, in the presence of the Prefect of the Ouémé department, Dr Marie AKPOTROSSOU, political and administrative authorities, and representatives of WHO and UNFPA.
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Hanoi is speeding up the implementation of measures to develop a network of high-quality schools that will play a leading role in the entire education system, in line with Political Bureau Resolution 71-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in the development of education and training.
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The Bonn-Beuel twinning committee is off to a flying start with the announcement of a rich program of cultural projects and events. This momentum comes against the backdrop of the recent elections for new German and French mayors, which are essential to the smooth running of the twinning scheme.
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Some thirty citizens turned out at Rouyn-Noranda city hall on Monday evening to voice their opposition to the residential project in the Dallaire district. The city plans to hold a consultation next month to hear what the public has to say.
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Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has announced the abolition of visa fees, as of May 25, for nationals of African countries who will be able to obtain free e-visas online, a measure aimed at boosting intra-African mobility.
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A bike share program for Ottawa and Gatineau would cost between $11.7 and $13.4 million to implement, says a new City of Ottawa feasibility study. This is a further step towards the resumption of the service, which has been suspended since 2018.
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The Franco-German friendship was once again illustrated in Villeneuve-lez-Avignon with the visit of a delegation from Rheinbach, a German town twinned with Villeneuve-lez-Avignon since 1969.
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On Monday March 30, 2026, the Association de prévention et de santé au travail en Indre-et-Loire (APST 37) and Aide psychologique aux entrepreneurs en souffrance aiguë (Apesa 37) formed a partnership.
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Hope Town-based FIPEC Industries is receiving $295,250 in financial assistance from the federal government to support its activities in the metal processing sector, which has been hard hit by the tariffs.
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Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Trà signed Decision No. 625/QĐ-TTg of April 6, 2026, promulgating the Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Program for the period 2026-2030.
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In Togo, the commune of Ogou 1 has joined the ranks of communities with a local waste management and sanitation policy. Located in the Plateaux region, this municipality officially launched the implementation of this policy last week.
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Around thirty children gathered at the Sauclières stadium on Wednesday April 8 to learn about rugby and break down barriers.
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The twinning charter was officially signed on Tuesday March 31, 2026 at L'Arcadie by David Carrega, mayor of Ploudalmézeau, and Elen Jones, mayor of Porthcawl, in the presence of members of both towns' twinning committees.
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A month packed with cultural, educational and festive events is drawing to a close in the Republic of Moldova. As everywhere in Europe, and even more so in Central and Eastern Europe, where the French-speaking community is a historic choice of the elite, it is becoming essential, not to say vital, to promote and support local French-speaking dynamics in the face of the weakening of the French language's position.
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Management software publisher Odoo and Partena Professionnal, experts in HR management and payroll services, presented their partnership in Louvain-la-Neuve on Thursday. Together, the two companies intend to offer the first fully integrated solution on the Belgian market, designed to simplify and accelerate the entire HR and payroll process.
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Philippe Behuet celebrates 30 years as president of the Association de Twinning de Deauville (Calvados), which held its general meeting on Thursday March 26, 2026.
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The federal government's maritime strategy is creating an urgent need for specialized workers. A new paid shipbuilding training program was launched in February. L'Isle-aux-Coudres welcomed its first cohort, who are studying and working directly on site.
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The rehabilitated 8-mars Lycée d'Enseignement Professionnel d'Economie Sociale et Familiale was opened in Brazzaville on March 31 by the Minister of Technical and Vocational Education, Ghislain Thierry Maguessa Ebomé, in the presence of several members of the government.
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On Saturday March 28, 2026, at the Salle Socioculturelle in Pont-d'Ouilly (Calvados), Sylvie Jacq, departmental councillor, chaired the general meeting of the departmental twinning committee in front of 43 twinning committees. Twinning committees are getting younger, and want to strengthen their ties for the future and create a collective dynamic.
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The Franco-German twinning committee between Baume-les-Dames and Zell-am-Hamersbach is still going strong, as its president Roger Belperrin pointed out at the annual general meeting.
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On Tuesday, the City of Shawinigan published its report on drinking water for the year 2025. Concentrations of certain products resulting from water treatment remain high for residences served by the Station de traitement de l'eau du Lac-à-la-Pêche (STELAP).
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Alpha Ba, Secretary of State for Cooperatives and Peasant Management, launched a project to improve post-harvest management in Touba (central Senegal) on Tuesday, implemented by FAO, the UN agency in charge of food and agriculture, in partnership with the Senegalese government.
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On Monday March 30, the Musée de la Gaspésie launched its 2026 membership campaign.
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The Enosia association and Laval hospital signed a partnership agreement on Friday March 27. The two teams work together on a day-to-day basis to care for patients in very precarious situations.
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To mark its 45th anniversary, the Quimper-Limerick twinning committee will be celebrating Saint Patrick's Day on Friday March 13 in two stages.
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