Faced with common challenges, the countries of Central Africa are joining forces to build a more integrated and efficient regional scientific area.
Read more
Aktya, a semi-public company, the Communauté de Communes du Val de Morteau and the town of Morteau have joined forces to build a new building dedicated to economic development. Its name: Le Tremplin.
Read more
The Town of Amos ended fiscal 2024 with a surplus of $2 million, enabling it to invest more in debt reduction.
Read more
Braving the sun and the wind, a group of sea-loving volunteers climbs aboard a boat every day, rolls up their sleeves and catches bag after bag of floating garbage - a simple gesture, but one driven by sincere energy.
Read more
In a dynamic that combines scientific excellence, entrepreneurship and social commitment, the Incubateur Lorrain, which has been awarded the "Incubateur de la Recherche Publique" and "Incubateur d'Excellence Grand Est" labels, and the Association Jean-Baptiste Thiéry have joined forces to encourage the emergence and experimentation of innovative solutions for people with disabilities.
Read more
The fourth incubation cohort of the Telema Foundation for Youth Entrepreneurship, dedicated to twenty-six entrepreneurs, was launched on July 18 in Brazzaville by Jesse Franck Goma, Secretary General of the said organization.
Read more
At the height of the summer season, many young people are swapping traditional jobs in supermarkets or fast-food outlets for work experience in the community. A choice that combines remuneration and positive social impact, revealing a generation more concerned with giving meaning to their first steps in the world of work.
Read more
The pilot phase of the Industries Chimiques du Sénégal (ICS) support program for Senegalese agriculture (PICSA) was officially launched on Tuesday in Kaolack, with the aim of further boosting agricultural activities.
Read more
On Thursday, July 17, 2025, Burkina Faso's capital hosted a ceremony to honor the country's best-performing local authorities. This initiative is part of the implementation of phase 3 of the Decentralization and Citizen Participation program (DEPAC-3), and is financed by the Swiss Cooperation. The commune of Koudougou and the Centre-Ouest region were crowned winners for the second time running. The event was piloted by the General Directorate for Decentralization and Local Development (DGDDL), with technical support from the Decentralization and Citizen Participation Support Unit (CADEPAC).
Read more
Kanata's Beaverbrook neighborhood may soon be designated a Heritage Conservation District, a process under discussion since 2014.
Read more
In Togo, a training program on best practices for the sustainable management of terrestrial and forest ecosystems was validated last week (July 18) in Défalé, in the Doufelgou 2 commune (Kara region).
Read more
As part of the twinning program between Agen and Corpus Christi, three Texan high school students are staying in Agen, hosted by local families and the twinning committee.
Read more
Around thirty members of the Laudun échange amitié twinning committee headed off to Waldsolms, Germany, from July 6 to 13.
Read more
The Lexicology, Terminology and Translation (LTT) network, winner of the AUF 2024-2025 call for projects, has embarked on the first phase of its activities. Here's a look back at the highlights of this deployment.
Read more
In the digital age, young volunteers are working with the elderly to guide them through the digital world. An ordinary scene in an administrative center reveals a beautiful surge of humanity, solidarity and intergenerational recognition.
Read more
Villers-la-Ville, a pleasant, hilly village in Walloon Brabant. Among its many attractions, the sumptuous ruins of a monumental abbey are the first to stand out...
Read more
On a visit to Dakhla, a French delegation from the city of Nice met the President of the Communal Council, Erragheb Hormatallah, on Thursday. Discussions focused on ways of strengthening cooperation between the two cities and the forthcoming signing of a twinning agreement between Dakhla and Nice.
Read more
The Governor of the Centre-Ouest region, Adama Jean Yves Béré, chaired the 2ᵉ session of the Regional Participatory Monitoring Committee of the "Partnership for the development of drinking water and sanitation services in the Centre-Ouest region" project, this Thursday, July 17, 2025, in Koudougou. A strategic meeting that is part of the quest for more inclusive and sustainable governance of water and sanitation for the benefit of local populations and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
Read more
The TotalEnergies Foundation is pleased to announce a brand new partnership with the Avenir Santé association for the deployment of the "Prevention of traffic accidents in festive environments" project. This ambitious program, spanning seven French regions, targets 15,000 young people - aged 16 to 25 and regular attendees of festivals, concerts and clubs - with the aim of reducing traffic accidents through a preventive and interactive approach.
Read more
"Courants de Gaume" is the name of a new non-profit organization and citizen energy community. Its aim is to share local renewable energy.
Read more
At the request of the City of Sept-Îles, Rio Tinto IOC's emergency brigade will continue to assist the municipality's fire safety department. The mining company has a specialized team for rescue at heights or in confined spaces, which can come to the city's aid if required.
Read more
From July 11 to 14, the town of Trélazé welcomed a delegation from Germany as part of its twinning with the town of Ketsch.
Read more
The Association marocaine de droit administratif et des sciences administratives (Moroccan Association of Administrative Law and Administrative Sciences) was recently set up in Rabat, on the initiative of lecturers and researchers from the Kingdom's various faculties of law, economics and social sciences, as well as executives and experts from several national institutions.
Read more
Chad: training in sewing, hospitality and pastry-making, 105 The Maison nationale de la Femme organized the closing ceremony of the sewing, hospitality and pastry-making training workshop on Tuesday, marked by the presentation of certificates to 105 learners.
Read more
The Municipality of Moffet and Transport adapté et collectif du Témiscamingue (TACT) have joined forces to offer residents an alternative way to get around.
Read more
The French Delegation for Local Authorities and Civil Society (DCTCIV) has supported the Let's Food association, notably through the projects "Supporting French local authorities in developing international cooperation in the field of sustainable territorial food systems" (COOPALIM2) and "Strengthening the role of fisheries issues in local authority food policies". In this context, a series of webinars has recently been organized.
Read more
The Kilibo health center has been given a facelift. The infrastructure has undergone a complete metamorphosis following its rehabilitation thanks to the Equity project financed by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and implemented by Enabel. On Thursday July 10, 2025, the Minister of Health, Professor Benjamin HOUNKPATIN, and his colleague in charge of Social Affairs and Microfinance, Madame Véronique TOGNIFODÉ, took delivery of the center in the presence of its partners.
Read more
By forming a network, food aid associations hope to better respond to the specific challenges facing the province.
Read more
It's become a tradition at the major local authority's headquarters in Cluny, where for several years now, the island's most valiant middle and high school students have been invited each July by the executive. For the 2024-2025 school year, which has just come to a close, hundreds more received congratulations and awards from the political powers that be.
Read more
In accordance with a resolution passed by the Hanoi People's Council, from January 1, 2027, traditional markets and stores in the city will no longer provide non-biodegradable plastic bags free of charge. This measure aims to reduce plastic pollution and protect the environment.
Read more
At the end of June 2025, Togo's Minister of Regional Planning and Development, Joseph Gomado, officially launched the implementation of 23 micro-projects in ten of the country's communes. These initiatives, which focus on socio-economic infrastructure, sanitation and environmental preservation, receive technical and financial support from the German development cooperation agency GIZ, to the tune of 168.85 million FCFA.
Read more
On July 10 in Tunis, around a hundred people attended the closing seminar of the twinning project "Strengthening veterinary supervision of animal health in Tunisia", in the presence of the SER of Tunis and the regional agricultural advisor.
Read more
A delegation from the town of Firminy, in France, is furnishing its recently-begun stay in the commune of Matam with activities such as the creation of murals, discussions with the local population, cultural evenings, soccer and basketball matches, among others.
Read more
Delivery of green bins for food and organic waste collection to some 120,000 households in Windsor-Essex begins this July. Collection is scheduled to begin in the fall, according to the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA).
Read moreWhether you are a press professional, a teacher, an international corporate volunteer (VIE), a development worker or simply wish to be a useful "relais" for your region, your department by relaying the local activities of your actors in one click (a brief, photos), whatever the country.
Contact usYou are an actor in decentralised cooperation or co-development, for the publication and dissemination of your news, agendas and for the media coverage of your activities.
Contact usBecome a vector for all-round exchanges between countries by reserving, on preferential terms, dedicated areas on the news portal and in the magazine to promote your companies and products.
Contact us
