The French Embassy and the National Office of the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) in the Republic of Moldova are organizing a national competition to promote the tangible and intangible heritage of Moldova, as part of the Month of the Francophonie (March 2026).
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The Ville de Bécancour has listened to the concerns expressed by parents and is backtracking on the organization of its day camps for the coming summer season.
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The La Varenne twinning committee held its general meeting on Friday February 20. The various reports were presented and approved.
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The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Mr Gaston Cossi DOSSOUHOUI, officially inaugurated the modern abattoir in Kandi-Fô (Alibori department) on Thursday February 19, 2026. This large-scale infrastructure, the only one of its kind in the West African sub-region, positions Benin as the only country to have obtained approval to set up such an integrated facility.
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After 41 years of strong, sincere friendship, life circumstances with the death of certain key players, the Covid period as well as Brexit meant that the twinning with the English town of Ongar gradually withered away.
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In Tournai, residents of the Valère Delcroix home are building the float on which the Carnival King and Queen will parade. After parading through the streets of the city of five steeples, the float and the royal couple will be burned at the end of the parade, on Saturday March 14, during a bonfire to which the whole city is invited. It's a spectacular moment and a source of immense pride for the residents.
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Gatineau's west-end ecocenter project is one step closer to completion. The municipal council voted unanimously on Tuesday to authorize "an expenditure and a loan of $19,400,000 to carry out various construction and development work".
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The "Lous Amics de Surbourg" association is organizing a meal featuring products baked in the village's old ovens, on Sunday March 8.
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Over 500 young people from arrondissement 5, Ouenzé, in Brazzaville, completed a three-month training course last October as part of the "Agir pour les jeunes" program. Launched in August, the initiative resulted in the award of certificates and, for some beneficiaries, support kits designed to promote their professional integration.
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The Town of Belle-Baie, in northern New Brunswick, is adopting a Climate Change Adaptation Plan, a strategy developed with the support of citizens who have spoken out on measures to better prepare for the dangers presented by rising sea levels and coastal erosion.
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Cojem (Comité de jumelage européen du pays de Malestroit), chaired by Jacques Simon, is welcoming two delegations from the UK in 2026.
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In Togo, financial support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) totals 3.5 billion FCFA for food security initiatives. This is the result of the balance sheet recently presented by the organization's Togolese branch.
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After years of waiting, users of Chemin Duchénier will finally be able to drive on a paved road to one of La Neigette's main tourist attractions. The Municipality of Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski recently received confirmation of approximately $4 million in financial assistance to upgrade the artery leading to the Duchénier wildlife reserve and the Canyon des Portes de l'Enfer.
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On the morning of Saturday February 14, 2026, the Scaër-Montgai twinning committee held its take-away lunch at the Espace Youenn-Gwernig. 141 shares were sold.
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Deployed between 2021 and 2025, the ENTREPRENDRE program, designed and financed by the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), has helped to establish entrepreneurship at the heart of universities and public higher education policies in the French-speaking world. The results of the program highlight concrete outcomes in terms of employability, innovation and support for student entrepreneurs.
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The Wikipedia Congo community and the Butterfly non-governmental organization have signed a partnership agreement aimed at structuring digital volunteering while promoting Congolese heritage on an international scale.
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Faced with recruitment difficulties and the impending retirement of its remaining physicians, the City of Grand Forks is dedicating $125,000 to a one-year pilot project to pay for the overhead costs of the local medical clinic.
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The Saint-Lô (Manche)/Aalen (Germany) twinning committee held its general meeting on Thursday February 5, 2026. The committee is planning a trip to Germany in 2027.
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The members of the Saint-Laurent-d'Arce Twinning Committee with Germany held their general meeting on Saturday January 24 in the town's Salle des Associations. Committee president Fatima Suberville opened the meeting by thanking the members present for their participation and commitment to the...
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The Mong Cai international border post, under the Quang Ninh provincial border guard command, announced on Thursday February 5 that it had collaborated with China's Dongxing border post to open a priority lane for ambulances carrying patients in need of urgent care, an initiative motivated by a strong sense of responsibility and humanitarian spirit.
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Members of parliament took part on Tuesday in a workshop designed to enhance their knowledge of the regulation of the telecommunications, postal and electronic communications sectors.
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The Dornes twinning committee has begun planning festivities for the 60th anniversary of the twinning of Dornes and Ettringen (Rhineland-Palatinate).
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The Municipality of Shediac will soon be issuing a call for proposals for the Pascal Poirier Historical House, and is ready to participate in financing the project.
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On Thursday, the Council of the Municipality of Casablanca held its February ordinary session, which was marked by the approval of numerous partnership agreements relating to development projects. The session, chaired by Nabila Rmili, President of the Casablanca Commune Council, saw council members approve agreements in the health, social, cultural and environmental fields.
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Regional and provincial actions were organized this Thursday February 5 in Hainaut, as provided for in the national trade union common front action plan. They follow on from the January 25 demonstration in Brussels, which drew 10,000 people into the streets.
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A second-year preparatory class at the Lycée de Sens, in the Yonne region, is being twinned with the Comédie-Française this year. It's an unprecedented partnership for the Lycée, which this year is one of 47 schools worldwide to be twinned with the famous public institution.
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As part of the promotion of statistics and the strengthening of the national statistical system, an awareness-raising mission is visiting Abéché, capital of Ouaddaï province, to encourage pupils and students to take part in African statistical competitions and prepare future winners for African statistical schools.
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Faced with the resurgence of road accidents and the growing risks associated with the consumption of psychoactive substances by some drivers, the Agence nationale pour la sécurité sanitaire, de l'environnement, de l'alimentation, du travail et des produits de santé (ANSSEAT), on the recommendation of the authorities, has entered into direct dialogue with road transport stakeholders. With this in mind, a meeting was held on January 30, 2026 between ANSSEAT and the Faîtière unique des transporteurs routiers du Burkina Faso (FUTRB), to discuss the introduction of drug testing for drivers.
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L'Europe des communes is a service provided by the European Commission to help local elected representatives take account of European policies. It provides operational tools for a better understanding of the European Union's priorities and policies, and their integration into local public policies.
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In 2025, Ho Chi Minh City's vocational education system welcomed nearly 200,000 learners, confirming its role as a pillar in the training of the city's human resources. Recruitment for the first semester of the 2025-2026 school year alone attracted more than 109,000 new enrollees.
Read moreMentioned by the President of the Republic in his March 16, 2023 speech on the reform of French diplomacy, the diplomatic citizens' reserve is a thematic variation of the citizens' reserve introduced by the January 27, 2017 law on equality and citizenship.
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From January 26 to 30, Pointe-Noire's Be Green Academy hosted a practical training workshop dedicated to upcycling, as part of the circular economy and waste recovery course. For five days, participants were introduced to sustainable fashion practices by international experts from Paris.
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In almost three years, over 470 properties have been demolished in Edmonton as part of the Problem Property Initiative.
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An announcement concerning the rehabilitation of Route 132 in Saint-Siméon-de-Bonaventure could be made as early as next spring.
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