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France/Renewal of the partnership between Agno'Interpro and the Fondation du patrimoine

For the restoration of heritage linked to sheep farming in the Agneaux de Lacaune area.

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Benin - Japan/Benin National Day at Expo Osaka 2025: immersion in a world of splendor

On August 29, 2025, Benin is set to celebrate its National Day at the Osaka 2025 World Expo, offering the international public a unique and immersive experience, combining heritage, creativity and future prospects. The celebration, which is part of the Expo's official calendar, illustrates Benin's determination to raise its profile on the world stage and assert itself as a dynamic player on the African continent.

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Canada/Centre francophone distributes school kits to 150 newly arrived families in Toronto

For the second year running, the Centre francophone du Grand Toronto (CFGT) has handed out school kits to 150 families newly settled in the city.

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Cambodia/Phnom Penh: French-speaking teachers in Asia-Pacific receive training in the application of ia in the teaching of vocational French

From August 13 to 15, Phnom Penh hosted a regional training course on "The application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the teaching of French for specific purposes (FOS) and French as a professional language (FLP)".

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Burkina Faso: World Humanitarian Day celebrated in Fada N'Gourma

"Acting for humanity" is the theme under which national and international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in the Goulmou, Tapoa and Sirba regions celebrated World Humanitarian Day (WHD) in Fada N'Gourma on August 19, 2025. A day dedicated to those who devote their time, breath and lives to bringing aid where it's needed.

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France/Twinning between Le Mas-d'Agenais and Biesheim: elected representatives unanimously in favor of relaunching school exchanges

14 elected representatives from Le Mas-d'Agenais and 10 from Biesheim met for an extraordinary meeting of both town councils on Saturday August 16.

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Belgium/Gembloux: a logistics center now houses Wallonia's stock of medical equipment, including Covid masks

Protective equipment is no longer stored in Brussels, but in Gembloux. The aim is to be more efficient in distributing masks, gloves, goggles and other protective clothing in the event of a health crisis in the south of the country. This equipment is better packaged and can be delivered more quickly to retirement homes, institutions for the disabled and other SPW (Service Public de Wallonie) communities. This project is the fruit of a public-private partnership with AVIQ (Agence wallonne pour une Qualité de Vie) and Medista (a Belgian SME).

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Morocco/El Jadida: Sidi Abed beach awarded "Blue Flag" status for the 5th consecutive year

The "Pavillon Bleu" label was awarded to Sidi Abed beach on Monday for the fifth year running, in recognition of the quality of the bathing water, the cleanliness of the site and compliance with environmental and safety standards.

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France/Caen agglomeration town struggles to revive its twinning with a village in Andalusia

In the summer of 2025, north of Caen (Calvados), the commune of Épron is doing all it can to re-launch its unusual twinning with Zufre, a Spanish village in Andalusia.

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Canada/2000 free trees distributed in Quebec City

As it does every spring and fall, the City of Quebec will be distributing 2,000 trees to Quebec City residents on Saturday, September 6.

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Congo/ Sexual and digital health: a workshop to strengthen young people's knowledge and action

Health experts, public institutions, international partners, influencers, journalists and young leaders are taking part from August 19 to 22 in Brazzaville in a training workshop dedicated to responsible communication and the co-creation of content on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and the fight against gender-based violence (GBV).

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France/In Pont-Aven, German-speaking members of the twinning committee welcome the president of the Hofgeismar committee

Fifteen German-speaking members of the Pont-Aven Hofgeismar twinning committee met for the second time this summer at the Bar-Tabac Le Bois d'Amour for a "Stammtisch".

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Congo/ Media: women journalists equipped for inclusive and peaceful election coverage

Concluded on August 13 in Brazzaville, the training workshop initiated by the Ministry of Communication and Unesco on the coverage of electoral processes from a peace, human rights and gender perspective enabled participants to formulate ambitious recommendations and identify the pitfalls to be avoided in the run-up to the 2026 presidential election.

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Canada/Ontario municipalities to combat intimidation of elected officials

Harassment in the municipal environment is a real scourge in Ontario, according to elected officials in small municipalities. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario is currently developing a strategy to combat incivility and harassment against elected officials and municipal employees.

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Togo: €22.5 million from Luxembourg to accelerate the ecological transition and protect biodiversity

Togo is to receive funding of 22.5 million euros (around 14.7 billion FCFA) from Luxembourg, with the support of the European Union, to strengthen its environmental strategy under the Programme d'Appui à la Lutte contre le Changement Climatique et à la Protection de la Biodiversité (PALCC+).

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A research project bearing fruit

Study on the entrepreneurial intentions of veterinary students: innovation, knowledge transfer and contributions to sustainable development in the ECO-ETUDEVET Region is a project led by the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, under the responsibility of dr. Cristina Bianca Pocol.

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France/Mellac and Ireland celebrate 45 years of twinning

The commune of Mellac is hosting its twinned committee counterparts from Piltown, Ireland, from Wednesday August 13 to August 20. To celebrate the 45th anniversary of their union, a warm welcome ceremony was held at the town hall on Thursday evening, August 14, 2025. This official celebration was preceded by a unique experience for the five Irish guests and their host families: a climb up the church tower, guided by the mayor, Franck Chapoulie.

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Canada/Fredericton amends the Nursing Homes Act

The New Brunswick government has amended the Nursing Homes Act to reduce hospital overcrowding and speed up access to appropriate care.

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Guadeloupe/New school year in solidarity thanks to a unique partnership between Lakou Bosco, MEDEF Guadeloupe and Rotary

To mark the start of the new school year, the Lakou Bosco association, the Union des Entreprises-MEDEF Guadeloupe and the Rotary Club have joined forces to help families in difficulty. It's an unprecedented initiative for solidarity, and a symbol of new cooperation between the business world and working-class neighborhoods in Guadeloupe.

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Côte d'Ivoire/ Local management committee and biodiversity project coordinating council join forces to strengthen participatory management of Comoé Park

The Local Management Committee (LMC) and the Coordination Council (CC) of the Comoé National Park Biodiversity Protection Project held their 47th and 14th sessions in Kong on Wednesday July 30, 2025, respectively, with a view to strengthening the participative management of this protected area.

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Benin/Agricultural produce development: Inauguration of a mango processing complex in Péporiyakou

On Wednesday August 13, 2025, the Programme d'Appui au Secteur du Développement Durable - phase 3 (PAsDER 3), with financial support from Swiss Cooperation, inaugurated a modern complex at Péporiyakou, in the commune of Natitingou, dedicated to processing mangoes into high value-added products.

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France/ Les Ponts-de-Cé. Report'cité raises awareness of media use

The Report'Cité association aims to raise public awareness of media use. It goes out to meet the public, "in the places where they live, in the associations where they meet, in the neighborhood structures they frequent, in schools and tomorrow, why not, in accommodation structures."

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Canada/Cool spaces in New Brunswick

A number of cooling centers have been opened in northern New Brunswick to provide shelter from the intense heat. In Campbellton, this space is located at the Memorial Regional Civic Center. It is open to citizens until the extreme heat advisory is lifted.

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France/NOTE AUX COLLECTIVITÉS TERRITORIALES. Consultations - Second Conference on Parliamentary Diplomacy and Decentralized Cooperation

"Diplomacy is not only played out in embassies and international bodies, it is also played out in the territories." - Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, speech at the launch of the Citizen Diplomatic Reserve, July 3, 2025.

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Congo/ Public health: hygiene equipment to combat epidemics

Through the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Global Fund has provided the government with hygiene and sanitation materials for infection prevention and control.

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Morocco/Launch of the National Talent Childhood Forum to mark the 60ᵉ anniversary of the Talent Association for Social Education.

The Talent Association for Social Education celebrated its sixtieth anniversary on Monday with the launch of the National Talent Childhood Forum at the El Haouzia national vacation center in El Jadida province, kicking off a series of educational, cultural and recreational activities for children from all over the Kingdom.

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France/Vie associative. A twinning committee between Val-au-Perche and Cerizay

The Val-au-Perche twinning committee is part of the rapprochement with the commune of Cerizay (Deux-Sèvres), but is not limited to this twinning.

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Belgium/Community media reform: AKT for Wallonia offers financial support to companies

Last May, Minister Jacqueline Galant (MR), in charge of media in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, presented her plan to reform local media (local TV). The number of local TV stations would be reduced from 12 to 8. Public funding would be reduced, and local media would be invited to seek other resources, notably in the private sector. AKT for Wallonia, the Walloon business network, is proposing that Walloon companies contribute to funding in exchange for more coverage of company news.

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France/Moëlan-sur-Mer and Louisburgh renew twinning charter

The Moëlan-sur-Mer twinning committee welcomed its friends from the twin town of Louisburgh in Ireland for a week. A delegation of 25 Irish people of all ages were welcomed by their families and friends.

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Burkina Faso/First edition of San language immersion: Some thirty children initiated

From August 1 to 10, 2025, some thirty children gathered at the Institut de formation du personnel enseignant du Plateau central in Loumbila, to speak and learn about San culture. This immersion in the San language, initiated by the national sub-commission for the San makaa language, culminated on August 10, 2025 at the national museum in Ouagadougou.

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Canada/Consolidation: the best scenario for three Kamouraska municipalities

The Commission municipale du Québec concludes that amalgamation is the best scenario for the municipalities of La Pocatière, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth, and that the status quo should be rejected. The report was made public on August 5.

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