To mark the start of the new school year, the non-governmental organization (NGO) Elan de cœur, headed by Nadine Hounsinou Ngari, renewed its commitment to underprivileged children in Pointe-Noire. She handed out school kits, relieving parents in difficulty as classes resume.
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Florence Le Berre, co-president of Quimperlé Geilenkirchen.
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In Togo, phase II of the TERSAA program (Transition des Systèmes Agricoles et Alimentaires sur les Territoires ruraux - Transition of Agricultural and Food Systems in Rural Territories) has just kicked off, on the sidelines of a meeting being held in Lomé until this Thursday, October 9, 2025.
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From September 22 to 26, 2025, a delegation from the Institut National de la Femme (INF), led by its President, Me Huguette BOKPÈ GNACADJA, conducted an awareness-raising tour of five technical agricultural high schools in Benin. The aim: to prevent gender-based violence and combat sexual harassment in schools, a real obstacle to the development of learners, especially girls. This field trip is in response to a plea made by young girls in October 2024, who had alerted the INF to the risks of violence linked to their learning and living conditions in agricultural boarding schools.
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Just before the City of Sorel-Tracy's regular municipal council meeting on October 1, the last before the November 2 elections, Mayor Patrick Péloquin unveiled the three-year capital expenditure program (PTI) for 2026, 2027 and 2028, with a particular focus on infrastructure related to water treatment and the aquatic complex.
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The commune of Castets has strengthened its ties with Fustiñana, Navarre, through a symbolic and musical twinning, marked by the inauguration of signs and a joint concert.
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On Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection announced the launch of a national awareness, prevention and early detection campaign for breast and cervical cancers, to coincide with Pink October, World Cancer Awareness Month.
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The "Development of new tools for adding value to natural health products" project, supported by the AUF - Western Europe IntenSciF program, came to an end this summer after 19 months of collaboration between researchers from Algeria, Congo-Brazzaville and France, coordinated by the Université Clermont Auvergne.
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Several associations offer French language courses to refugees in La Roche-sur-Yon. Such is the case of Défi. Focus.
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Education for Nature - Vietnam (ENV) announced that 91 wild animals were released into the forest of Tam Dao National Park at the end of September, following a successful rehabilitation period at the Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Center.
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The tradition of dedicating the first Saturday of the month to sanitation in the country's major cities was respected on October 4 in Brazzaville, where Minister Juste Désiré Mondélé and his two colleagues in charge of education cleaned up three schools.
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A new pilot project set up by the City of Ottawa makes it possible to rent sports equipment free of charge in 50 city parks (new window) [external link] thanks to self-service lockers accessible free of charge via a mobile application.
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Renovate your home yourself, with the advice and support of entrepreneurs trained in coaching: that's the aim of the "Pro et Moi" project, supported by the Walloon Region. Last night, this "supported self-renovation program" was presented to the public in Braine-l'Alleud. Encouraged by local and regional authorities, the formula is part of a policy of energy transition for housing. A plus for the planet, reducing the cost and duration of certain building projects, and saving energy. This pilot project has been initiated in several Walloon municipalities. In these times of crisis and restrictions on regional subsidies, it may well convince some would-be renovators.
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The Carballo-L'Isle-Jourdain twinning committee offers Spanish courses at various levels. Beginners can take their first steps in the language. Intermediates can perfect their Spanish, as can advanced learners.
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On Wednesday in Marrakech, the Institut de Recherche en Énergie Solaire et Énergies Nouvelles (IRESEN) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed a collaboration agreement in the field of green hydrogen, on the sidelines of the 5th World Power-to-X Summit.
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The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) launches the official website for its 19th General Assembly (GA) and 5th World Week of the Francophonie in Science (WWFS). They will be held from November 3 to 6, 2025 in Dakar (Senegal).
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In N'Djamena, the mayor of the city of N'Djamena, Senoussi Hassana Abdoulaye, and the mayors of the ten arrondissement communes signed a Cadre de concertation et de collaboration (CCC), as well as a joint decree.
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The low turnout of young people in Charlevoix elections is a cause for concern. In the run-up to the November 2 municipal elections, some twenty students from the Centre d'études collégiales en Charlevoix (CECC) attended a workshop in La Malbaie. The aim: to raise awareness of the right to vote.
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The base of the former Compagnie Républicaine de Sécurité (CRS) in Cotonou is now home to the Police Academy, whose new premises were inaugurated on Thursday September 25, 2025. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the classrooms and training facilities was presided over by Mr. Alassane SEIDOU, Minister of the Interior and Public Security, in the presence of His Excellency Mr. Brian SHUKAN, Ambassador of the United States to Benin.
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The municipal council of Névez, near Concarneau (Finistère), has approved the twinning committee's proposal to twin the commune with Saint-Germain-Lembron, in the Puy-de-Dôme region.
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As part of the Congo Basin Innovation Days, the Burotop Iris Foundation, headed by Diana Attye, presented in Brazzaville the innovative projects of ten young women selected after training to boost their creative initiatives.
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The school year has just begun and, as has become tradition, every school informs students about the tools available to them to have a school year with as few upsets as possible. Unfortunately, bullying is one of them, and it's more prevalent than ever.
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As part of the "Rencontres de la Commission nationale de la coopération décentralisée", the Delegation for Local Authorities and Civil Society (DCTCIV) organized a webinar entitled "Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), Summit of Cities and Coastal Regions: what lessons?" on Thursday, September 25, 2025, in the presence of :
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On September 26 and 27, the Vietnamese Consulate General in Savannakhet (Laos), in cooperation with the Vietnamese STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Alliance and the Education and Training Department of Lang Son province, organized a seminar and practical sessions on STEM education and robotics, in the town of Kaysone Phomvihane, Savannakhet province.
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The City of Brussels has decided to launch a vast program to renovate and maintain its emblematic fountains, announced First Alderman Florence Frelinx (MR), in charge of historical heritage, on Tuesday.
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The "Nataal Ngaye" program implementation committee, in partnership with the Ndiffif youth association, has reforested 150 trees in the commune of Pire and attached villages, as part of a community reforestation operation.
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From September 29 to October 1, 2025, 36 French teachers from member institutions of the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) in Cambodia gathered in Kampot to take part in a train-the-trainer workshop entitled "Integrating artificial intelligence to diversify pedagogical approaches and better meet learners' needs".
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The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de la Montérégie-Est has launched the second phase of its New Parents project with the release of 18 new virtual teaching capsules for parents, families and loved ones.
Read moreThe DCTCIV invites interested local authorities to take part in the OECD survey on the impact of decentralized development cooperation.
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In Togo, the 2024-2025 coffee and cocoa marketing campaign saw a further increase in volumes compared with the previous campaign. The results were presented by the Comité de Coordination de la Filière Café-Cacao (CCFCC), at the launch of the 2025-2026 sales operation, last weekend in Kpalimé.
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The municipality of Caudan signed a new partnership agreement with the Association musicale de Caudan on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
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It was a unique experience for CEGEP students on Thursday, September 25, aboard an oceanographic research vessel. The ship Coriolis II dropped anchor in Gaspé for the day.
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The twinning arrangement between the towns of Flers and Poundou in Burkina-Faso has been suspended due to the difficulty of exchanges. However, the town decided to create a dedicated space.
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