The prefect of the Tambacounda department, Alioune Badara Mbengue, chaired a capacity-building workshop on collaborative safety and road safety on Thursday, attended by local elected officials and quarry delegates.

The town of Anglet invites you to get into the holiday spirit with the 29ᵉ edition of its Franco-German Christmas Market, a festive and convivial event designed for young and old alike from December 5 to 14.

On Thursday, the Ville de Montréal announced that it was implementing winter measures 11 days ahead of schedule, "even though not all the criteria have been met", given the freezing temperatures forecast for the coming days. It is making 135 places in the halte-chaleur temporarily available as of this evening.

It's now official: the Jeune Chambre Économique de Tarn-et-Garonne and the JCI La Côte Vaudoise (Switzerland) are twinned.

A total of 129 projects and actions have been carried out in Essaouira province, benefiting 12 categories of people in vulnerable situations, for a total amount of over 52.7 million dirhams (MDH), during the 2019-2025 period, as part of the 3rd phase of the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH).

In Charleroi, a dozen young people aged 12 to 15 have decided to take action for their city. Gathered within the "Move Up" citizens' collective, they are launching their first solidarity action until December 20: a toy collection for children in need. The initiative is being carried out in collaboration with the ENER'J Center.

The Courade multi-purpose hall will host the Twinning Committee's Christmas market on Saturday December 13 and Sunday December 14, with numerous events and the presence of Santa Claus.

The fourteen new units at Villa Rayon de Soleil in Saint-François-d'Assise were inaugurated last Friday. The rooms and studios are housed in the same annex, named Pavillon Ghislain-Michaud, in honor of the village's former mayor.

On November 25, the Congolese Burotop Iris Foundation inaugurated a modern borehole in Kibina, in the 8th arrondissement of Madibou, some 17 kilometers from downtown Brazzaville. This achievement is the result of years of thirst that no one had listened to.

Togo's local justice system continues to expand. Last November, the country inaugurated two new courthouses in Kabou (Bassar) and Pagala (Blitta).

On November 24, 2024, at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University in Hanoi (USSH-UNV Hanoi), the Vietnamica Project Steering Committee organized the certificate award ceremony for PhD students, students and young researchers who had participated in the project.

La Maison du Père-Nolille is a 100% Lille-based podcast Advent calendar, celebrating its fifth anniversary this year. Every day until December 24, a new episode will spotlight a local entrepreneur, craftsman or shopkeeper, through an immersive and warm format, like an audio Christmas tale.

Orchestrated by the Verquin sans frontières association, this trip was designed to revitalize a historic twinning arrangement by involving young people and local associations.

The Her Seat at the Table initiative supports women in western Manitoba who are considering a seat on a municipal council, but don't know how, by offering them advice.

There are initiatives that mark a turning point. The Culinary Competition "Le Meilleur Tablier du Local", the first of its kind in Benin, stood out as one of the finest innovations of the 6ᵉ edition of the Mois du Consommer Local. More than a competition, it was a true celebration of Benin's gastronomic genius, driven by a rigorous, transparent and inclusive process.

On Monday November 24, the vine donated by the Mayor of Kitzingen, Stefan Güntner, was planted in the garden of the Maison des Eaux.

A meeting organized as part of Action Month for Gender Equality and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence 2025 was held on the morning of November 28 in Dà Lat, Lâm Dông province (Centre), with the participation of around 600 delegates.

Maria Soledad Gomez and María Pía Rossomando Ramírez, doctoral students at the National University of Cuyo (Argentina), recently spent three months in Montreal (Quebec, Canada), immersed themselves in an international research center and reflected on the place of French in world science.

The twinning committee, which brings together the towns of Ochtendung in Germany and Aylsham in England, held its general meeting on Thursday November 20, 2025 in the Salle de l'Atelier, chaired by Claude Gillard and attended by Stéphane Baudu, mayor of La Chaussée-Saint-Victor, Marie-Claude Dupou, first deputy mayor, and Yves Balderas, deputy mayor for communications and cultural events.

On Thursday, November 26, 2025, the Abéché Social Center hosted the launch ceremony of the 16 Days of Activism campaign against gender-based violence (GBV) in the Ouara department.