Philippe Behuet celebrates 30 years as president of the Association de Twinning de Deauville (Calvados), which held its general meeting on Thursday March 26, 2026.

The federal government's maritime strategy is creating an urgent need for specialized workers. A new paid shipbuilding training program was launched in February. L'Isle-aux-Coudres welcomed its first cohort, who are studying and working directly on site.

The rehabilitated 8-mars Lycée d'Enseignement Professionnel d'Economie Sociale et Familiale was opened in Brazzaville on March 31 by the Minister of Technical and Vocational Education, Ghislain Thierry Maguessa Ebomé, in the presence of several members of the government.

On Saturday March 28, 2026, at the Salle Socioculturelle in Pont-d'Ouilly (Calvados), Sylvie Jacq, departmental councillor, chaired the general meeting of the departmental twinning committee in front of 43 twinning committees. Twinning committees are getting younger, and want to strengthen their ties for the future and create a collective dynamic.

The Franco-German twinning committee between Baume-les-Dames and Zell-am-Hamersbach is still going strong, as its president Roger Belperrin pointed out at the annual general meeting.

Alpha Ba, Secretary of State for Cooperatives and Peasant Management, launched a project to improve post-harvest management in Touba (central Senegal) on Tuesday, implemented by FAO, the UN agency in charge of food and agriculture, in partnership with the Senegalese government.

On Tuesday, the City of Shawinigan published its report on drinking water for the year 2025. Concentrations of certain products resulting from water treatment remain high for residences served by the Station de traitement de l'eau du Lac-à-la-Pêche (STELAP).

On Monday March 30, the Musée de la Gaspésie launched its 2026 membership campaign.

The Enosia association and Laval hospital signed a partnership agreement on Friday March 27. The two teams work together on a day-to-day basis to care for patients in very precarious situations.

The financial package for the Madawaska wind power project, located on the Dégelis and Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande territories, is now complete.

To mark its 45th anniversary, the Quimper-Limerick twinning committee will be celebrating Saint Patrick's Day on Friday March 13 in two stages.

The Minister of Health and Acting Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Benjamin HOUNKPATIN, has launched a workshop to harmonize curricula for specialized training in health-related disciplines in ECOWAS member countries. This important regional meeting, supported by the West African Health Organization (WAHO), kicked off on Monday March 2 in Cotonou.

The Mamers (Sarthe) twinning committee with Gerolzhofen is looking forward to a busy year. And looks to the younger generation.

On March 4, to mark the month of March dedicated to women's rights, the institute specializing in green jobs brought together female experts in Pointe-Noire for a masterclass in support of its students and women. From public speaking techniques to the fight against gender violence, the "Woman's day" event offered participants concrete tools for their emancipation.

Organizations launch an initiative to enshrine the protection of bees and pollinators in the Constitution. They consider current measures to be insufficient in the face of their alarming decline.

The Minister Secretary General of the Presidency of Faso, Dr Zakaria Soré, representing the President of Faso, handed over a market gardening plot to the women of the rural commune of Komtoèga in the Nakambé region on Tuesday March 3, 2026, according to the Presidency's communications department.

The Tournée francophone 2026, organized by the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) in Cambodia in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEJS), was a resounding success in 18 high schools in 11 towns and provinces across the kingdom. Thousands of high school students learning French discovered the opportunities for study at French-speaking universities in Cambodia and France.

The Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) has launched a nationwide tour of "Janax yi ak nit ñi" (Rodents and Humans), a play that raises awareness of "the health and agricultural risks associated with rodents, combining humor, emotion and everyday situations".

Fabienne Grelaud, president of the Salles twinning committee, looked back on a busy year in 2025 and presented plans for 2026 at the general meeting.

The 40th anniversary of the La Gacilly-Hollersbach twinning will be celebrated in La Gacilly (Morbihan) in July 2026, and in Hollersbach, Austria, in October 2026. A public meeting will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2026 to present the event.