The French Delegation for Local Authorities and Civil Society (DCTCIV) has supported the Let's Food association, notably through the projects "Supporting French local authorities in developing international cooperation in the field of sustainable territorial food systems" (COOPALIM2) and "Strengthening the role of fisheries issues in local authority food policies". In this context, a series of webinars has recently been organized.

The Municipality of Moffet and Transport adapté et collectif du Témiscamingue (TACT) have joined forces to offer residents an alternative way to get around.

Chad: training in sewing, hospitality and pastry-making, 105 The Maison nationale de la Femme organized the closing ceremony of the sewing, hospitality and pastry-making training workshop on Tuesday, marked by the presentation of certificates to 105 learners.

By forming a network, food aid associations hope to better respond to the specific challenges facing the province.

It's become a tradition at the major local authority's headquarters in Cluny, where for several years now, the island's most valiant middle and high school students have been invited each July by the executive. For the 2024-2025 school year, which has just come to a close, hundreds more received congratulations and awards from the political powers that be.

The Kilibo health center has been given a facelift. The infrastructure has undergone a complete metamorphosis following its rehabilitation thanks to the Equity project financed by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and implemented by Enabel. On Thursday July 10, 2025, the Minister of Health, Professor Benjamin HOUNKPATIN, and his colleague in charge of Social Affairs and Microfinance, Madame Véronique TOGNIFODÉ, took delivery of the center in the presence of its partners.

At the end of June 2025, Togo's Minister of Regional Planning and Development, Joseph Gomado, officially launched the implementation of 23 micro-projects in ten of the country's communes. These initiatives, which focus on socio-economic infrastructure, sanitation and environmental preservation, receive technical and financial support from the German development cooperation agency GIZ, to the tune of 168.85 million FCFA.

In accordance with a resolution passed by the Hanoi People's Council, from January 1, 2027, traditional markets and stores in the city will no longer provide non-biodegradable plastic bags free of charge. This measure aims to reduce plastic pollution and protect the environment.

A delegation from the town of Firminy, in France, is furnishing its recently-begun stay in the commune of Matam with activities such as the creation of murals, discussions with the local population, cultural evenings, soccer and basketball matches, among others.

Delivery of green bins for food and organic waste collection to some 120,000 households in Windsor-Essex begins this July. Collection is scheduled to begin in the fall, according to the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA).

On July 10 in Tunis, around a hundred people attended the closing seminar of the twinning project "Strengthening veterinary supervision of animal health in Tunisia", in the presence of the SER of Tunis and the regional agricultural advisor.

The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) continues its expansion in Southern Africa with a key mission to Angola. Led by Prof. Aïssatou Sy-Wonyu, AUF Regional Director for Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean (DRAAOI), the visit strengthened relations with Angolan authorities and opened up new prospects for Francophone university cooperation in this fast-developing Portuguese-speaking country.

On July 7, 2025, the Prefecture of the Île-de-France region, Prefecture of Paris, hosted a regional symposium dedicated to the employment of people over the age of 50, bringing together all the public, economic and social players involved in advancing the position of seniors in the job market. Organized in partnership with the Association Nationale des DRH (ANDRH), France Travail, the Association pour l'Emploi des Cadres (APEC) and employers' organizations, and moderated by journalist Nicolas Pagniez, this event was part of the National Initiative for the Employment of the Over-50s, promoted by the Minister of Labor and Employment, Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet.

Long threatened by a housing project far too big for it, the "Bois de la Tannerie", at the gateway to Waremme, will finally be preserved.

Together with members of the community targeting committees, the Projet de protection sociale et d'inclusion productive des jeunes (PSIPJ) validated the lists of vulnerable young people in the Pointe-Noire department on July 9.

Photos'Or BF, Burkina's photographic trek, has established itself as a major cultural event promoting the country's heritage. On the eve of its third edition, scheduled for August 2025, its promoter Dieudonné Ouoba, aka "DTO Pictures", takes us behind the scenes of this visual adventure, with its challenges, innovations and ambitions, with one watchword: to immortalize Burkina Faso's rich cultural, tourist and hotel heritage through the lens.

Vietnam and Cuba have reached an agreement to strengthen exchanges of professional experience and the training of human resources in the field of television production.

The City of Windsor, Ontario, has acquired a $30,000 vacuum cleaner to pick up litter, as part of its efforts to revitalize the downtown core. The device was unveiled on Monday.

Happy anniversary to the twinning between Antibes, Newport Beach (USA) and Kinsale (Ireland)! For 35 years, our three towns have enjoyed a special relationship through school and cultural exchanges, facilitated by the Antibes Jumelages association.

As in previous years, the communes of Hauts-de-Seine feature prominently in the list of France's safest cities. This year, nine of them made it into the top 30.