Hanoi is speeding up the implementation of measures to develop a network of high-quality schools that will play a leading role in the entire education system, in line with Political Bureau Resolution 71-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in the development of education and training.

Some thirty citizens turned out at Rouyn-Noranda city hall on Monday evening to voice their opposition to the residential project in the Dallaire district. The city plans to hold a consultation next month to hear what the public has to say.

The Bonn-Beuel twinning committee is off to a flying start with the announcement of a rich program of cultural projects and events. This momentum comes against the backdrop of the recent elections for new German and French mayors, which are essential to the smooth running of the twinning scheme.

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has announced the abolition of visa fees, as of May 25, for nationals of African countries who will be able to obtain free e-visas online, a measure aimed at boosting intra-African mobility.

The Franco-German friendship was once again illustrated in Villeneuve-lez-Avignon with the visit of a delegation from Rheinbach, a German town twinned with Villeneuve-lez-Avignon since 1969.

A bike share program for Ottawa and Gatineau would cost between $11.7 and $13.4 million to implement, says a new City of Ottawa feasibility study. This is a further step towards the resumption of the service, which has been suspended since 2018.

On Monday March 30, 2026, the Association de prévention et de santé au travail en Indre-et-Loire (APST 37) and Aide psychologique aux entrepreneurs en souffrance aiguë (Apesa 37) formed a partnership.

Hope Town-based FIPEC Industries is receiving $295,250 in financial assistance from the federal government to support its activities in the metal processing sector, which has been hard hit by the tariffs.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Trà signed Decision No. 625/QĐ-TTg of April 6, 2026, promulgating the Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Program for the period 2026-2030.

In Togo, the commune of Ogou 1 has joined the ranks of communities with a local waste management and sanitation policy. Located in the Plateaux region, this municipality officially launched the implementation of this policy last week.

Around thirty children gathered at the Sauclières stadium on Wednesday April 8 to learn about rugby and break down barriers.

A month packed with cultural, educational and festive events is drawing to a close in the Republic of Moldova. As everywhere in Europe, and even more so in Central and Eastern Europe, where the French-speaking community is a historic choice of the elite, it is becoming essential, not to say vital, to promote and support local French-speaking dynamics in the face of the weakening of the French language's position.

The twinning charter was officially signed on Tuesday March 31, 2026 at L'Arcadie by David Carrega, mayor of Ploudalmézeau, and Elen Jones, mayor of Porthcawl, in the presence of members of both towns' twinning committees.

Management software publisher Odoo and Partena Professionnal, experts in HR management and payroll services, presented their partnership in Louvain-la-Neuve on Thursday. Together, the two companies intend to offer the first fully integrated solution on the Belgian market, designed to simplify and accelerate the entire HR and payroll process.

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.

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 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.

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).

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.