France/"New air" the plan of the Ile-de-France region to breathe better

Clean vehicles, ventilation, replacement of generators, reduction of ammonia in agriculture: the regional council of Ile-de-France has presented, Tuesday, March 21, a new plan in eight actions, "New air", to improve air quality. Without convincing the environmentalist opposition.

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Côte d'Ivoire/ Affery's local development plan validated by the population

The population of Afféry proceeded, on Monday 27 March 2023, to the validation of the local development plan of the said locality within the framework of the PROMIRE project (Promoting a cocoa production without deforestation to reduce emissions), in the presence of the sub-prefect and the representative of the United Nations Organization for Agriculture (FAO), the donor of this project, Nadia N'goran Guioho.

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Canada/Gatineau releases over $10 million for new housing

Three community housing projects are coming to Gatineau. At a special session of City Council on Tuesday morning, elected officials approved almost $11 million in additional funding to help accelerate the construction of three community housing projects.

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Improvised Explosive Devices in Burkina Faso: Towards the validation of a national strategy to combat them

The Permanent Secretariat of the National Arms Control Commission (CNCA) is holding a validation workshop on 28 and 29 March 2023 in Ouagadougou on the national strategy to combat improvised explosive devices (IEDs). A reference document that will allow the programming of activities to establish a synergy of actions of all actors involved in the fight against IEDs in Burkina Faso.

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Guadeloupe: the new intercity transport network

The regional council is setting up the new intercity transport network with 10 new bus lines that will serve the whole archipelago of Guadeloupe by geographical sector

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Morocco/INDH: Delivery of materials and equipment for income-generating projects for ex-prisoners

A batch of materials and equipment for income-generating projects was handed over on Tuesday in Taounate to thirteen former prisoners, as part of the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH).

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Mali/ANICT: 20 years at the service of local development

After two days of roundtable discussions on the 20 years of existence and constancy of the National Agency for Investment of Local Authorities (ANICT), its Director General, Lassana Coulibaly, accompanied by the heads of division and regional directors, held a press conference. It was on Thursday, March 23, 2023 in the premises of the agency in Darsalam.

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France/Normandy: 6th edition of the Prix Liberté - online voting is open to young people from all over the world!

The Freedom Award is intended to honor those who defend freedom and peace in the world. A particularity of this prize is that it involves youth from one end of the process to the other: from the selection of the battles to the designation of the winner to the awarding of the prize at the ceremony. This prize was created by the Normandy Region in association with the International Institute for Human Rights and Peace, the academic authorities of Normandy and the Canopé network.

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France/Youth Municipal Council. The young elected officials of Charente will live the twinning

The municipal youth council met on Thursday, March 23 to discuss its action of April 1 in favor of autistic people but also European actions with the twinning committee.

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Hygiene and sanitation in Burkina Faso: The World Waternet Foundation raises awareness among the population of the 7th district of Ouagadougou

The World Waternet Foundation, in collaboration with the association Afrique Solidaire, is raising awareness of hygiene and sanitation among the populations of the unhoused districts of Boassa and Wapassi. The activity took place this Saturday, March 25, 2023, in the district n°7 of Ouagadougou.

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Canada/Sherbrooke holds sport discussion workshops

During the month of March, the City of Sherbrooke is inviting citizens to participate in workshops to learn about their vision for the updated Sport, Physical Activity and Outdoor Policy.

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Benin/Digital security: TLP-Benin equips human rights defenders

The national coordination of the coalition "Tournons la Page" invited on Saturday, March 25, 2023, about thirty human rights defenders to a training on digital security. This training, which took place at the House of Civil Society, helped build the capacity of participants on the legislative provisions in force in Benin on the digital...

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France/The Île-de-France region announces measures to strengthen its cybersecurity

On the occasion of a trip to the La Défense business district on the theme of cybersecurity, Valérie Pécresse, President of the Île-de-France region, announced several measures relating to it.

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Morocco/"All to end tuberculosis" at the center of a study day in Rabat

"All to end tuberculosis" is the theme of a study day held Friday in Rabat, at the initiative of the Moroccan League against tuberculosis in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection.

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Congo/Youth connectkt: the steering committee pleads for the mobilization of resources

The first meeting of the Steering Committee of the project to support the integration of youth in national development "Youth connect Congo" was opened on March 21 by the Minister of Youth.

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France/Biking and walking: active travel is popular with local authorities

Even the least densely populated areas are benefiting from a greater number of measures in favor of soft but active travel. Communities have integrated walking and cycling into their strategies and are devoting more human and financial resources to them.

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France/Pornic. Twinning: a new step towards Omegna

A delegation of Pornicais went to Omegna, Italian city candidate to a twinning with Pornic.

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Côte d'Ivoire/ A local development plan for the village of Petit-Yapo validated

A local development plan for the village of Petit-Yapo (14 km from Agboville), taking into account the sustainable management of the environment and agriculture, was validated on Saturday, March 25, 2023, by acclamation, within the framework of the project Promoting deforestation-free cocoa production to reduce emissions in Côte d'Ivoire (PROMIRE).

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Canada/Territoriality: A new podcast on local development

Concerned about Montreal's post-pandemic economic recovery, PME MTL Centre-Est is launching Anchorage territorial, a podcast that focuses on the proximity economy and local development.

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Morocco/Bengueri : A support center for entrepreneurship and local economic development is created

The launch of the Support Center for Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Development (CAEDEL) of the province of Rehamna, a structure dedicated to promoting entrepreneurial initiative among young people in the province and facilitate the act of entrepreneurship, took place Thursday in Benguerir.

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