As climate change increases the uncertainty, severity, and unpredictability of meteorological phenomena and other hydrometeorological events, strengthening capabilities in forecasting, early warning, and disaster prevention has become an urgent necessity.

The middle school students spent a week in Modigliana at the end of April.

The first edition of “Riima Baong Yaanbo,” an initiative dedicated to passing on traditional Moaga values to younger generations, concluded on Friday, June 26, 2026, in Ouagadougou. Over the course of two weeks, 50 students from the Wassongdo Saint-Matzig school complex were introduced to the rules of conduct, customary practices, and values of respect that form the foundation of the Moaga tradition.

The "Entreprendre pour la solidarité" Endowment Fund is calling for proposals from organizations with projects related to employment, housing, and community life.

At the initiative of and with funding from the French Embassy in Ethiopia and the African Union, the AUF has implemented a program to strengthen the skills of university French teachers in Ethiopia as part of the “Promotion of French in Ethiopia” project.

Nearly a year after the implementation of the two-tier local government model, the restructuring of the administrative system has brought about significant changes in public governance, fostering a transition from a traditional administrative model to a service- and development-oriented approach at the local level.

On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Health Minister Prof. Benjamin HOUNKPATIN took part in the graduation ceremony for the first cohort of health workers recruited as part of the “Bridging the Gaps” project. It was an emotional moment for these young health workers, who are being sent to the front lines for two years to serve in Benin’s health facilities. The event was attended by the representative of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Mr. Al-Houssaine BAH.

ONAPE has completed a training program for 50 young people in the tourism sector, enhancing their employability and opening up opportunities through partnerships with local hotels.

The town of Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits has been twinned with The Witterings, located on the southwestern coast of Sussex, since 2000. The English twinning delegation was hosted in Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits from June 11 to 14.

The Minister Responsible for Youth and Deputy Minister for the Regions, Mr. Mathieu Lévesque, announced Monday morning that $5,176,170 has been allocated to support the implementation of 39 initiatives in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.

A low-carbon prefabricated pipe manufacturing plant began operations in Adétikopé (north of Lomé) late last week. Led by BESSAC’s Togolese subsidiary, in partnership with PFO Construction, this new facility is expected to help accelerate the implementation of the RAINE project (Sewage Network Using Interceptors to Prevent Flooding in Our Areas), launched last year to strengthen flood control efforts in Greater Lomé.

La Remaudière’s newly elected officials presented the municipality’s many projects on June 15 during a public meeting. Here’s an overview.

Sixteen high school students from Landerneau (Finistère) visited Hünfeld, a German town twinned with the Finistère town. Together with their peers from across the Rhine, they celebrated forty years of friendship between the young people of the two towns.

The Livestock Housing Support Fund (FONSTAB) advocates for the development of forage crops as an alternative to expensive livestock feed in order to promote livestock farming in the Kanel department, by capitalizing on the land potential and significant water resources available in this northern part of Senegal.

The small town of Terrasse-Vaudreuil, west of Montreal, has decided to officially recognize trees as living beings with their own rights.

The Francophone Employability Center (CEF) in Phnom Penh, part of the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), with support from the French Embassy in Cambodia through the Fonds Equipe France (FEF) program, organized, between March and May 2026, two sessions of the Professional Integration Module (MIP), which benefited 71 students from AUF member institutions. Each training session lasted 18 hours and helped Francophone students prepare for their entry into the job market.

To address the shortage of general practitioners in rural areas, UNamur has set up nine training centers in the provinces of Namur, Hainaut, and Luxembourg, enabling 26 third-year medical students to complete their clinical rotations there, the university announced Thursday.

With the support of various partners, the D2 association in Callac (Côtes-d’Armor) is launching the “Santé vous bien” initiative for young people ages 14 to 30 to help them take care of their mental health.

The Maria Long-Term Care Facility is launching a new sensory cabin on its grounds. This space is designed to help residents relive memories of their hunting and fishing trips.

To mark its 30th anniversary, the twinning committee has put together a program to welcome the delegation from Ivenack, the German town twinned with the municipality.