Granby's industrial park now has just one vacant lot. A sign of effervescent economic development, this lack of space is forcing the municipality to reinvent itself to keep pace.

The Togolese government has just launched a census of economic entities involved in the social and solidarity economy (SSE). Spearheaded by the Ministry of Grassroots Development and the Social Solidarity Economy, the operation is designed to map the structures active throughout the country.

The Franco-English twinning committee between Baron-sur-Odon (Calvados) and Chittlehampton (England) celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2026. Véronique Collet, president, and Régine Guérin, secretary, take a look back over the association's forty-year history.

To celebrate the first anniversary of the twinning between Le Châtelet-en-Brie and Baelen, a tree was planted at a ceremony welcoming the Belgian delegation.

In Cao Bô, in the mountainous province of Tuyên Quang, hundreds of inhabitants benefited for the first time from specialized medical examinations thanks to a free health campaign organized in the heart of isolated villages.

In Togo, the Lacs 1 municipality is tightening the rules governing light commercial construction on its territory. This week in Aného, municipal authorities presented the new models of sheds and stores that will now be authorized in the commune.

The mayor of Kaffrine (central France), Abdoulaye Saydou Sow, handed over a total of over 15 million CFA francs on Monday to the players in the popular national championship, commonly known as "Navétaane", in preparation for the national soccer championships scheduled to run from August 8 to 23.

20 years ago, Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes twinned with the Italian town of Badia Polesine. Meeting on May 20, 2026, their mayors hailed the need to "reach out to one another".

On the sidelines of a regional conference on child nutrition attended by 22 countries in Lomé, a field visit to the prefecture of Vo on May 12, 2026 highlighted a pilot project that aims to bring together nutrition, vaccination, early stimulation and civil status in a single scheme run by the communes.

Saint-Médard and Saint-Jean-de-Dieu open the door to a possible municipal merger. The Ministère des Affaires municipales will conduct a feasibility study.

Created in 1986, the Ancinnes (Sarthe) twinning committee is celebrating 40 years of friendship with the municipality of Schwarme, Germany. But the association will soon be mothballed.

The locality of Djègbadji, in the commune of Ouidah, hosted the inauguration ceremony for the Xwlajè local iodized salt production unit on Thursday May 21, 2026. Built as part of the Projet de Promotion du Sel Local Iodé (ProSel), this modern infrastructure represents an investment of over 600 million FCFA and marks an important step in the development of the salt industry in Benin.

The performing arts will take over Mons' halls, streets, gardens, public squares and emblematic landscapes from July 1 to 10 as part of the Festival au Carré, the event's organizers announced on Wednesday May 20.

Around a hundred women, including academics, elected representatives, students, entrepreneurs and community activists, gathered on May 12 and 13, 2026 in the auditorium of the National University of Vanuatu (UNV) in Port-Vila, for the first Forum of Influential Women.

The Parthenais-based association Écofestival Ça Marche has presented an encouraging balance sheet and announced the return of the event in September 2026.

The Agence nationale de l'aquaculture (ANA) has trained around 50 women members of economic interest groups (EIGs) in the central Kaffrine region in fish farming.

The Train de Charlevoix is internationally recognized as one of the most beautiful train journeys in Canada. The British company Journeyscape has compiled a ranking of the 10 most beautiful scenic rail routes.

This year, as part of the twinning between Bénodet and Torpoint, an English delegation arrived on Friday May 15, 2026 to meet their Breton counterparts.

Eight months later, Ville de Gatineau is still waiting for Québec to act on its request to submit the hydrogen pipeline project in the Buckingham sector to the Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE).

The Carentan/Waldfischbach-Burgalben twinning committee welcomes a delegation from the twin town to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the friendship between the two towns.