France/Frontignan-Gaeta, a twinning of the heart

Between September 22 and 28, they visited the famous Tuscan towns of Siena, San Gimignano, Montepulciano, Florence, and Gaeta, in the province of Latina on the Tyrrhenian coast.

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Belgium/A growing number of Brussels schools awarded the "Eco-Schools" label

More and more Brussels schools have been awarded the "Eco-Schools" label: there are now 55 of them, including eight that have received this distinction for the first time. This international label rewards schools for their commitment to the climate transition. An essential point: pupils must be fully involved in the reflection and implementation of projects.

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Togo/ Maritime Region: a 4 billion FCFA roadmap to accelerate regional development

At the end of last week, Togo's Maritime Regional Council adopted a roadmap setting out the directions, priorities and actions to be implemented to boost the region's development over the period 2025-2027. The initiatives identified will require a total of 4 billion FCFA in funding.

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Chad: in Mandoul, AARMOC visits women detainees at the prison

As part of its program to train and reintegrate volunteers from Action des Artistes pour le Développement et l'Education aux Droits Humains (AARMOC), a delegation made up of the AARMOC team and sponsored by the deputy mayor of the commune of Koumra, Gnanroy Mbanguidana Grâce, visited the prison.

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Canada/A 100% female municipal council on Anticosti Island

Hélène Boulanger is proud to head the municipality of L'Île-d'Anticosti. Her municipal council is unique in that it is made up entirely of women. On November 2, voters re-elected the mayor and all outgoing councillors.

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France/Saint-Paul: AP2B celebrates twenty-five years of twinning between Haute Gironde and Burgundy

The Association des pays de Blaye et de Bourgogne gathered its members to celebrate a quarter-century of exchanges and conviviality.

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Morocco/Aousserd province: ONEE launches construction of a hybrid power plant to boost electricity supply

On Monday, the Office national de l'électricité et de l'eau potable (ONEE) launched the construction of a hybrid power plant with battery storage backed by solar energy and thermal flexibility at the Aousserd Center in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region.

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Cambodia/Visit to a food processing company in Kampong Thom

On October 29, 2025, some 90 students from AUF-Cambodia member universities took part in a study trip to Kampong Thom province.

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France/Twinning Blois-Lewes-Waldshut-Tiengen: a dense program for 2026

From October 17 to 19, the Three Towns Summit was held, bringing together the elected representatives and twinning associations of Blois, Lewes (UK) and Waldshut-Tiengen (Germany). Chaired by Marc Gricourt and Emily Clarke, Mayor of Lewes, the meeting had three objectives: to take stock of twinning activities in the three towns in 2025, to enable local associations and structures to make contact with the twin towns' delegations present in Blois, and to draw up a program of activities for 2026.

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Canada/ Nearly $360,000 to protect and enhance agricultural land

The Cégep de Victoriaville's Centre d'innovation sociale en agriculture (CISA) has been awarded $359,990 in funding from the Fonds d'innovation sociale destiné aux collèges et aux communautés (FISCC) to implement its Innover pour la protection et la valorisation de la zone agricole project.

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Congo/ Gender-based violence: a school competition to prepare girls for verbal retaliation

On October 28, at a press conference in Brazzaville, the "Oxygène" association launched a national school competition called "Dis non avec tes mots" (Say no with your words), to give young girls the language skills they need to verbally combat their aggressors.

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France/ NOTE AUX COLLECTIVITÉS TERRITORIALES - Invitation aux Deuxièmes assises de la diplomatie parlementaire et de la coopération décentralisée

Ladies and Gentlemen, Please find attached the invitation from Mr Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, to the Second Conference on Parliamentary Diplomacy and Decentralized Cooperation, to be held at the Quai d'Orsay on Tuesday November 18th at 5.30pm, together with the provisional program.

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Belgium/Mons: the station selected as one of the world's seven most beautiful stations in 2025

Mons station, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, has been included in the list of the world's seven most beautiful stations in 2025, unveiled on Monday by the Prix Versailles. It is included in this prestigious ranking alongside structures built in China, Australia, France and Saudi Arabia.

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Vietnam promotes sustainable management of its biosphere reserves

The Vietnamese National Committee for Man and the Biosphere (MAB), in coordination with the central province of Khanh Hoa, held a conference on October 3 to review the country's World Network of Biosphere Reserves to 2025 and define activities for the period 2026-2035, in line with the Hangzhou (China) Strategic Action Plan recently adopted by UNESCO.

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France/To mark 50 years of twinning with Kofu, a week to immerse yourself in Japanese culture

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the twinning between Pau and Kofu, Japan, the town is organizing a week dedicated to Japanese culture, from November 1 to 8. An opportunity to meet Japanese people who are delighted to share their art of living.

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France/Malmerspach - A village power plant to produce green, local electricity

In Malmerspach, citizens and elected representatives have joined forces to produce local solar energy. Their objective: to gain autonomy in the face of rising electricity prices. The region's first village power plant is now looking for customers among local businesses.

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Colombia/Webinar on "Multilingualism and scientific publications in the Americas

On October 7, 2025, the Pontifical Javeriana University and the Réseau international des Chaires Senghor de la Francophonie organized an international and interdisciplinary webinar on the theme of "Plurilingualism and scientific publications in the Americas". The event is part of the work of the Commission Recherche et Valorisation of the Conférence régionale des recteurs (C2R) Amériques de l'AUF.

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Canada/Toronto again proposes to allow businesses in residential neighborhoods

The City of Toronto is once again proposing to allow commercial construction in its residential neighbourhoods - a measure that still does not meet with unanimous approval - almost a year after it was referred by City Council.

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France/ Party in Maurepas, concert, exhibitions... Rennes celebrates 60 years of twinning with Brno, here's the program

The Rennes Brno twinning committee is organizing several events to mark the anniversary of the rapprochement between the two cities. Here's what's planned.

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Belgium/The town of Ath attracts more and more tourists, +30% overnight stays in two years

The town of Ath is attracting more and more tourists, as figures from the Observatoire wallon du tourisme show. In two years, the number of overnight stays in the town of giants has risen by 30%.

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