ENTREPRENDRE: a program to promote entrepreneurial culture in French-speaking universities

Deployed between 2021 and 2025, the ENTREPRENDRE program, designed and financed by the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), has helped to establish entrepreneurship at the heart of universities and public higher education policies in the French-speaking world. The results of the program highlight concrete outcomes in terms of employability, innovation and support for student entrepreneurs.

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France/After the meal, the Scaër twinning committee mobilizes for "the reception of our Catalan friends".

On the morning of Saturday February 14, 2026, the Scaër-Montgai twinning committee held its take-away lunch at the Espace Youenn-Gwernig. 141 shares were sold.

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Canada/Duchénier Road to be paved at last

After years of waiting, users of Chemin Duchénier will finally be able to drive on a paved road to one of La Neigette's main tourist attractions. The Municipality of Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski recently received confirmation of approximately $4 million in financial assistance to upgrade the artery leading to the Duchénier wildlife reserve and the Canyon des Portes de l'Enfer.

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Congo/Partnership: Wikipedia Congo and Butterfly commit to digital volunteering

The Wikipedia Congo community and the Butterfly non-governmental organization have signed a partnership agreement aimed at structuring digital volunteering while promoting Congolese heritage on an international scale.

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Canada/Grand Forks innovates to attract doctors

Faced with recruitment difficulties and the impending retirement of its remaining physicians, the City of Grand Forks is dedicating $125,000 to a one-year pilot project to pay for the overhead costs of the local medical clinic.

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France/ The Saint-Lô/Aalen twinning committee plans a trip to Germany in 2027

The Saint-Lô (Manche)/Aalen (Germany) twinning committee held its general meeting on Thursday February 5, 2026. The committee is planning a trip to Germany in 2027.

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Vietnam and China open a greenway for ambulance transfers

The Mong Cai international border post, under the Quang Ninh provincial border guard command, announced on Thursday February 5 that it had collaborated with China's Dongxing border post to open a priority lane for ambulances carrying patients in need of urgent care, an initiative motivated by a strong sense of responsibility and humanitarian spirit.

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France/Saint-Laurent-d'Arce: the town's twinning committee is as dynamic as ever

The members of the Saint-Laurent-d'Arce Twinning Committee with Germany held their general meeting on Saturday January 24 in the town's Salle des Associations. Committee president Fatima Suberville opened the meeting by thanking the members present for their participation and commitment to the...

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Senegal/Members of Parliament at the school of telecommunications regulation

Members of parliament took part on Tuesday in a workshop designed to enhance their knowledge of the regulation of the telecommunications, postal and electronic communications sectors.

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Morocco/Casablanca Municipal Council approves partnership agreements for development projects

On Thursday, the Council of the Municipality of Casablanca held its February ordinary session, which was marked by the approval of numerous partnership agreements relating to development projects. The session, chaired by Nabila Rmili, President of the Casablanca Commune Council, saw council members approve agreements in the health, social, cultural and environmental fields.

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France/Dornes: the twinning committee prepares for the 60th anniversary with festivities in Ettringen

The Dornes twinning committee has begun planning festivities for the 60th anniversary of the twinning of Dornes and Ettringen (Rhineland-Palatinate).

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Canada/Shediac calls for proposals for the future of Maison Pascal-Poirier

The Municipality of Shediac will soon be issuing a call for proposals for the Pascal Poirier Historical House, and is ready to participate in financing the project.

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Chad: an awareness-raising mission mobilizes pupils and students around statistical competitions in Abéché

As part of the promotion of statistics and the strengthening of the national statistical system, an awareness-raising mission is visiting Abéché, capital of Ouaddaï province, to encourage pupils and students to take part in African statistical competitions and prepare future winners for African statistical schools.

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Belgium/Hainaut: workers mobilize for first provincial day of action

Regional and provincial actions were organized this Thursday February 5 in Hainaut, as provided for in the national trade union common front action plan. They follow on from the January 25 demonstration in Brussels, which drew 10,000 people into the streets.

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France/To give students a taste for the theater, a class from the Lycée Janot in Sens is twinned with the Comédie-Française

A second-year preparatory class at the Lycée de Sens, in the Yonne region, is being twinned with the Comédie-Française this year. It's an unprecedented partnership for the Lycée, which this year is one of 47 schools worldwide to be twinned with the famous public institution.

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Burkina/Road safety: ANSSEAT and FUTRB join forces to combat drug use at the wheel

Faced with the resurgence of road accidents and the growing risks associated with the consumption of psychoactive substances by some drivers, the Agence nationale pour la sécurité sanitaire, de l'environnement, de l'alimentation, du travail et des produits de santé (ANSSEAT), on the recommendation of the authorities, has entered into direct dialogue with road transport stakeholders. With this in mind, a meeting was held on January 30, 2026 between ANSSEAT and the Faîtière unique des transporteurs routiers du Burkina Faso (FUTRB), to discuss the introduction of drug testing for drivers.

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Vietnam/ Nearly 200,000 learners undergo vocational training in Ho Chi Minh City

In 2025, Ho Chi Minh City's vocational education system welcomed nearly 200,000 learners, confirming its role as a pillar in the training of the city's human resources. Recruitment for the first semester of the 2025-2026 school year alone attracted more than 109,000 new enrollees.

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France/NOTE AUX COLLECTIVITÉS TERRITORIALES - Développer son jumelage - Fiche pratique de l'Europe des communes

L'Europe des communes is a service provided by the European Commission to help local elected representatives take account of European policies. It provides operational tools for a better understanding of the European Union's priorities and policies, and their integration into local public policies.

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Canada/The City of Edmonton wants to curb the problem of abandoned houses

In almost three years, over 470 properties have been demolished in Edmonton as part of the Problem Property Initiative.

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France/NOTE AUX COLLECTIVITÉS TERRITORIALES - Citizens' Diplomatic Reserve

Mentioned by the President of the Republic in his March 16, 2023 speech on the reform of French diplomacy, the diplomatic citizens' reserve is a thematic variation of the citizens' reserve introduced by the January 27, 2017 law on equality and citizenship.

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