Fifteen German-speaking members of the Pont-Aven Hofgeismar twinning committee met for the second time this summer at the Bar-Tabac Le Bois d'Amour for a "Stammtisch".
Read moreThe commune of Mellac is hosting its twinned committee counterparts from Piltown, Ireland, from Wednesday August 13 to August 20. To celebrate the 45th anniversary of their union, a warm welcome ceremony was held at the town hall on Thursday evening, August 14, 2025. This official celebration was preceded by a unique experience for the five Irish guests and their host families: a climb up the church tower, guided by the mayor, Franck Chapoulie.
Read moreThe New Brunswick government has amended the Nursing Homes Act to reduce hospital overcrowding and speed up access to appropriate care.
Read moreStudy on the entrepreneurial intentions of veterinary students: innovation, knowledge transfer and contributions to sustainable development in the ECO-ETUDEVET Region is a project led by the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, under the responsibility of dr. Cristina Bianca Pocol.
Read moreThe Report'Cité association aims to raise public awareness of media use. It goes out to meet the public, "in the places where they live, in the associations where they meet, in the neighborhood structures they frequent, in schools and tomorrow, why not, in accommodation structures."
Read moreThe Local Management Committee (LMC) and the Coordination Council (CC) of the Comoé National Park Biodiversity Protection Project held their 47th and 14th sessions in Kong on Wednesday July 30, 2025, respectively, with a view to strengthening the participative management of this protected area.
Read moreTo mark the start of the new school year, the Lakou Bosco association, the Union des Entreprises-MEDEF Guadeloupe and the Rotary Club have joined forces to help families in difficulty. It's an unprecedented initiative for solidarity, and a symbol of new cooperation between the business world and working-class neighborhoods in Guadeloupe.
Read moreOn Wednesday August 13, 2025, the Programme d'Appui au Secteur du Développement Durable - phase 3 (PAsDER 3), with financial support from Swiss Cooperation, inaugurated a modern complex at Péporiyakou, in the commune of Natitingou, dedicated to processing mangoes into high value-added products.
Read moreThrough the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Global Fund has provided the government with hygiene and sanitation materials for infection prevention and control.
Read more"Diplomacy is not only played out in embassies and international bodies, it is also played out in the territories." - Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, speech at the launch of the Citizen Diplomatic Reserve, July 3, 2025.
Read moreA number of cooling centers have been opened in northern New Brunswick to provide shelter from the intense heat. In Campbellton, this space is located at the Memorial Regional Civic Center. It is open to citizens until the extreme heat advisory is lifted.
Read moreThe Val-au-Perche twinning committee is part of the rapprochement with the commune of Cerizay (Deux-Sèvres), but is not limited to this twinning.
Read moreLast May, Minister Jacqueline Galant (MR), in charge of media in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, presented her plan to reform local media (local TV). The number of local TV stations would be reduced from 12 to 8. Public funding would be reduced, and local media would be invited to seek other resources, notably in the private sector. AKT for Wallonia, the Walloon business network, is proposing that Walloon companies contribute to funding in exchange for more coverage of company news.
Read moreThe Talent Association for Social Education celebrated its sixtieth anniversary on Monday with the launch of the National Talent Childhood Forum at the El Haouzia national vacation center in El Jadida province, kicking off a series of educational, cultural and recreational activities for children from all over the Kingdom.
Read moreThe Regional Council of Togo's Maritime Region and the Chinese province of Shandong are planning to establish a decentralized cooperation partnership in the near future. A Chinese delegation is currently visiting Lomé to explore possible avenues of collaboration.
Read moreThe Commission municipale du Québec concludes that amalgamation is the best scenario for the municipalities of La Pocatière, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth, and that the status quo should be rejected. The report was made public on August 5.
Read moreFrom August 5 to 6, the WHO Congo office hosted a workshop to harmonize the sexual and reproductive health services package for adolescents and young people. Organized by the National AIDS Control Program (PNLS), with support from Unicef, WHO and other technical and financial partners, the event brought together institutions, experts and young leaders to build a more coherent and effective response.
Read moreFrom August 1 to 10, 2025, some thirty children gathered at the Institut de formation du personnel enseignant du Plateau central in Loumbila, to speak and learn about San culture. This immersion in the San language, initiated by the national sub-commission for the San makaa language, culminated on August 10, 2025 at the national museum in Ouagadougou.
Read moreThe Moëlan-sur-Mer twinning committee welcomed its friends from the twin town of Louisburgh in Ireland for a week. A delegation of 25 Irish people of all ages were welcomed by their families and friends.
Read moreThe Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), in partnership with the Bidaya incubator, announces the opening of the call for applications for the 2025 edition of the Incubateur Francophone Africain Virtuel (IFAV). This 100% online program aims to support students and young graduates from French-speaking Africa in structuring innovative ideas with a strong social or environmental impact.
Read moreBased on the sustainable development of marine and continental aquatic ecosystems, the blue economy represents an innovative model for economic transformation.
Read moreThe MRC des Basques recently launched its Climate Plan, with the aim of reducing greenhouse gases, strengthening the population's resilience and adapting living environments to climate change.
Read moreGoing on vacation when you don't necessarily have the means or the opportunity - that's what the "Pour Béziers" association is offering, in partnership with 3MTKD. For the second time, it is taking young people from Béziers to a vacation camp at La Grande-Motte.
Read moreThe Agence Territoriale de Développement Agricole Vallée du Niger (ATDA-VN), covering the communes of Malanville and Karimama, has high ambitions for the development of the rice and market gardening sectors, which it coordinates. With this in mind, it organized two major workshops at the Groupement Intercommunal des Collines headquarters in Dassa:
Read moreWith a global market value estimated at several hundred billion dollars by 2050, carbon credit is no longer just an environmental indicator, but is becoming a driver of sustainable economic development.
Read moreHow can we preserve a little-known cultural heritage? And how can it be passed on to younger generations? These are the issues addressed by the "Creole Narratives on Space, Language and Identity in Colombia" project, supported by the AUF as part of its Social and Technological Innovation in the Americas program.
Read moreOn August 5, Jean Luc Mouthou, Minister of Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education and Literacy, and Laura Evangelia Suarez, Venezuelan Ambassador to Congo, exchanged views in Brazzaville on issues of common interest in the education sector.
Read moreWinegrowers with small vineyards will now be able to use a cooperative to handle the vinification of their grapes and the marketing of their wine.
Read moreSaint-Hilaire-Peyroux. The twinning with Schopfloch celebrated its 15th anniversary. In 2010, the two Correze communes of Favars and Saint-Hilaire-Peyroux signed a twinning agreement with the German commune of Schopfloch in Middle Franconia, in northern Bavaria.
Read moreThe national company Sénégal numérique S.A. has installed forty free Internet connection points and reinforced the video surveillance system in the holy city of Touba, in the run-up to the Grand Magal scheduled for August 13, according to its General Secretary.
Read moreVanuatu's first School of Marine Sciences was officially launched on Friday August 1, 2025, marking an important milestone in regional efforts to strengthen scientific understanding of the ocean and improve management of the marine environment.
Read moreSaguenay wants to implement concrete measures to support the aluminum industry. In particular, its use would be encouraged in infrastructure projects.
Read moreWinners of the call for projects: Generalist 2025
Read moreThe Salon de l'information et de l'orientation des bacheliers is being held in Brazzaville from August 4 to 8. The aim is to explore the contours, issues and requirements associated with the different streams, so that students who have just passed their baccalauréat can make a better choice of university courses.
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