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Algeria/Oran: launch of the 4th edition of the African Youth Forum

The 4th edition of the African Youth Forum opened in Oran on Friday, with the participation of some 500 young people from 55 African countries, to mark African Youth Day on November 1 each year.

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Zambia: $8 million from the AfDB for a 25-megawatt solar power plant

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an $8 million concessional loan to support the construction of a 25 megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant in Zambia. Funding for the Ilute plant will come from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), a special multi-donor fund managed by the Bank. Ilute is expected to advance Zambia's sustainable development and help the country exploit its renewable energy potential.

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Canada/$4 million for Quebec City's first Urban Outdoors Master Plan

Starting next year, Ville de Québec will invest $4 million to improve the range of outdoor activities available on its territory. On the menu: hiking trails and mountain bike paths in Cap-Rouge, where the end of La Marmota left a bitter taste.

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Congo/ Child protection: stakeholders build their capacities

The official launch of the project Action de renforcement du système de protection des enfants et jeunes vivant dans rue privés de leurs droits humains fondamentaux, in the department of Pointe-Noire, took place on October 30 in the presence of Evelyne Tchitchelle and Arle Ntonda, respectively mayor of the city and director of the local Samusocial.

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France/ La Haye selected from 15 French communes for a study on artificial intelligence

Jean-Marc Gaillon, mayor of La Haye, is taking part in a national study on artificial intelligence. For the past year, he has been integrating AI into the day-to-day work of the town hall.

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Benin - Bassila/4th ordinary session of the municipal council: the budget is reduced from 4,052,278,136 CFA francs in 2024 to 3,447,455,115 CFA francs in 2025

The Bassila communal council held its fourth ordinary session of 2024 on Monday October 21 and Tuesday October 22 in the deliberation room of the town hall.

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Burkina Faso/Climate resilience: AICCRA and WASCAL strengthen partnership to benefit West African communities

As part of the AICCRA project, WASCAL, in partnership with the Bioversity-CIAT Alliance, and RUFORUM, organized a workshop, on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 in Ouagadougou, to highlight the progress made in building climate resilience in Africa, with a particular focus on integrating training programs on climate-smart agriculture and climate information services into higher education curricula. The workshop marks the extension of the AICCRA project.

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Morocco/Moulay Rachid District Prefecture - INDH: Study days on disability and the convergence of interventions

Casablanca - Study days on disability, organized by the Prefectural Committee for Human Development (CPDH) of the Moulay Rachid district prefecture, opened on Wednesday in Casablanca, under the theme "Convergence of interventions, a guarantee of service quality".

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Canada/The City of Chandler makes the shift to active mobility

From north to south and east to west, Chandler wants its citizens to be able to get around without a motor. The city is taking a new direction in its mobility and is preparing to invest in active transportation infrastructure.

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France/ 3rd Franco-British Local Government Forum - Leeds December 12 and 13, 2024

After London in 2019 and Nancy in 2022, the 3rd Franco-British Local Government Forum will be held in the UK on December 12 and 13, 2024, at the invitation of the cities of Leeds and Bradford.

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Vietnam pledges to improve effectiveness of human rights law enforcement

During the 35 years of Dôi moi (Renewal), the Vietnamese state has set up a legal system to regulate social relations, paying particular attention to drafting relatively comprehensive laws on human rights. This legislation is designed to align with the realities of national development and international human rights standards, according to an expert in the field.

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L'Art de jouer: transforming school hours into playful moments

An innovative and creative training course entitled "Workshops in the design and production of serious games for language teachers" was held from October 27 to 29 at the Campus Numérique Francophone (CNF) in Hanoi. Aimed at teachers from AUF member universities in Hanoi, the workshops attracted over fifteen participants.

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Benin - Ouessè / extraordinary session of the CCoS: launch of the first call for PADIAP projects approved

The extraordinary session of the Conseil Communal et de Suivi (CCoS) was held at the Ouessè district office on Monday October 21, 2024. The main guidelines of the Projet d'Appui au Développement des Investissements Agricoles Productifs (PADIAP) call for projects for private promoters were defined.

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Canada/Urban forest preservation strategy adopted in Fredericton

Fredericton City Council adopted an urban forest management strategy on Monday evening. New Brunswick's capital city, which has counted 19,288 trees on its territory, wants to be an active steward at all costs.

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France/Saint-Sylvain. The commune to join the Val-ès-Dunes inter-communal grouping

The commune will leave the Cingal-Suisse Normande Interco to join that of Val-ès-Dunes on January 1. The departmental intercommunal commission has given its approval.

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Burkina Faso / Combating violence against children: FEJ-PEFJ project activities have officially begun

It's now official. The activities of the Fonds enfants et jeunes/protections des enfants et formations des jeunes (FEJ-PEFJ) project have been officially launched.

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Chad: preparation of the Guéra Provincial Development Plan

On October 28, 2024, the Reper project meeting room played host to executives from the provincial advocacy committee for the preparation of the Guéra Provincial Development Plan (PDP), at a meeting chaired by the province's governor, Mahamat Togou Tchohimi.

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France/Eure: This small town relies on CCTV to improve security

Smile, you're being filmed - Target of numerous burglaries, the village is equipped with cameras.

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Congo/Fight against breast cancer: a health walk to raise public awareness

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, a health walk was organized last Sunday to mark the end of the month of pink October, dedicated to the fight against breast cancer.

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Morocco/Slum clearance program in Casablanca: Second batch of beneficiary families receive keys to apartments

A ceremony to hand over apartment keys to the second batch of families benefiting from the rehousing operation for residents of the "Mkhazniya" neighborhood in El Hank, took place on Friday at the headquarters of the Casablanca-Anfa district prefecture annex.

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Canada/Mystery Forest: Mysterious characters on the trails of Parc des Chutes

On Saturday, many families walked the trails of "La Forêt des Mystères" in Rivière-du-Loup's Parc des chutes.

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SENEGAL-SANTE-CAMPAGNE / "Pink October": 178 women screened for breast and cervical cancer in Richard-Toll

A total of 178 women in the northern commune of Richard-Toll were screened for breast and cervical cancer as part of the "Pink October" screening campaign.

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Togo: Soya marketing campaign, 25% rise in price per kilo

The soybean marketing campaign for the 2024-2025 season was officially launched in Togo on Friday, October 25, in Atakpamé (about 160 km north of Lomé). This year, the price per kilogram of soya has been set at 250 FCFA, a 25% increase on last season's price of 200 FCFA per kilogram.

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Vietnam/ Cà Mau mobilizes all its resources to eradicate precarious housing

The province of Cà Mau (South) has set itself the target of completing, by September 2, 2025, the construction or repair of 3,995 temporary and dilapidated houses for households and individuals who have rendered meritorious services to the Revolution, poor households, near-poor households and households from ethnic minorities.

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Benin/Transhumance and conflict prevention: A passage corridor created in Bembèrèkè

With the aim of contributing to peaceful cohabitation between herders and farmers in Bembèrèkè, the Fonds national de développement agricole (Fnda) and Swiss Cooperation have provided support for the construction of a passage corridor in Gamia.

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Canada/Chazel to get its own library and youth center

The residents of Chazel, Abitibi-Ouest, will soon have access to a municipal library and a youth center. The two new services will be housed in one of the premises of the community center built a few years ago.

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France/Coulanges-sur-Yonne honored by the Association of French Mayors

On Thursday evening, October 17, the commune was honored twice at the Cité 89 trade show in Auxerre, in recognition of the various initiatives undertaken by local authorities in the region.

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France/ This Val-de-Marne commune launches its own complementary health insurance for residents

To strengthen the healthcare offer in the commune, Villejuif town council (Val-de-Marne) opened a new municipal health center on Tuesday October 15, 2024, reports "Le Parisien". On Friday, October 18, 2024, the municipality also signed an agreement to offer a "mutuelle communale" to local residents and workers.

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Burkina Faso/Water and sanitation: A citizen watch project for optimal resource management

The Centre d'études et d'expérimentations économiques et sociales de l'Afrique de l'Ouest-pôle régional Burkina (CESAO), in collaboration with its partners, officially launched the Projet de veille citoyenne dans le secteur de l'eau et de l'assainissement (PVEA/CESAO) in Bobo-Dioulasso on Thursday, October 24, 2024. The official launch ceremony was presided over by Saïdou Sakira, High Commissioner of Kénédougou, representing the Governor of the Hauts-Bassins region.

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Canada/Francophone immigrants: an increase welcomed by regional organizations

A number of New Brunswick organizations are reacting positively to Ottawa's intention to increase the proportion of French-speaking immigrants from outside Quebec as early as next year.

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France/ Four volunteers raise awareness of their village

The Contres d'hier et d'aujourd'hui association has just been created on the initiative of several local couples. Its aim is to raise awareness of the village, which is part of Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais (Sarthe).

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Côte d'Ivoire/Artificial intelligence for Ivorian tourism: 40 start-ups and agents trained to meet tomorrow's challenges

From October 21 to 25, 2024, the Ivorian-Korean Alassane Ouattara Sports, Culture and ICT Promotion Center in Abidjan hosted a training workshop (Bootcamp) focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in tourism and leisure promotion.

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Chad: Training leaders in electoral conflict management

A seven-day training course on leadership and electoral conflict management ended on October 25 in Ndjamena. This program was financed by the European Center for Electoral Support (ECES) and is an essential pillar of the support program for parliament and electoral processes.

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Switzerland/ End of daylight saving time on Sunday: Switzerland will go back one hour

Like many other countries, Switzerland will set its clocks back an hour this Sunday.

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