Jewelry, keychains, tic-tac-toe sets, or stylized animals: the volunteers at Fabrik les 3 Rivières have shown no shortage of imagination in their efforts to support the Anim’Toit animal shelter. The organization has created a whole range of handmade items—laser-cut from wood, engraved on slate, or 3D-printed—all featuring animal designs.
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With just a few weeks to go before the start of the new apprenticeship year, the Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Employment Promotion, who is responsible for vocational training, wants to give new impetus to the Vocational Training and Apprenticeship Centers (#CFPA). Gathered for the first time at the initiative of a minister, the centers’ directors discussed the challenges they face and proposed solutions to attract more young people to the trades. Several innovations are expected to be implemented as early as the start of the next school year.
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During the Neolithic period, somewhere in what would later become Hainaut, people were digging. With their bare hands—or almost. Without metal, without dynamite, without machinery. Just flint picks, animal shoulder blades used as shovels, and woven baskets to haul out the excavated material. They descended into vertical shafts, in total darkness, with grease lamps. And they were searching for flint, the essential raw material for making their tools. Incredible? Indeed. Six thousand years ago, beneath the fields of Spiennes, six kilometers from Mons, one of Europe’s largest and oldest flint mines was in operation. 2,000 years of mining. 150 hectares of underground space excavated, turned over, and transformed. And today, you can explore it all. Discover it on *L’Agence Tourisme* on RTBF La Première, with support from VisitWallonia.
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Twelve young people from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon spent two weeks in Clisson and participated in volunteer projects with Animaje as part of a partnership between the two organizations.
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Some 63 units of blood were collected on Saturday at the health clinic in Sédo Sébé, a village in the municipality of Nabadji Civol, during a blood drive organized by the Association of Pupils, Students, and Executives of Sédo Sébé (AEECSS).
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The Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation inaugurated its new administrative building in Cacouna.
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Togo has just released the results of the first phase of SCORECARD, a regional mechanism for monitoring trade and agricultural markets, implemented as part of the West African Food System Resilience Program (FSRP).
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The 50th anniversary of the sister-city relationship between Ploudaniel in Brittany and Fréland in Alsace was celebrated in style on Saturday, August 8, 2026. The event was marked by the unveiling of a new trail in the town center. It chronicles the 50 years of exchanges between the two towns.
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Montereau continues to expand its international reach. Following its twinning with Souassi, Tunisia, in 2025, the city has just approved a new twinning agreement with Yalova, Turkey—its seventh overall.
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The Sudbury City Council approved both requests from Gateway Casinos, which had sought financial support for the construction of an intersection and a road. On Tuesday, council members voted in favor of a recommendation from city staff that the City agree to provide $5.6 million in financial support to Gateway Casinos to fund the road infrastructure projects.
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A two-day meeting of elected officials and partners to reinvent local governance in Northern Benin.
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According to the Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Employment Promotion, who is responsible for vocational training, the numerous support programs for businesses must now be better aligned with national priorities.
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On the occasion of the celebration on August 9 of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the Congolese government, through the Minister of Justice, Human Rights, and the Promotion of Indigenous Peoples, Aimé Ange Wilfrid Bininga, issued a statement in which it highlighted the importance of this year’s theme chosen by the United Nations: “Honoring Indigenous Midwives: Preserving Life and Well-Being.”
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This year, the Sister City Committee is hosting a group of fifty people (seventeen families) from Mancha Real from August 9 to 15.
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In Switzerland, long summer evenings often go hand in hand with littering in parks. The IGSU reports that littering is caused by factors such as alcohol, anonymity, and an environment that is already polluted.
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In response to the growing impact of climate change on farms, the Beninese government is strengthening its measures to protect farmers. On Friday, August 7, 2026, in Cotonou, 561.8 million CFA francs in compensation were allocated to rice and cotton farmers affected by yield losses during the 2025–2026 growing season. This concrete response confirms the growing importance of agricultural insurance in Benin.
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Fifty-eight years of Franco-German friendship were celebrated in the Béthune Valley during a warm reunion among friends of the sister city committee.
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Members of the Kilmacow (Ireland) sister city committee arrived in Saint-Thurien (Finistère) for a visit from July 25 to August 1, 2026. On Sunday, the twinning committee and the municipality organized a ceremony at the community center to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the twinning.
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In response to security challenges and the rise of disinformation, the NGO Acra is organizing a capacity-building workshop for journalists on August 4 and 5, 2026, in Ouagadougou. As part of the Pense Libre project, this session will focus on conflict-sensitive journalism, combating disinformation, the responsible use of social media and artificial intelligence, and more. Through this initiative, the organization aims to contribute to higher-quality news coverage and strengthen the media’s role in promoting social cohesion and peaceful coexistence in Burkina Faso.
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Residents and students in La Pocatière can now take advantage of a bike-sharing service. The project has finally come to fruition. Electric bikes have been available since last week.
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After several years of supporting the development of volunteer-based community organizations in its area, the City of Marseille and the LPO Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur signed a multi-year partnership agreement in 2025 to better understand, protect, and promote the region’s natural heritage.
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At the fishing pier in Kafountine, a town located in the northwest of the Bignona department (south), dozens of women carry on—amid the heat, smoke, and fishy odors—a trade that is as grueling as it is essential to the local fishing economy: smoking fish. Thanks to expertise passed down from generation to generation, they derive most of their income from artisanal fish processing, even as they expose themselves to health risks on a daily basis.
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The Locminé Sister City Committee welcomed its counterparts from Medebach for a visit marked by friendship and cultural exchange.
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The Minister of Social Affairs and Humanitarian Action, Lydie Pongault, presided over the ceremony on July 29 at the headquarters of the Single Social Registry in Brazzaville to award certificates of completion to young people who had completed training as part of the Social Protection and Productive Inclusion of Youth (PSIPJ) project.
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Togo is strengthening its system for ensuring the quality of products sold within its borders. Following the Cabinet meeting held on Thursday, July 30, 2026, the government issued a decree establishing a national mechanism to assess the compliance of domestic and imported products before they are placed on the market.
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From June 22 to 30, 2026, the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) organized, as part of the ETHISSA project co-funded by the European Union, a training program focused on the digitization of educational programs. This initiative helped strengthen the partner institutions’ skills in designing and implementing online courses in bioethics.
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After three months of pilot operation, the platform has registered more than 14,000 job seekers and more than 5,000 companies offering nearly 300,000 job openings.
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For nearly twelve years, the Argentré–Romania Association has been participating in a sister-city program with Reviga (Romania). And this year is no exception. From August 26 to 31, 29 Romanians will be hosted by families who were themselves hosted in Reviga in August 2025.
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The Women's Education and Training Center, located in the municipality of Khemis Anjra, in the province of Fahs-Anjra, serves as a model for a community-based social organization dedicated to building women's skills and promoting their socioeconomic empowerment, particularly in rural areas, thanks to support from the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH).
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Marie-Claude Giraud serves as president, alongside Aurélie Torreilles (vice president), Gilles Pouyllau (treasurer), and Michel Borraz (secretary). On this occasion, Jackie Darrax was named an honorary member.
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The majority of agricultural soils in Benin are becoming increasingly depleted, leading to low agricultural productivity. The project “Sustainable Food Systems for Greater Resilience and Food and Nutritional Security in Benin,” which the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries officially launched on Friday, July 24, 2026, at the Benin Royal Hotel in Cotonou, is designed to provide a sustainable solution to this scourge that is undermining Benin’s agriculture.
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Seven young people from Lindenfels spent a week in Moëlan-sur-Mer as part of the annual exchange program between the two towns. Upon their arrival at the Quimperlé train station on Monday, July 20, 2026, the students were met by committee members and then welcomed in Moëlan by their Breton exchange partners and host families.
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The 454 Welcome Center, which has been located at St. Alban’s Church in the Côte-de-Sable neighborhood for several decades, is expected to move sometime in the new year.
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Ten months after its launch, the regional instant payment platform continues to expand across the WAEMU. While early adoption figures are encouraging, connecting all financial institutions remains a challenge ahead of the September deadline.
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