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Burkina Faso/Cours privé Elisa de Saaba: 25 students learn poetry through "literary writing training residencies".

On the initiative of the association Littérature Sans Frontière (LSF), the Cours privé Elisa in Saaba (on the eastern outskirts of the capital) hosted "literary writing training residencies" on May 15 and 16, 2025, with a focus on the poetry genre. This first initiative, which generated a great deal of interest, culminated in a presentation of the best texts by the auditors (participants in the residencies) at the closing ceremony (Friday, May 16).

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France/ Economic development: a local business club has been set up in Neufchâtel-en-Bray

A local business club has just been launched by the Communauté de communes Bray Eawy, which has teamed up with Domitille Ridel, director of the Neufchâtel coworking space.

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Laos/Laos AUF launches innovative entrepreneurship training course

The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) in Laos, through its Employability Center (CEF), is pursuing its commitment to developing students' entrepreneurial skills, by adopting an innovative approach.

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Canada/Last stretch to solar power in Edmundston

If all goes according to plan, the Edmundston solar power project could be commissioned as early as August 2025.

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Chad: ACORD/TCHAD equips CSOs on the communal budget and education in Barh El Gazel

On May 19, 2025, the NGO ACORD/TCHAD organized a workshop at the premises of the NGO OXFAM to disseminate thematic guides on local budgeting and an in-depth study of the education system in the province of Barh El Gazel (BEG).

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Côte d'Ivoire / Road safety: the Sinfra transport delegation launches a community awareness campaign

In Bazré, in the sub-prefecture of Sinfra, the Departmental Transport Delegation has launched a vast road safety awareness campaign, marking a new stage in the prevention of traffic accidents.

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Belgium/Mentor and job seeker: A duo to get out of unemployment

Last April, Actiris, the Brussels employment agency, announced its intention to help 4,400 jobseekers escape unemployment by 2028, thanks to mentoring. This coaching formula enables jobseekers to benefit from the skills of an expert to help them (re)find their way back to work. According to Actiris, this voluntary support is effective in 65% of cases. How does it work? Visit Team4Job, one of the 4 partners selected by the Brussels agency.

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Bénin/Lancement du programme Star Venture au Bénin : Une initiative conjointe du Bénin, de la BERD et du Luxembourg pour dynamiser l'entrepreneuriat innovant

On the sidelines of the Annual Meetings and Business Forum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Republic of Benin, the EBRD and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg officially launched the Star Venture program in Benin. This initiative marks a decisive step in the support of high-potential innovative entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa.

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France/Signing of agreements to revitalize urban heritage

On Tuesday May 13, Pierre Martin and Christophe Bonnet, representatives of the Fédération française du bâtiment (FFB) and the Confédération de l'artisanat et des petites entreprises (Capeb) du Gard, together with Jean Denat, vice-president of the Petite Camargue Community of Communes (CCPC) housing and lifestyle policy commission, officially signed the partnership agreements for the Opération programmée d'amélioration de l'habitat et de Renouvellement urbain.

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Vietnam/ Ho Chi Minh City Orchid Festival delights flower lovers

Visitors flock to the Ho Chi Minh City Orchid Festival 2025, held at Tao Dàn Park in the 1st district, to admire and take photos of the magnificent colorful orchids.

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Senegal/Journalists learn about the fight against financial crime

Journalists belonging to the Association nationale des chroniqueurs judiciaires (ANCJ - National Association of Judicial Columnists) were briefed by the Forum du justiciable on Saturday on the fight against financial crime in a context marked in Senegal by accountability, good governance and transparency in the management of public affairs.

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Togo/ After the CCI-Togo, young companies sign a partnership with the Chamber of Trades

On Thursday May 15, 2025, the Union des chambres régionales de métiers (UCRM) and the Confédération des juniors entreprises du Togo (CJET) signed a partnership agreement in Lomé, aimed primarily at supporting young entrepreneurs in the craft sector in structuring and formalizing their activities.

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Congo/ Lékoumou department: free healthcare to relieve the sick

In the districts of Mayéyé and Sibiti, children, young and old benefited from free dental care by French dentists, members of the humanitarian association Dents-Terre, under the aegis of the Minister of Social Affairs, Solidarity and Humanitarian Action, Irène Marie-Cécile Mboukou-Kimbatsa.

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Canada/Aid financière de 17 000$ pour le CALACS de Charlevoix

The Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barette, has awarded $17,561 to the Centre d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel (CALACS) de Charlevoix.

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France/At Chevrières, an oak coat of arms for the 40th anniversary of the twinning with Germany

The twinning committee's motto, "Faithful in friendship", was engraved on the coat of arms by a local self-employed contractor.

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France/ A partnership agreement to strengthen and develop links between Segré and the Army

A partnership agreement between the command and logistics company of the 6th engineering regiment and the commune of Segré-en-Anjou Bleu was signed on Thursday May 8, 2025.

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Call for tenders: Drafting of the "IFADEM 2025 progress report" strategy document

The Initiative francophone pour la formation à distance des maîtres (IFADEM) is taking another decisive step towards its next Steering Committee meeting in Dakar. On this occasion, a strategic document outlining progress for the period 2022-2025 is to be drawn up. OIF, AUF and IFEF are therefore launching a call for tender to select a service provider to design, write and reproduce this key report.

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The EU and France pledge to support Vietnam in its energy transition

The EU is committed to continuing to support Vietnam in the implementation of projects under the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). This will enable Vietnam to achieve its energy transition objectives.

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Congo/ Health: redoubling efforts to combat malaria

On the occasion of World Malaria Day, celebrated under the theme "Malaria ends with us: reinvent, reimagine, revive", the Minister of Health and Population, Pr Jean Rosaire Ibara, recalled that in the Congo the incidence of the disease is close to 215 cases per 1,000 inhabitants.

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France/NOTE AUX COLLECTIVITÉS TERRITORIALES - Webinar of the European Commission in France - Tuesday, May 27 at 2 p.m. "Town twinning: a lever of European cooperation at the service of territories".

Town twinning is a historic pillar of European integration. They promote cultural exchanges, strengthen ties between communities and enable the development of concrete projects with other European towns.

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Belgium/The Centre d'Action Laïque distributes a fake newspaper warning of the dangers of extremism

At the end of 2023, the Centre d'Action Laïque (CAL) printed a dystopian newspaper warning of the dangers of political extremism.

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Francophone workshop: "Digital humanities and the protection of cultural heritage: cooperation, training, research".

In conjunction with the 3rd World Digital Education Conference (WDEC), AUF and Wuhan University (WHU) organized a Francophone workshop on May 14 in Wuhan, China, on the theme of "Digital Humanities and Protection of Cultural Heritage: Cooperation, Training, Research", in the presence of AUF Rector Prof. Slim KHALBOUS.

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France/Thirty Brest residents welcome their Plymouth pen pals as part of the twinning programme

The annual Brest-Jumelages trip to Plymouth took place from Thursday May 8 to Sunday May 11, 2025. Exchanges took place in good spirits, thanks to the strong bonds of friendship.

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Canada/Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix wants to modernize the Le Rigolet beach site

The Ville de Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix is seeking funding to modernize the Le Rigolet beach site. The municipality presented a project valued at $5.4 million at an information session on Wednesday evening.

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Vietnam/ The "school-dispensary" model for good oral health among schoolchildren

Building on the remarkable success of the first two pilot phases of the school-based oral health care program conducted in 2024, the Ho Chi Minh City Health Department launched the 3rd phase of the project between March 12 and April 18, 2025. Deployed in seven elementary school located in districts 1, 5, 6 as well as in Cần Giờ district, this phase saw the active participation of 6,540 pupils.

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Togo: the government launches the High Labor Intensity project for the Savannah region

In Togo, the government, in partnership with the International Labor Organization (ILO), this week (Monday, May 12, 2025) launched the HIMO (High Intensity Labor) project in Lomé, an initiative focused on creating temporary jobs for vulnerable populations.

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Morocco/Casablanca hosts the grand inter-regional final of the 4ᵉ edition of the MIME "Mon Idée Mon Entreprise" competition.

The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) - North Africa, in partnership with Hassan II University in Casablanca, is organizing the inter-regional final of the 4ᵉ edition of the "Mon Idée, Mon Entreprise" (MIME) competition, a pan-African event dedicated to innovation and youth entrepreneurship, from May 28 to 30, 2025.

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Canada/Sustainable development at Victo: Protecting our natural environments

As the days get longer and the weather warmer, the urge to get out and enjoy nature is growing.

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Exclusive interview with Jombelek

In this episode of "Dialogue d'initiés", Nestor Hemlé, Publishing Director of Jumelages et Partenariat, welcomes Jombelek, whose real name is Johanne Eli Ernest Ngo Mbelek. Author of the controversial book "La paix!", Jombelek offers a daring reflection on the notion of peace, challenging received ideas and conventional wisdom. On the occasion of the release of his book and as a prelude to the debate scheduled for June 07, 2025 (4pm to 8pm) at the Tamery bookshop, this conversation promises to explore fresh perspectives on peace and its implications for contemporary society.

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France/La CCI du Gers and the Communauté de Communes de la Lomagne gersoise join forces for the local economy

The CCI du Gers and the Communauté de Communes de la Lomagne gersoise have formalized their partnership to strengthen the region's economic development, with concrete actions in favor of local businesses.

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Senegal/Migration flows: CILMI focal points equipped for data collection

Focal points of the inter-ministerial committee to combat irregular migration (CILMI) took part in a capacity-building workshop on data collection on migratory flows, which opened on Tuesday in Saly-Portudal (west), with a view to achieving "harmonization of data" from the various entities involved.

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Vanuatu/Scientific seminar: understanding Vanuatu's seismicity through the prism of research

As an extension of its series of conferences on contemporary environmental issues, the AUF - Asia-Pacific organized a scientific seminar in hybrid format on Saturday, May 10, 2025, entitled: Earthquakes in Vanuatu: what does science tell us?

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France/Saint-Marcel - Twinning: celebrating 40 years of friendship with Romentino

On Saturday, the mayor of Saint-Marcel, Raymond Burdin, welcomed his counterpart from Romentino, Marco Caccia, to celebrate 40 years of twinning between the two towns, and above all 40 years of Franco-Italian friendship.

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Luxembourg/Street names now available in several villages in Vaux-sur-Sûre

In many rural communes, villages have no street names, only house numbers. In Vaux-sur-Sure, the number of inhabitants has been rising steadily for years, and in villages where there are only house numbers, the situation was becoming anarchic, with house numbers following one another and being located in different streets. A particular headache for firefighters.

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