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Climate change, Gender Equality, SDGs
Climate change, Gender Equality, SDGs

The German-African Councillors’ Round Table – A successful Premiere

12 September 2023
In early August 2023, more than 30 councillors from Germany, South Africa, Ghana and Kenya came toge...
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Gender Equality, Local democracy
Gender Equality, Local democracy

10 years of cross-border dialogue between the Mayors of the Great Lakes Region

8 June 2023
Bujumbura (Burundi) was hosting the 10th General Assembly of the Platform of Local Authorities of th...
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Gender Equality
Gender Equality

Promoting gender equality in the municipalities of Togo with AIMF

7 April 2023
The President of the association “la Faîtière des Communes du Togo” (FCT), Mrs. Yawa A...
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Gender Equality
Gender Equality

The African Charter for Local Gender Equality unveiled

1 June 2022
A brand-new tool was introduced to achieve gender equality in Africa’s towns and regions at Africi...
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Young local leaders
Young local leaders

Africities Summit | Youngest Mayor of Portugal: “Young people should be seen as change leaders”

1 June 2022
It is essential to better involve young people in politics and decision-making, according to João F...
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EU-ACP/EU-AU
EU-ACP/EU-AU

No people-centred partnership with Africa without local governments

17 February 2022
Local and regional leaders from Africa and Europe discussed on Tuesday (15 February) the future of t...
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EU-ACP/EU-AU
EU-ACP/EU-AU

Local governments are organising their forum during the Africa-Europe Week

7 February 2022
[updated on 16/02/2022 with names of speakers and link to final Declaration] PLATFORMA, together wit...
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Aid & assistance, COVID-19
Aid & assistance, COVID-19

Discover how Cités Unies France and UCLG used the Module 4 on the ground in Ghana & Mali

3 February 2022
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, Cités Unies France (CUF) has identified the most impacted local co...
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Water
Water

Cités Unies France participates at the World Water Forum

1 February 2022
On the occasion of the World Water Forum (21-26 March in Dakar, Senegal), Cités Unies France and th...
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Climate change
Climate change

The Belgian city of Kortrijk wants to exchange on environment & climate with an African partner municipality

11 October 2021
The city of Kortrijk in Belgium is looking for a partner to start up its new international cooperati...
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Gender Equality
Gender Equality

One more step towards the Charter for Gender Equality in Africa

27 August 2021
On 14 and 15 July 2021, a broad consultation workshop was held online in the framework of the drafti...
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Climate change
Climate change

Presentation of practices from 11 African countries to combat climate change

5 July 2021
With the help of eLankidetza-Basque Agency for Development Cooperation, the African Institute for Ec...
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Non classé
Non classé

Building bridges between African and European young local leaders to tackle common challenges

1 July 2021
“Three quarters of the African population is below 35 years old, yet they are often excluded from ...
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Local democracy, Southern neighbourhood
Local democracy, Southern neighbourhood

Africa-Europe partnership: Connecting young local leaders!

10 June 2021
Europe and Africa face more and more common challenges, there is a growing need for greater cooperat...
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Gender Equality, Jobs & calls
Gender Equality, Jobs & calls

[EXPIRED] Call for a consultant to develop the text for the “Local Authorities Charter for Gender Equality in Africa”

14 April 2021
Are you interested in a mission to provide guidance and support to gender equality work by local gov...
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COVID-19
COVID-19

Radio-shows promote accountable service delivery in Ethiopia during the pandemic

1 February 2021
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the World Bank’s largest social accountability progra...
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EU-ACP/EU-AU
EU-ACP/EU-AU

Local and regional governments stay mobilised ahead of the European Union-African Union Summit

16 December 2020
Despite the postponement of the European Union-African Union Summit to 2021, PLATFORMA and CEMR, tog...
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Gender Equality
Gender Equality

African and European leaders take steps towards an African Charter for local gender equality

27 August 2020
Nearly 60 local leaders from Africa and Europe gathered online on Tuesday (28 July) to discuss the c...
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Local democracy, Financing
Local democracy, Financing

Discover VNG International toolkit to promote local economic development

6 July 2020
There are many ways to promote local economic development (LED). Not necessarily better or worse way...
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COVID-19
COVID-19

VNG International is taking action on COVID-19 in partner countries

14 May 2020
The COVID-19 crisis is having a deep effect on local governance around the world. In the countries w...
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