Tag: Francophonie
Contestation around the budget and financing of cultural diplomacy and French influence
In difficulty in the National Assembly, the government opened the way, Wednesday October 23, 2024, to the use of article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the 2025 budget. Frédéric…
the Orange Foundation ends its African book prize
It’s a page-turner for lovers of African literature. After six editions, the Orange foundation is putting an end to the Orange Book Prize in Africa (POLA), which rewarded authors and…
a dissonant Francophonie regarding the Middle East
The situation in Lebanon was at the heart of the 19th Francophonie summit in France, which ended this Saturday, October 5 at the Grand Palais. A meeting between around thirty…
the organization expands, Tshisekedi sulks at the end of the summit
The 19th Francophonie Summit is over. After Villers-Cotterêts on Friday, the members of the OIF gathered this Saturday, October 5 under the nave of the Grand Palais, in Paris. State…
Côte d’Ivoire wants the OIF to open a dialogue with Mali, Burkina and Niger
Côte d’Ivoire encourages the International Organization of La Francophonie to open a dialogue with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, currently suspended from the institution. This is what Françoise Remarck, Ivorian…
On the second day of the OIF summit, membership and the Middle East question
Continuation and end of Saturday October 5 of the 19th Francophonie Summit, in Paris. It will be about new members of the organization. The Lebanese Minister of Information, on site,…
“Ghana cannot turn its back on Burkina Faso”
Questioned by RFI on the occasion of the 19th Francophonie Summit which opened Friday October 4 in Villers-Cotterêts, in the north of France, the Ghanaian president returns to the situation…
“We all stand alongside the friendly Lebanese people”
Around thirty heads of state and government were welcomed by Emmanuel Macron and the Secretary General of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo, this Friday, October 4…
[Direct] Emmanuel Macron speaks to members of the OIF gathered in Villers-Cotterêts
This Friday, October 4, Emmanuel Macron chairs the opening ceremony of the 19th Francophonie summit, at the Château de Villers-Cotterêts, in Picardy. After Yerevan then Djerba, the members of the…
opening of the 19th summit of La Francophonie in the presence of many African leaders
For two days, several dozen heads of state and government from member countries of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) will meet in France to talk about the future…