Tag: Francophonie
End of the Djerba summit: the invisible Francophonie?
The XVIII Francophonie Summit ended with the reappointment of Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo as head of the Organization de la Francophonie for a second term. Although French is increasingly used…
Emmanuel Macron in operation seduction at the Francophonie summit in Djerba
French President Emmanuel Macron participates, Saturday, November 19, in the summit of La Francophonie in Djerba in Tunisia, where the French-speaking community meets. He stopped there on his way back…
Djerba, the island of “living together”, host of the Francophonie summit
The tourist island of Djerba, in southern Tunisia, is hosting the Francophonie summit from this Saturday, November 19. Beyond the pragmatic reasons for this choice, the event is an opportunity…
After four years of doubts about its organization, the 18th Francophonie Summit opens in Tunisia
D-1 before the kick-off of the 18th Francophonie Summit. The event, which is being held on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November, in Djerba in Tunisia, will bring together the…
“Easy French with RFI”, a new site for learning French with international news
This Wednesday, November 16, 2022, Radio France internationale is launching “Le français facile avec RFI”, a new site for learning French with world news. This platform, renovated and adapted to…
“From revolt to tenderness”, the living archives of the Haitian poet René Depestre
In ten panels and through many very rare, even unpublished archives, the Francophone Multimedia Library (BFM) of Limoges recounts the life, the literary and political commitment and the work of…
Music: Denez Prigent and the Gwerz, ancestral Breton song
Denez Prigent was born in Brittany. He sings in Breton and has modernized traditional singing by merging it with electro sounds. For this 12th scrapbook, ” Eur mor a zealou…
Music: Aurélie Saada presents her first solo album “Bomboloni”
Former half of the glamorous duo Brigitte for 13 years, singer Aurélie Saada has chosen to reclaim her story. She immerses us in the flavors, perfumes, colors of Tunisia, cradle…
Villa Al Qamar: a historic place to strengthen cultural exchanges between France and Lebanon
A set recorded at Villa El Qamar, in the historic city of Deir El-Qamar, “the convent of the moon”, about forty kilometers from Beirut, near the Mediterranean coast. This villa…
Beirut Books: how is the French language evolving in Lebanon?
How does French evolve in Lebanon in an Arabic-speaking environment with strong competition from English? A hard-hitting question as the new Book Fair takes place in Beirut with a hundred…