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AU Commission: Madagascan candidate in France for 19th Francophonie Summit

Former minister of finance and foreign affairs Richard Randriamandrato will be at the Cité Internationale de la Langue Française in Villers-Cotterêts, northern France, on 4-5 October for the 19th Francophonie Summit. [...]

Published on 16/09/2024 at 05:40 GMT

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Madagascar
AU Commission: Madagascan candidate in France for 19th Francophonie Summit

Kenya
Odinga readies to launch African Union chair campaign in Addis Ababa

Spotlight | Africa
African issues set to dominate Commonwealth summit

Inner circles | Djibouti
Foreign minister Youssouf works his African networks in bid for AU Commission chair

Africa
Louise Mushikiwabo capitalises on achievements in run-up to French-speaking nations summit

Kenya
Odinga seeks French-speaking Africa's help in bid for AU Commission chair

Madagascar
Ex-foreign minister Randriamandrato targets top African Union job

Djibouti
Foreign minister assembles AU Commission campaign team

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