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Africa, France
OIF seeks to rival Commonwealth by boosting Francophone business

Ahead of November's summit of French-speaking states in Tunisia, Louise Mushikiwabo, the secretary general of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), will lead a 70-strong economic and trade delegation on a trip to Hanoi. [...]

Published on 10/09/2021 at 06:00 GMT

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Ali Bongo
Commonwealth
Louise Mushikiwabo
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Egypt, Morocco
French-speaking nations club OIF helps firms set up in Cairo and Casablanca

The French-speaking nations club OIF is organising business prospection trips to Cairo and Casablanca to attract entrepreneurs and investors from French-speaking regions to the two cities. The OIF is targeting the agri-food, renewable energy and digital sectors.

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Gabon, Togo
Libreville and Lomé to be inducted into Commonwealth in Kigali

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Mushikiwabo back in Kigali on Francophonie business diplomacy mission

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Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary General of the OIF.

Africa
OIF foreign ministers to meet in Paris

The International Organisation of the Francophonie will hold a committee of ministers in Paris on 10 December.

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Tunisia
Francophone summit delay hurts both Saied and OIF

Right until the very end, both the Tunisian president Kais Saied and the organisation of French-speaking states, the OIF, ignored the warning signs regarding the country's lack of preparedness for hosting the body's 50th anniversary summit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.10.2021

International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) secretary-general Louise Mushikiwabo with Tunisian president Kais Saied on 9 October.

Kenya
Kenyatta's bid to grab the Commonwealth's secretary general post angers members

The Kenyan president's efforts to get his defence minister Monica Juma elected as the Commonwealth's secretary general during the 7 September summit has annoyed the alliance's other members, who dislike Kenya's attempts to monopolise positions in all other international organisations.

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Kenyan defence minister Monica Juma with Kenya's head of state Uhuru Kenyatta.

Tunisia
Saïed's security chief tools up ahead of Francophone summit in Djerba

Khaled Yahyaoui is procuring security equipment for November's meeting of the organisation of French-speaking nations, which several heads of state are due to attend.

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Tunisia
Djerba bridge project rekindled ahead of OIF summit

Four months before the highly-anticipated OIF summit in Djerba in November, Kamel Doukh has revived the project to build a second bridge to the island.

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Tunisia
Tribulations of Francophonie summit drag on

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Tunisia
Sall, Ouattara, and Tshisekedi confirm OIF summit attendance

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed left his 18 May meeting in Paris with confirmation from three heads of state they would attend the summit of the francophone organisation OIF in Djerba in November.

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Tunisia
Saïed in Paris for frank talks about debt, OIF summit with Macron

The French president has put pressure on his Tunisian counterpart by inviting him to Paris on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the summit on African economies. This trip was decided at the last moment because of concerns about Tunisia's financial situation.

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Kaïs Saïed and Emmanuel Macron during a meeting at the Elysée in June 2020.

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Ali Bongo
Commonwealth
Louise Mushikiwabo
Medef
Organisation internationale de la francophonie
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Tribulations of Francophonie summit drag on

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Egypt, Morocco French-speaking nations club OIF helps firms set up in Cairo and Casablanca

Gabon, Togo Libreville and Lomé to be inducted into Commonwealth in Kigali

Rwanda Mushikiwabo back in Kigali on Francophonie business diplomacy mission

Africa OIF foreign ministers to meet in Paris

Tunisia Francophone summit delay hurts both Saied and OIF

Kenya Kenyatta's bid to grab the Commonwealth's secretary general post angers members

Tunisia Saïed's security chief tools up ahead of Francophone summit in Djerba

Tunisia Djerba bridge project rekindled ahead of OIF summit

Tunisia Tribulations of Francophonie summit drag on

Tunisia Sall, Ouattara, and Tshisekedi confirm OIF summit attendance

Tunisia Saïed in Paris for frank talks about debt, OIF summit with Macron

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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Africa, France
OIF seeks to rival Commonwealth by boosting Francophone business

Egypt, Morocco
French-speaking nations club OIF helps firms set up in Cairo and Casablanca

Gabon, Togo
Libreville and Lomé to be inducted into Commonwealth in Kigali

Rwanda
Mushikiwabo back in Kigali on Francophonie business diplomacy mission

Africa
OIF foreign ministers to meet in Paris

Tunisia
Francophone summit delay hurts both Saied and OIF

Kenya
Kenyatta's bid to grab the Commonwealth's secretary general post angers members

Tunisia
Saïed's security chief tools up ahead of Francophone summit in Djerba

Tunisia
Djerba bridge project rekindled ahead of OIF summit

Tunisia
Tribulations of Francophonie summit drag on

Tunisia
Sall, Ouattara, and Tshisekedi confirm OIF summit attendance

Tunisia
Saïed in Paris for frank talks about debt, OIF summit with Macron