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The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus [ 1 ] in 1880 and became important as part of the conceptual rethinking of cultures and geography in the late 20th century.
The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF; sometimes shortened to La Francophonie, French: La Francophonie [la fʁɑ̃kɔfɔni], [4] [note 3] sometimes also called International Organisation of La Francophonie in English [5]) is an international organization representing where there is a notable affiliation with French language and culture.
This is a list of the member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.These governments belong to an international organisation representing countries and regions where French is the first ("mother") or customary language, where a significant proportion of the population are francophones (French speakers) or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture.
Secretaries-general of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (5 P) Pages in category "Organisation internationale de la Francophonie" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
As of 2010, one of the ministry's responsibilities is overseeing Quebec's relationship with the Francophonie. [3] This responsibility was formerly held by a different member of cabinet. The department is overseen by the Minister of International Relations, who is also styled as the minister responsible for the Francophonie.
Since 2013, global organisations and NGOs have been recommending the creation of an Organisation for Francophone Economic Cooperation (OCEF) or an economic operator of the French-speaking world, alongside the historic operators such as the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie, Université Senghor, the Association Internationale des Maires ...
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (5 C, 23 P) P. Francophone people (4 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Francophonie"
In 2004, the organization changed its name to L'Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario, partly to reflect Canadian francophones' modern shift away from identifying as French Canadian. In 2010 / 2011, their revenue was 1.4 million dollars. 1.2 million of that came from various government entities.