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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.
Louise Mushikiwabo (born May 22, 1961) [1] is the fourth and current Secretary General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. She previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda from 2009 to 2018. She also served as Government Spokesperson. She had previously been Minister of Information. [2] [3]
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.
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 ...
The term francophonie was invented by Onésime Reclus in 1880: "We also put aside four large countries, Senegal, Gabon, Cochinchina and Cambodia, whose future from a "Francophone" point of view is still very doubtful, except perhaps for Senegal" (in French « Nous mettons aussi de côté quatre grands pays, le Sénégal, le Gabon, la Cochinchine, le Cambodge dont l’avenir au point de vue ...
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.
Francophonie: 1 Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie Paris, France The community of French-speaking nations AU: 5 (Languages of the AU) Union africaine Addis Ababa, Ethiopia French is an official language in 21 member states and a commonly used language in four others. Amnesty International: 5 (Portuguese, English, Spanish, Arabic)
As of 2024, the Government of Quebec is represented by 35 offices in 20 countries and has delegates-general (agents-general), delegates, bureaux, and trade offices. Québec also has a delegate for the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie and Multilateral Affairs and a representative to UNESCO, both based in Paris. [3]