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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.
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.
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.
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.
A French marine, part of the international force supporting the relief effort for Rwandan refugees, adjusts the concertina wire surrounding the airport.. The role of France in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi has been a source of controversy and debate both within and beyond France and Rwanda.
Rwanda is a member of the United Nations, [105] African Union, Francophonie, [106] East African Community, [107] and the Commonwealth of Nations. [108] For many years during the Habyarimana regime, the country maintained close ties with France, as well as Belgium, the former colonial power. [ 109 ]
The DRC and Rwanda both say they are investigating the incident. [83] [84] At the 2022 Francophonie summit in Tunis, the DRC representative Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde refused to take part in a group photo with other Francophone leaders (including the Rwandan representative) as a protest against Rwanda's actions in the Congo. [83]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Kinyarwanda: Minisiteri y'Ububanyi n'Amahanga n'ubutwererane; French: Ministère rwandaise des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération), commonly known by the abbreviation MINAFFET, is the foreign ministry of the republic of Rwanda.