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Juliana Lumumba on global campaign to lead the OIF

Published on 03.06.2026 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

Juliana Amato Lumumba, in Paris, 22 May 2026. © Joel Saget/AFP

The Congolese candidate jockeying to take the helm of the International Organisation of La Francophonie has been visiting member countries to present her programme. She will head to Asia after North Africa, and may even visit the Sahel states run by military juntas, which have withdrawn from the organisation.

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