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Macron and Trudeau dither about attending Francophone summit

Concerned by Kais Saied's authoritarian turn, Western heads of state have not yet confirmed their participation in the summit of French-speaking states in November in Djerba. [...]

Published on 27.09.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary General of the OIF.

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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.

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

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Published on 12/10/21 at 5 p.m. - French president Emmanuel Macron will host his Ivory Coast counterpart Alassane Ouattara in Paris this evening, during which the heads of state are set to discuss the situation in West Africa, in Mali in particular.

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Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and French President Emmanuel Macron in May 2021 in Paris.

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MPs critical of Kais Saied take flight

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OIF seeks PR agency on tight budget and deadline

The Tunisian firm Impact and two French companies are bidding for the contract to take care of communications for the next summit of the organisation of French-speaking nations. However, the budget is tight, as are the deadlines.

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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
Tribulations of Francophonie summit drag on

President Kais Saied is at loggerheads with Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi over possibly again postponing the 50th anniversary summit of the French-speaking nations club. Tunisia is far from ready to host the event even if it does decide to hold it as planned in November.

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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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Pressured by Macron, Saïed reluctantly cranks up OIF summit preparations

The Tunisian head of state has only seven months left to organise the 50th anniversary of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, an event that has been far from a prime concern of his. Ongoing health restrictions and the choice to hold it on the ill-equipped Djerba Island are not making things easier.

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris in June 2020.

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French ambassador André Parant and his Canadian and Belgian peers are struggling to get a clear picture of the preparations for the international Francophonie summit to be held in Djerba in late November. And for good reason:

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In Focus | France, Tunisia
Saïed and Macron call each other's bluff over OIF anniversary summit

As Tunisia continues to drag its feet over the organisation of the next summit of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, France is starting to run out of patience, while event-planning companies, which have been destabilised by the Covid-19 pandemic, still hope to take advantage of the gathering to restore their fortunes.

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French President Emmanuel Macron and his Tunisian counterpart Kaïs Saïed on June 22 in Paris.

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Macron and Trudeau dither about attending Francophone summit

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Question mark over Macron's presence at OIF summit

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OIF foreign ministers to meet in Paris

Tunisia
Francophone summit delay hurts both Saied and OIF

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Macron and Ouattara to hold one-to-one in Paris

Tunisia
MPs critical of Kais Saied take flight

Tunisia
OIF seeks PR agency on tight budget and deadline

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

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Djerba bridge project rekindled ahead of OIF summit

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Sall, Ouattara, and Tshisekedi confirm OIF summit attendance

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Pressured by Macron, Saïed reluctantly cranks up OIF summit preparations

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