BRAO / OIF supports Michaëlle Jean and calls on Heads of State to do the same

The Director of the Regional Office for West Africa of the International Organization of La Francophonie (BRAO / OIF), Eric Adja, spoke on March 13 on the work of the 17th Francophonie Summit which will take place in next October in Yerevan, Armenia.

This meeting which will bring together heads of state and government of the French-speaking world is "important" for the 84 member countries of the OIF, he said. It will allow the adoption of the new OIF 2019-2022 programming, a strategy for gender equality and a guide to promote living together in the French-speaking world.

The Director of BRAO / OIF called on this occasion, the Heads of State and Government of the member countries of the International Organization of the Francophonie to renew their confidence in Michaëlle Jean, elected in 2014 in Dakar at the head of the OIF.

"I wish to reaffirm the commitment of the OIF to stand with the women and men of the OIF to further realize the Francophonie solutions. This Francophonie of solutions brought by Michaëlle Jean deserves to be accompanied, "said Eric Adja.

As a reminder, the objective of the OIF is to contribute to improving the standard of living of the populations of the member countries by helping them to become actors of their own developments.

Make the French language a cultural and linguistic diversity, promote peace, democracy and human rights, support education, training, higher education and research and develop cooperation for sustainable development . These are the 4 major missions of this institution.

Christelle Agnindom

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