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Leaders of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) are meeting in Cambodia amid a dispute between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda over who should lead the association of French-speaking nations, which threatens to split the group.
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which → meet → group
The OIF is holding a three-day summit in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, through Monday.
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OIF → hold → Monday
A loose confederation of 90 states and governments where French is spoken or widely used, the OIF has 53 full members, five associate members and 32 observers.
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OIF → speak → members
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French President Emmanuel Macron, who chaired the last summit in 2024 and will hand the chair to Cambodia, arrived on Saturday and met Prime Minister Hun Manet, The Associated Press news agency reported.
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agency → endure → Manet
About 20 leaders are expected, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Vietnamese President To Lam, Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi.
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leaders → expect → Carney
A fight over the top job
On Monday, leaders will choose the organisation’s next secretary-general for a four-year term.
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leaders → choose → term
Rwanda’s Louise Mushikiwabo, who has led the OIF since 2018, is seeking a third term.
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who → lead → term
The DRC, however, which accuses Rwanda of backing the M23 armed group in the country’s east, has threatened to leave the OIF if she is re-elected.
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she → accuse → OIF
Congo, the United States and United Nations experts say Rwanda backs the M23, one of about 100 armed groups in the mineral-rich region.
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Rwanda → say → region
Rwanda denies the allegations.
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Rwanda → deny → allegations
On Saturday, the DRC withdrew its candidate, Juliana Lumumba, the daughter of independence hero Patrice Lumumba, and backed Romanian former Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos to allow “consensus around a unifying candidacy”.
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DRC → withdraw → candidacy
Rwanda’s foreign minister, Olivier Nduhungirehe, said Mushikiwabo would stay in the race.
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Mushikiwabo → say → race
Mauritania’s Coumba Ba, a former minister, is also running, the AFP news agency reported.
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agency → run → ?
Macron’s office said that most members agreed on the need for consensus and that he would take it up with his African counterparts.
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he → say → counterparts
Rwanda has said Macron asked Kagame to withdraw its candidate and that Kigali refused, AFP reported.
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AFP → say → candidate
The DRC has a population of more than 110 million, roughly 40 million more than France, and is the most populous country where French is an official language.
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French → have → France
Its exit would be a blow to the organisation, which lost Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, which announced their withdrawals in March 2025 following suspensions over military coups.
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which → lose → coups
The summit’s slogan is “Reinvest in Peace for Shared Prosperity and Lasting Stability”.
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slogan → reinvest → Prosperity
Activists see it as a chance to press Cambodia, a de facto one-party state, on rights.
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Activists → see → rights
UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews urged delegates to press for the release of detained activists.
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Andrews → urge → activists
“No one should be detained for defending human rights, reporting on matters of public concern, or voicing critical opinions,” he said.
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he → detain → opinions
Macron arrived as France faces widespread protests at home.
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France → arrive → home
He is due to visit the Angkor World Heritage Site on Monday before leaving for Malaysia.
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He → visit → Malaysia
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