Tunisia will welcome the next Francophonie summit

Former Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi with OIF Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo in 2018 during the previous summit in Yerevan.

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Tunisia will welcome the next summit of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) in November in Djerba.

And this despite the reluctance of some countries like Canada, since Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed assumed full powers.

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After two successive postponements, the 18th Francophonie summit will be held on the Tunisian island of Djerba.

The information confirmed on Tuesday by a source close to the organization.

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 ", as for a possible change of place, recognizes this source, but "

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According to our information, a delegation from the French-speaking world also arrived on Tuesday, September 6 in Djerba, to see these advances.

Two postponements

This 18th OIF summit has already been postponed twice.

The first, in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the

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The member states of the organization then explained that they wanted to " 

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The country was at the time in the grip of demonstrations, to protest against the strengthening

and against, in particular, the extension of the freezing of the National Assembly. 

Since then, Parliament has been dissolved and a new Constitution granting broad powers to the Head of State has been adopted.

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But with a participation of around 30%, according to official figures. 

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