Ghana Will Accentuate Relations With Francophone Countries - President Akufo Addo
President Akufo Addo has assured the Group of Francophone
Ambassadors in Ghana that his administration will take concrete steps to
ensure that the country's relationship with the Francophone world is
accentuated for the mutual benefit of Ghana and the French-speaking
world.
Speaking at a meeting with the Francophone ambassadors in Ghana at the Flag Staff House today the 1st of February, 2018,
President Akufo Addo said Ghana is surrounded by French-speaking
countries such as Togo, Cote d'voire and Burkina Faso leaving her with
no options than to foster good relationships with them. The President
said he is looking forward to when Ghana can become like Canada which is
a dual language country where most Canadians speak both English and
French.
Group of Francophone Ambassadors
Addressing the meeting, Bernard Ehui-Koutoua, lead ambassador of the Group of Francophone Ambassadors and also Cote d'voire's Ambassador to Ghana, said their group is excited about the opportunity to meet with the President as it is the first time a sitting Ghanaian President is meeting with them. He presented a four point agenda with which the group is looking to execute with Ghana.
Prominent amongst the agenda is how Ghanaians can be assisted to learn the French language. The others are collaboration between the Francophone world and Ghana in the area of education, to foster stronger multilateral relations and the possibility of hosting an international Francophone event in Ghana.
Response by the President
President Akufo Addo in a response indicated that the Presidency together with the Foreign Affairs Ministry will communicate in writing a positive response to the four point agenda as presented by the group.
International Organization of la Francophonie (IOF)
Established in 1997 by the Hanoi Summit, the International Organization of la Francophonie (IOF) holds an observer status at the United Nations, like ten other regional organizations, and maintains an office in New York. The IOF member states committed to exclusively, preferentially, or fairly use French in international organizations according to the status of the French language in their country.
Regularly, the diplomatic representatives of the Francophone space internationally meet as the Group of Francophone Ambassadors. This group brings together the diplomatic representatives of all 74 member states of the International Organization of la Francophone in order to promote and consolidate multilingualism at the UN, and to facilitate the representation of French speakers at the UN.
Addressing the meeting, Bernard Ehui-Koutoua, lead ambassador of the Group of Francophone Ambassadors and also Cote d'voire's Ambassador to Ghana, said their group is excited about the opportunity to meet with the President as it is the first time a sitting Ghanaian President is meeting with them. He presented a four point agenda with which the group is looking to execute with Ghana.
Prominent amongst the agenda is how Ghanaians can be assisted to learn the French language. The others are collaboration between the Francophone world and Ghana in the area of education, to foster stronger multilateral relations and the possibility of hosting an international Francophone event in Ghana.
Response by the President
President Akufo Addo in a response indicated that the Presidency together with the Foreign Affairs Ministry will communicate in writing a positive response to the four point agenda as presented by the group.
International Organization of la Francophonie (IOF)
Established in 1997 by the Hanoi Summit, the International Organization of la Francophonie (IOF) holds an observer status at the United Nations, like ten other regional organizations, and maintains an office in New York. The IOF member states committed to exclusively, preferentially, or fairly use French in international organizations according to the status of the French language in their country.
Regularly, the diplomatic representatives of the Francophone space internationally meet as the Group of Francophone Ambassadors. This group brings together the diplomatic representatives of all 74 member states of the International Organization of la Francophone in order to promote and consolidate multilingualism at the UN, and to facilitate the representation of French speakers at the UN.
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