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25 May 2026 · Kinshasa
The candidate presents her programme to African ambassadors in Kinshasa
Two days before International Francophonie Day, Juliana Amato Lumumba gathered the ambassadors of Francophone African states to present in detail the nine projects of her candidacy. A decisive meeting as the Phnom Penh Summit approaches.
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Official statementThe candidate presents her programme to African ambassadors in Kinshasa
Two days before International Francophonie Day, Juliana Amato Lumumba gathered the ambassadors of Francophone African states to present in detail the nine projects of her candidacy. A decisive meeting as the Phnom Penh Summit approaches.
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VisitMeeting with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Dakar
An official visit to Senegal to discuss Francophone cooperation and present the Francophone Visa project.
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Press mentionLe Monde Afrique dedicates a portrait to the candidate
Under the title 'The diplomat who wants to refound La Francophonie', the French daily devotes five pages to the path and project of Juliana Amato Lumumba.
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Endorsement receivedMali's Academy of National Languages backs the candidacy
Malian scholars particularly hail the programme's third project, dedicated to the promotion of Francophone sister languages.
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PublicationArabic version of the candidacy Manifesto published
Available from today as a free download, the Arabic version completes the linguistic triptych of the candidacy.
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VisitConference at Saint Joseph University of Beirut
An address to 400 Lebanese students on the theme 'La Francophonie as a bridge between Africa and the Arab world'.
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SpeechAddress at the opening ceremony of the REFAMP Forum
The candidate revisits her long-standing commitment to African women's leadership and presents the sixth project of her programme.
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Press mention"Lumumba, the rising outsider" — Jeune Afrique
The pan-African weekly analyses the chances of the Congolese candidate against other contenders for the OIF Secretariat-General.
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PublicationOp-ed in Le Soir: "For a borderless Francophone justice"
The candidate develops exclusively the fifth project of her programme in the columns of the Belgian daily.
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