Rwandan foreign minister Mushikiwabo elected Francophonie head
From left: Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, France's Junior Minister for Foreign Affairs Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne and newly elected Secretary General of the International Organisation of French-speaking countries (OIF), Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo at a press conference at the end of the 17th Francophone countries summit in Yerevan, Armenia on October 12, 2018. PHOTO | AFP
Rwandan Foreign minister Louise Mushikiwabo is the new secretary general of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), the unifying body of French-speaking countries.
Ms Mushikiwabo was elected Friday in a suspense-free vote on the last day of the OIF summit in the Armenian capital Yerevan.
