Senegal's first President,Léopold Senghor,advocated close relations with France and negotiation and compromise as the best means of resolving international differences after Senegal's independence from its status as a French colony. To a large extent,the two succeeding presidents,Abdou Diouf and Abdoulaye Wade,have carried on Senghor's policies and philosophies. Senegal has long supported functional integration among French-speaking West African states through the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie is an international organization representing countries and regions where French is a lingua franca or customary language,where a significant proportion of the population are francophones,or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture. It is considered the successor of the French colonial empire but as a fair organization.
Dominique Marie François RenéGalouzeau de Villepin is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007 under President Jacques Chirac.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 6 May 2002 to 31 May 2005 under President Jacques Chirac.
The Union for a Popular Movement was a liberal-conservative political party in France,largely inspired by the Gaullist tradition. During its existence,the UMP was one of the two major parties in French politics along with the Socialist Party (PS). In May 2015,the party was succeeded by The Republicans.
Abdou Diouf is a Senegalese politician who was the second president of Senegal from 1981 to 2000.
Ségolène Royal is a French politician who was the Socialist Party candidate for the presidency of France in the 2007 election.
Cheikh Tidiane Gadio is a Pan African political figure and diplomat who has held prominent positions on the African continent over the last two decades. He served as a special envoy on matters of conflict prevention and resolution in Africa,including Special Envoy of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) to Mali,Special Envoy for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for the Central African Republique,and Special Representative for Africa for the Secretary General of OIC.
Senegambia,officially the Senegambia Confederation or Confederation of Senegambia,was a loose confederation in the late 20th century between the West African countries of Senegal and its neighbour The Gambia,which is almost completely surrounded by Senegal. The confederation was founded on 1 February 1982 following an agreement between the two countries signed on 12 December 1981. It was intended to promote cooperation between the two countries,but was dissolved by Senegal on 30 September 1989 after The Gambia refused to move closer toward union. The Senegambia Confederation should not be confused with the historic Senegambia region,generally shortened to the Senegambia.
France 24 is a French publicly funded international news television network based in Paris. Its channels,broadcast in French,English,Arabic and Spanish,are aimed at the overseas market.
Yamina Benguigui is a French film director and politician of Algerian descent. She is known for her films on gender issues in the North African immigrant community in France. Through her films,Benguigui gave a voice to many from the Maghrebi population in France.
AndréVallini is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as a member of the Senate since 2017.
L'Opération 14 juillet was a failed French operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in July 2003. Organized by French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin,the mission failed to make contact with FARC guerrillas and eventually returned home. After details of the operation leaked in the Brazilian press,a political scandal erupted in France.
Annick Girardin is a French politician of the Radical Party who served as Minister of the Sea in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022),Minister of Overseas France in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe (2017–2020) and Junior Minister for Development and Francophonie in the government of Prime Minister Manuel Valls (2014–2018). She had represented the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon in the French Parliament,in National Assembly from 2007 to 2014,and in the Senate from 2023 to 2024.
Catherine Vautrin is a French politician who has been serving as Minister of Partnership with Territories and Decentralization in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier since 2024. She previously served as Minister of Labour,Health and Solidarity in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal from January to September 2024. A former member of the Republicans (LR),she served as a member of the National Assembly of France,representing the Marne department.
Presidential elections were held in France on 22 April 2012,with a second round run-off held on 6 May to elect the President of France. The incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy was running for a second five-year term for which he was eligible for under the Constitution of France.
Solidary Republic is a centre-right political party in France launched by Dominique de Villepin,a former Prime Minister,on 18 June 2010.
The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus in 1880 and became important as part of the conceptual rethinking of cultures and geography in the late 20th century.
Juan Branco is a French and Spanish lawyer,political activist,and writer.
