The Francophonie Games have opened in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The 9th Francophonie Games, often known as the Francophonie, got...
The Francophonie Games have opened in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The 9th Francophonie Games, often known as the Francophonie, got underway today, Friday, at the major les Martyrs stadium in Kinshasa.
Three thousand young athletes and artists representing thirty countries are expected to parade in front of 80,000 spectators in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has the largest French-speaking population in the world with about 15 million inhabitants.
The statement was made by Patrick Muyaya, the country's government spokesperson. In addition to the parade of national teams, the public will be given a special programme that involves exhibiting visuals with sounds to demonstrate the change that has been accomplished in this country of Congo.
The Congo was selected as the host nation for the 2019 games, but the games had to be postponed due to preparation issues and the Covid 19 pandemic, which were both known at the time.
Without taking a closer look at the cake that is being baked in relation to the presence of Louise Mushikiwabo, a Rwandan woman who serves as the OIF's secretary while also witnessing the conflict between her country and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we will not be able to conclude our discussion of the games of French-speaking nations. Congo, where the two nations hold each other responsible for the unrest in the Kivu region.
The former Rwandan minister of foreign affairs, Louise Mushikiwabo, was scheduled to visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Monday of this week, but her spokesperson said she would not go because she had not been invited. The OIF director Caroline St-Hilaire, who took her place in Kinshasa, confirmed this on Wednesday.