Morocco reaffirms Francophonie commitment and announces 2027 conference
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Libération (Maroc) and MAP
Morocco reaffirmed its commitment to the Francophonie at the 48th Ministerial Conference, which opened on Saturday in Phnom Penh, according to Libération (Morocco). The kingdom will host the 6th Ministerial Conference on feminist foreign policy in 2027, a first for Africa and the Arab world.
At the opening of the 48th session of the Ministerial Conference of the Francophonie, Moroccan diplomat Abderrahim Rahhaly, accredited to Thailand and Cambodia, recalled that the kingdom has been a member of the organisation since 1981. He highlighted its commitment to cultural diversity, solidarity and peace, as well as to multilateralism and political solutions to crises.
The diplomat outlined the kingdom’s contribution to OIF programmes in education, training, cultural diplomacy, gender equality and peacekeeping. He also cited a second ministerial conference on peacekeeping in the Francophone space, held in Rabat on 20 May 2026.
The conference, chaired by Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn and attended by Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary-General of the OIF, is preparing the 20th Francophonie Summit, whose theme emphasises peace, shared prosperity and lasting stability. It also reviews the commitments made at the 19th Summit, held in October 2024 in Villers-Cotterêts and Paris, and considers draft declarations and resolutions for the next summit. The Phnom Penh summit opens on 15 and 16 November.
