Alliance Française de Banjul
La Francophonie is first and foremost women and men who share a common language, French. Their number is estimated at 300 million speakers, spread across five continents.
The institutional framework around the Francophonie was created in 1970 with the Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation (ACCT). This later became the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF). The objective is to promote the French language worldwide.
The majority of French speakers are located in Africa: 44% in Sub-Saharan Africa and in the Indian Ocean.
French will be even more spoken in Africa in the coming years.
The OIF today brings together 80 states and governments on all continents.
More info at: www.francophonie.org
On March 20, the International Day of La Francophonie is celebrated worldwide.
In Banjul, the Alliance Française organizes events throughout the month of March.
Throughout the year, the Alliance Française organizes numerous events to support the Francophonie: school visits, the Francophonie March, the International Day of the French Teacher, interschool dictations, the Cinécole Festival, as well as the creation of Francophone murals.
