Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- President Blaise Compaore has said that Burkina Faso, "a land of freedom and dialogue", was proud to successfully host the 10th Summit of the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) that ended here Saturday. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) has urged the government and people of Haiti to work together for the restoration of peace and conciliatory political life in the country. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Leaders who attended the 10th Francophonie summit held here from 26-27 November expressed concern at the continuing violence in the Middle East and the group's attachment to the "Road Map", saying its implementation remains "the sole means to revive the peace process. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) leaders on Saturday in Ouagadougou urged authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) to respect the dates set for presidential and parliamentary elections to mark the end of the country's transitional process. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The 10th summit of the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) ended here Saturday with the adoption of a final Declaration of Ouagadougou, which addresses various issues including sustainable development. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Francophonie leaders concluded a summit here by expressing serious concern at the political and humanitarian situation in Eastern Africa, particularly in Sudan and Somalia and pleaded for the restoration of peace in those two countries. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Leaders of the Francophonie Saturday adopted a resolution appealing to all stakeholders to the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) to embrace information technology at the end of their two-day summit in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The International Organisation of the Francophonie reaffirmed Saturday its commitment to respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the end of its two-day summit here. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Leaders of the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) adopted a resolution on the World Solidarity Fund (WSF) during their last session Saturday here. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Culture was one of the most important mainstays in the sustainable development of citizens, according to the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) Saturday here. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) has expressed concern over the multiple assaults and deadly violence directed towards journalists in carrying out their duties in Africa and elsewhere. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) Saturday set up a strategic framework for a decade-long funding programme which will see the creation of single multilateral fund (FMU) jointly financed by the member states and bilateral partners. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The International Francophonie Organisation (OIF) Saturday reaffirmed in Ouagadougou its "firm commitment" to Cote d'Ivore's sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity during its two-day summit in the Burkinabe capital. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The Secretary General of the International Francophonie Organisation (OIF), Abdou Diouf, has highlighted in Ouagadougou Africa's commitment to the Fancophonie and the "major role the continent intends to play in it. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The International Francophonie Organisation (OIF), a fervent advocate of cultural and linguistic diversity is, however, a poor economic bloc, hence the 10th summit devoted to sustainable development is an opportunity to explore ways and means to face economic challenges. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore said here Friday that cultural diversity could boost universal values if the international community embraced the notions of integration and solidarity. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Twenty-five Heads of State and 10 Prime Ministers or Heads of government are attending the two-day 10th International Francophone Organisation (OIF) summit, which opened in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Friday. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Some 26 Burkinabe civil society organisations called Friday for orientation of Francophonie towards the promotion of democratic principles and practices and the prevention and resolution of conflicts among member states. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The 10th International Organisation of the Francophonie summit opened Friday with speeches from Presidents and host Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, Jacques Chirac of France and Omar Bongo Omdimba of Gabon. Full text...

Malabo- Equatorial Guinea (PANA) -- Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema left Malabo Friday for Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to attend the 10th Francophonie summit, official sources said here. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The 10th International Organisation of the Francophonie summit opened Friday with speeches from Presidents and host Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, Jacques Chirac of France and Omar Bongo Omdimba of Gabon. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF), a staunch defender of cultural and linguistic diversity, is yet an indigent economic area. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The 10th sumit of the Internatioal Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) opend Friday at Ouagadougou's "Ouaga 2000" international conference centre at around 10. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- With 15 countries in conflict or post conflict phases in the Francophone states, which also are home to the world's least developed nations, the area is once again under threat of devoting the bulk of its tenth summit discussing social-political tensions at the expense of efficient and sustainable development schemes and programmes. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Ten-minute speeches by personalities from different geographical zones will mark the official kick-of of the 10th heads of states and government summit of the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF), which opens in Ouagadougou Friday. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- About 15 heads of state and six Prime ministers arrived here Thursday afternoon for the 10th Francophonie summit holding 26-27 November in the Burkinabe capital. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called on the Ivorian government and the New Forces to implement the Linas-Marcoussis and Accra III Accords, towards ending the 25-month political crisis in the country. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- With some 50 countries within the Francophonie in conflict or post-conflict situations, deliberations at the OIF summit here would for the greater part focus on social and political tensions that undermine sustainable development. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- About 500 people live in countries of the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF). Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in France Thursday announced preparations to hold a parallel summit Saturday in Grenoble to Francophonie summit that begins Friday in Ouagadougou. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF) has commended the moral and final performance of its board for fiscal 2003/2004 as satisfactory. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, his Congolese counterpart Joseph Kabila and Rwanda's Paul Kagame will be among distinct participants expected at the 10th Summit of the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF). Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- President Amadou Toumani Touré of Mali will attend the 10th International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) summit opening Friday in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, sources close to the presidency told PANA in Bamako. Full text...

Praia- Cape Verde (PANA) -- President Pedro Pires of of Cape Verde will attend the 10th International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) summit Friday and Saturday in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, official sources revealed to PANA in Praia. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The Francophonie Conference of Ministers has adopted the agenda and programme of the 10th International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) summit, while discussions are continuing on major issues, including the "Ouagadougou Declaration" and a 10-year Sustainable Development Plan. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- A draft resolution adopted by the political commission of the International Francophonie Organisation urges good preparation for the second phase of the World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS) slated for 2005 in Tunis. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The Francophonie ministerial conference (CMF), which met here Wednesday exhorted members to preserve their cultural heritage and to encourage creativity. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, hosts the 10th Francophonie summit Friday and Saturday, which will be a turning point since the French President Francois Mitterrand convened the first gathering of its kind in February 1986. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- In addition to the conference of French-speaking heads of state and government, the International Francophonie Organisation (OIF) has a conference of ministers and a permanent council. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Ouagadougou University president Joseph Paré was Monday appointed to hold the Senghor chair of the Francophonie for Burkina Faso. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The 10th Francophonie summit convening from 26-27 November in Ouagadougou under the theme "Francophonie, a space of solidarity for a sustainable development", will be the fourth held on the African continent. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The warmth that greets visitors upon arrival at Ouagadougou airport is nothing compared to what attendants express to delegates arriving here for the tenth summit of the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) scheduled 26-27 November. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The Francophonie Permanent Committee (CPF) Tuesday proffered a number of issues for discussions at the ministerial conference and 10th Francophonie Summit of heads of state and government slated for 26-27 November in Ouagadougou, the Burkinabe capital. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The Secretary General of the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF), Abdou Diouf said he would ask OIF member countries to decriminalise press- related offences and those of conscience. Full text...

Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Prime Minister Paul Berenger will attend the 26-27 summit of the Francophonie in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, official sources disclosed here Monday. Full text...

Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) is not a money lender and therefore does not fund micro-finance enterprises or small projects, OIF Secretary General Abdou Diouf clarified here Friday. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Burkina Faso has issued a stamp to commemorate the 10th Francophonie heads of state and governments summit scheduled 26-27 November. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The fifth International Book Fair of Ouagadougou (FILO) entered its second day Thursday attracting several writers, publishers, students and members of the public at exhibition stalls. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The general administrator of the Francophonie intergovernmental Agency, Roger Dehaybe enjoined French-speaking writers and intellectuals here Wednesday to contribute towards global unity while recognising cultural diversity. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The International Federation of Francophone Chartered and Certified Accountants has convened its 13th meeting in Ouagadougou to discuss the theme, "Financial transparency, an essential element of sustainable development". Full text...