Michaëlle Jean by Hôtel★★★ Gourmet restaurant Coco Lodge Majunga.
Named nearly two years ago, the Secretary General of the OIF is about to hold its first Summit, end of November, in Madagascar.
Its methods contrast with those of his predecessor, Abdou Diouf. Are they effective?
"It is a good girl.", said one of his critics with a good dose of machismo. "A fighting woman.", retorted one of his admirers, stars in your eyes... When she was appointed Secretary General of the international organization of la Francophonie (OIF), end 2014, Michaëlle Jean leaves nobody indifferent. The captious, He does not lack.
Six months ago, a source at the headquarters of the Organization, Avenue Grove in Paris, was revealed to the press that the Canadian had done buy a piano by the OIF to tail with a value of 14 000 euros to enhance his private residence.
"Residence must be fitted properly.", particularly of a piano, to showcase the talents of the francophonie in some receptions", a does replicated. After twelve years of reign of Abdou Diouf, Michaëlle Jean shoves the habits and makes the discontented. The coup, It is exposed. Now, She knows that she has more right to the error.
Initiatives
Leads-does "a lifestyle of Queen., as suggested by the Quebec press? Non. Michaëlle Jean, It is first an energy ball. Long live, sparkling, This elegant woman works tirelessly and draw his charming smile in all francophone capitals. At the top of Dakar, in November 2014, the heads of State and Government set its roadmap: build an economic francophonie. En 2015, Thanks to an exceptional contribution of the Canada, She launched a first program to create jobs and support to entrepreneurship.
The key Michaëlle Jean, It is also the conquest of new lands where the francophone community did not exist. In September 2015, When the Kinshasa Government wanted to ban the screening of the film The man who repairs women- on the fight of the Congolese Doctor Denis Mukwege with victims of rape., his blood made a tour. The Secretary General has strongly protested and ended, with other big voices, by seeking the lifting of censorship. "She is extremely sensitive to the cause of women.", shows the Belgian Director Thierry Michel.
A Summit, three challenges
The 16th Summit of the Francophonie, to be held the 26 and 27 November in Antananarivo, will face three challenges. First, Security. The 26 June, in full national holiday, a grenade exploded in a stadium in the Malagasy capital. Balance sheet, 2 dead and 84 injured. Terrorists are still at large. Then, the influx. Among the 80 members and observers of the IOF, Michaëlle Jean hopes to come between 30 and 40 Heads of State. As air links between West Africa and Madagascar are complicated, It is not won. Finally, visibility.
The official theme of the Summit, "shared growth and responsible development.", is not very digestible...
