# Macron urges unity as Francophonie summit opens in Cambodia

https://mins.news/en/item/144168

- DW, 2026-11-15 08:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/macron-urges-unity-as-francophonie-summit-opens-in-cambodia/a-79951201?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> French-speaking leaders met in Phnom Penh as Emmanuel Macron sought consensus to avert the Democratic Republic of Congo’s threatened withdrawal over a dispute about the Francophonie’s next leader. The organization is due to choose its secretary-general on Monday. Rwanda’s Louise Mushikiwabo is seeking another term, while Congo withdrew its candidate and said it would support Dacian Cioloș.

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