Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Amb. Olivier Nduhungirehe, has said that Rwanda will not withdraw Louise Mushikiwabo from the race for re-election as Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), contrary to reports by foreign media.

He made the statement on Friday, November 13, 2026, denying reports published by several media outlets, including Jeune Afrique. The reports claimed that French President Emmanuel Macron had asked Rwandan President Paul Kagame to withdraw Louise Mushikiwabo’s candidacy from the OIF leadership race.

According to The New Times, Amb. Olivier Nduhungirehe rejected these reports and insisted that Rwanda would not withdraw Mushikiwabo’s candidacy.

The election of the OIF Secretary-General is scheduled for November 16, 2026, during the organisation’s 20th Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Louise Mushikiwabo is competing against Coumba Bâ from Mauritania, Juliana Amato Lumumba from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Dacian Cioloș, a former Prime Minister of Romania.

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