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By
Iddi Yire, RNG
Accra, March 18, GNA –
Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education, reiterated the need for
for Ghanaians to learn to speak French language in order to facilitate
integration into the Francophone community for mutual benefit.
He said the mutual
These include building bridges on the cultural and linguistic diversity of
citizens, by pursuing values dear to all, such as democracy, the rule of law
law and peace and solidarity.
Dr. Opoku Prempeh said
this in Accra during the opening ceremony of the Festival de la Francophonie 2019, the
theme: "Say it in French … you like it".
The term
"Francophonie" refers to all states and governments around the world who share the same
French language.
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The Organization de la Francophonie, created in 1970, is one of the most important
linguistic areas in the world.
As a result of the year
Francophone communities in Ghana, including France, Canada, Canada,
Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Togo as well as the Alliance Française are
organize various events to mark the festival.
Its cultural and
linguistic diversity will be celebrated by concerts, candidatures
training workshops, sporting events, film screenings, debates, singing and
spelling competition, gastronomic events, art exhibition and comedy.
Dr. Opoku Prempeh said
To promote Francophonie in Ghana, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
again appointed to the seat of government, a contact person to coordinate
Francophonie activities in all ministries, departments and agencies.
The minister noted
that this step would greatly contribute to strengthening Ghana's participation in the
programs of the Organization.
He said his ministry
had taken the initiative to create bilingual schools at the grbadroots level of
education where children, from the first clbad, were brought to learn French
through games and games.
Mrs. Shirley Ayokor
Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, who has
in French, reiterated Ghana's commitment to promote the development of the society of
learning the French language.
Dr. Heather Cameron,
Canada's High Commissioner to Ghana, in an interview with Ghana News
(GNA), congratulated Ghana for its efforts to encourage its citizens to become aware of the
opportunities offered by shared language.
She noted that it was
encouraging the government to recognize the value of Ghanaians who could
speak French, claiming that it creates new synergies for building communities and
celebrate being together.
Dr. Cameron said that he was
It should be noted that the Minister of Education and the Minister of Foreign Affairs have
and regional integration talked about educational reforms that would give
priority to the French language and the Ghanaian education system.
He said that Ghana, in the end
2018, is committed to becoming a full member of La Francophonie and congratulated
President Akufo-Addo for this decision.
Dr. Eric Adja, the
Director of Regional Headquarters of West Africa of the International Organization
Francophonie, told the Ghana News Agency that Ghana was surrounded by
three French-speaking countries, it was therefore necessary to develop
French as a second official language.
He said it would be
expand the communication skills of Ghanaians for better negotiations within the
Subregion and on the world front.
He encouraged
Ghanaians, especially students, to learn and speak French as it is
was an badet.
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