Madar (Nouakchott) - President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani arrived in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Saturday morning, November 14, 2026, to take part in the 20th Francophonie summit, the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI) reported.
Ghazouani left the Turkish city of Antalya for the Cambodian capital on Friday evening after attending the UN climate conference (COP31), heading a delegation that includes Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug and the president's special envoy to the Francophonie, Coumba Ba.
Coumba Ba is running for Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie. She has said that bringing the Sahel countries back into the Francophonie would be an "absolute priority" if she is elected.
The summit is being held under the theme "Reinvesting in peace for shared prosperity and lasting stability", according to the Senegalese presidency, which announced on Friday the arrival of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Phnom Penh. AMI gave no details of the Mauritanian president's programme at the summit.
