Other heads of state and government are also expected in Yerevan.
The two-day summit starts on Thursday. Two candidates, Louise Mushikiwabo and Michaëlle Jean are the only ones facing off.
Michaëlle Jean has been chairing this organisation for four years after she was elected in Dakar, Senegal in 2014. She is the first woman to lead this organisation ever since it was founded.
She is facing off with Louise Mushikiwabo whose candidacy is supported by many countries as well as the African Union (AU).
Mushikiwabo gained hand upper after Canada and Quebec endorsed her candidacy.
The International Organisation of La Francophonie was created in 1970. Its mission is to embody the active solidarity between its 84 member states and governments (58 members and 26 observers), which together represent over one-third of the United Nations’ member states and account for a population of over 900 million people, including 274 million French speakers.
IOF organises political activities and actions of multilateral cooperation that benefit French-speaking populations. Its actions respect cultural and linguistic diversity and serve to promote the French language, peace and sustainable development.
Rwanda has been OIF country member since 1970. OIF figures in 2014 indicate that 274 million people speak French.
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