Trudeau meets with French-speaking nations in Tunisia amid geopolitical turmoil

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began a brief visit to Africa on Saturday as part of what his foreign affairs minister described as a fight for power on the continent between democratic and authoritarian states.

“The reality is there is a battle of influence that is happening around the world, and one of the battlefields is definitely Africa,” Melanie Joly told reporters in Tunisia. “It is important for us to show up, and be able to engage while China and Russia are definitely trying to exert their influence.”

Joly’s remarks came halfway through the weekend summit of the International Organization of the Francophonie, where leaders of French-speaking countries are taking stock of a turbulent era in geopolitics.

On the agenda is chaos in Haiti, soaring food prices, citizen mistrust of governments and anxiety over the role of language in the digital age. Mackenzie Gray explains.

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