French-speaking nations talk Russia war at summit

Leaders of French-speaking countries gathered Saturday to begin a two-day summit in Tunisia to discuss debt relief, migration, food and energy shortages amid a soaring cost-of-living crisis across Africa, Europe and the Middle East due to Russia’s war on Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the presidents of eight African nations were attending the 18th biannual meeting of the International Organization of Francophonie, which promotes relations among nations that use French as their primary language.