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Leaders of French-speaking nations gathered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for the opening of the 20th Francophonie Summit on Sunday. France 24 reported that the summit opened overshadowed by a high-stakes leadership dispute. Deutsche Welle reported that French President Emmanuel Macron is under pressure to broker consensus. The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie is set to elect its next secretary-general on Monday for a four-year term. Friction between Rwanda, which has led the OIF for eight years, and the Democratic Republic of Congo has escalated, and Congo has threatened to quit the organisation.