https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/sao-tome-and-principe/france-and-sao-tome-and-principe-65145/?xtor=RSS-1 Political relations Relations between France and São Tomé and Príncipe are founded on common attachment to the French language, which is a compulsory subject for all secondary school pupils. São Tomé and Príncipe joined the International Organisation of La Francophonie in 1997. This accession fostered the integration of the archipelago within the francophone regional environment. France is represented in São Tomé and Príncipe by the French Ambassador to Gabon, who visits regularly. Economic (…) en https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480411 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1