7th CPLP Summit


The VII Conference of Heads of State and Government of the CPLP, commonly known as the 7th CPLP Summit was the 7th biennial meeting of heads of state and heads of government of the Community of [Portuguese Language Countries], held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 24–25 July 2008.

Outcome

At this Summit, Senegal become the third associate member of CPLP. Senegal has a strong community of people that came from Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde. Senegal also includes the Casamance territory that was Portuguese until the 19th century, when it was ceded to France. Even today, the people of Casamance are more linked with Guinea-Bissau than with Senegal itself and some of the citizens of the territory even want an independent Portuguese-speaking Casamance country.

Participants

Members