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We\u2019ve already begun to work towards this,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Catherine Dauer, the Principal of the Lyc\u00e9e Fran\u00e7ais International Jacques Pr\u00e9vert d\u2019Accra, praised the school\u2019s academic achievements and emphasized the partnerships the school is establishing with other institutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very proud to be the principal of Jacques school. It is something beautiful because we have a lot of students here, around 700 and each student that is coming from Ghana or all around the world are part of a very big network like the AFC which is the French Agency for French Language in foreign countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo indeed, in the world, we have around 555 schools and there is a link between each school. 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