The Mission Laique Côte d’Ivoire (MLCI) is a non-profit association governed by Ivorian law approved by the Ivorian authorities. In Côte d’Ivoire, it pursues the objectives of the Mission Laique Française (Mlf) and aims at ensuring the pedagogical, administrative and financial management of the Lycée International Jean-Mermoz of Abidjan, in order to promote education in conformity with the official French curricula. It is a secular and intercultural institution rooted on the same principles as those that guide all schools in the Mlf network.
The relations between MLCI and Mlf are governed by an agreement: