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5 days ago · The presence of French in many African countries can be traced back to the era of colonialism. France and Belgium colonized several African countries, including those that currently speak French. When these countries gained their independence in the 1950s to 1960s, French remained widely spoken due to its historical significance and influence.
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5 days ago · Senegal. The region today known as Senegal was long a part of the ancient Ghana and Djolof kingdoms and an important node on trans-Saharan caravan routes. It was also an early point of European contact and was contested by England, France, Portugal, and the Netherlands before ultimately coming under French control in the late 19th century.
3 days ago · Senegal, [f] officially the Republic of Senegal, [g] is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land ...
2 days ago · Cape Verde (/ ˈ v ɜːr d (i)/ ⓘ, VURD or VUR-dee) or Cabo Verde (/ ˌ k ɑː b oʊ ˈ v ɜːr d eɪ / ⓘ, / ˌ k æ b-/ KA(H)B-oh VUR-day; Portuguese: [ˈkaβu ˈveɾðɨ]), officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an archipelago and island country of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 4,033 square kilometres ...
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3 days ago · French ( français, French: [fʁɑ̃sɛ], or langue française, French: [lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz], or by some speakers, French: [lɑ̃ŋ fʁɑ̃sɛ]) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul ...
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5 days ago · It was created to promote closer cooperation between the French-speaking countries of West Africa and those using the CFA franc as their currency. However, WAEMU was also a way for France and Francophone countries in West Africa to counter the integration efforts of ECOWAS.
2 days ago · The statistic ‘About 115 million people in Africa speak French’ highlights the widespread use of French in the African continent. French is one of the official languages in many African countries due to historical colonial ties with France. This statistic underlines the linguistic diversity in Africa and emphasizes the significance of ...
