Africa was mostly colonized by Britain, France and Portugal during the scramble for Africa and after a prolonged stay in the continent, the colonized nations adopted the colonizers’ language as the official language, hence, there a lot of French-speaking African countries. read more
All the member countries in West Africa have different cultures within its boundaries. List of West African Countries 1. Benin. Benin is a French-speaking West African country that is officially called The Republic of Benin. Its borders include Burkina Faso and Niger on the north, Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east. read more
French arrived in Africa as a colonial language. These African French speakers are now a large part of the Francophonie. In Africa, French is often spoken alongside indigenous languages, but in some areas it has become a first language, such as in the region of Abidjan, Ivory Coast or Libreville, Gabon. read more