Romance-speaking Africa
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| Official languages | French, Portuguese and Spanish |
| Member states | 27 |
Romance-speaking African countries are those whose official or main languages are that of the Romance ones, namely French, Portuguese, or Spanish, or countries which have significant populations that speak a Romance language.
Many of these countries are members of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) or International Organization of La Francophonie, the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, or the Latin Union.
Countries in North Africa, from Morocco to Egypt, were part of the Roman Empire. As a result, a local African Romance language evolved in Algeria and Morocco. It was spoken until the 17th century.
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[edit] French language
The following is a list of the Sub-Saharan African countries where French or African French is spoken.[1][2] Their population is forecast to reach 733 million in 2050.[2]
Benin, French language in Benin
Burundi, French language in Burundi
Burkina Faso, French language in Burkina-Faso
Central African Republic, French language in Central Africa
Chad, French language in Chad
Cameroon, French language in Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire, French language in Cote de Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo, French language in Democratic Congo
Republic of the Congo, French language in the Republic of Congo
Djibouti, French language in Djibouti
Gabon, French language in Gabon
Guinea, French language in Guinea
Madagascar, French language in Madagascar
Mali, French language in Mali
Mauritania, French language in Mauritania
Niger, French language in Niger
Rwanda, French language in Rwanda
Senegal, French language in Senegal
Seychelles, French language in Seychelles
Togo, French language in Togo
[edit] Portuguese language
African countries where Portuguese and African Portuguese is spoken:[1]
Angola, Angolan Portuguese
Cape Verde, Cape Verdean Portuguese
Guinea-Bissau, Guinean Portuguese
Mozambique, Mozambican Portuguese
São Tomé and Príncipe, São Tomean Portuguese
[edit] Spanish language
Sub-Saharan African countries where Spanish or African Spanish is spoken:[1]
Equatorial Guinea, Spanish language in Equatorial Guinea (French and Portuguese are also official)
[edit] French and Spanish in North Africa
In North Africa there are countries where Maghreb French or Spanish are spoken, but they are neither the main nor the official languages:
Algeria, French language in Algeria.
Morocco, certain areas conserve Moroccan Spanish from the Spanish protectorate, but the French protectorate was larger.
Tunisia, French language in Tunisia.
Western Sahara, Spanish language in Western Sahara.
Ceuta, Melilla and the Canary Islands are parts of Spain in Africa.
[edit] Italian language
Part of the populations in 
Eritrea, 
Ethiopia, 
Libya, and 
Somalia conserve Italian as a colonial legacy.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Languages". Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2098.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-14.
- ^ a b Population Reference Bureau. "2007 World Population Data Sheet" (PDF). http://www.prb.org/pdf07/07WPDS_Eng.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
