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Creole is the mother tongue. French and English are also widely used: Dutch, French, and then British colony; French is widely used in commerce and by the media. [citation needed] French is also a language of instruction in schools. [citation needed] Moldova: 1996: Romanian: French spoken as a foreign language by ~2% of the population as of ...
"La Tchadienne" (English: "Song of the Chadian", lit. ' "The Chadian (Song)" ') is the national anthem of Chad.Written by Louis Gidrol and his student group and composed by Paul Villard, it has been the official state anthem of Chad since it gained independence from France in January 1960.
The anthem was written as a poem titled "Proud to be African" by Ethiopian poet Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin.Kenyan choral composer Arthur Mudogo Kemoli composed the anthem's music in Dakar, Senegal in 1986 [1] and it was selected as the anthem of the AU's predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), as part of a contest.
The term francophonie was invented by Onésime Reclus in 1880: "We also put aside four large countries, Senegal, Gabon, Cochinchina and Cambodia, whose future from a "Francophone" point of view is still very doubtful, except perhaps for Senegal" (in French « Nous mettons aussi de côté quatre grands pays, le Sénégal, le Gabon, la Cochinchine, le Cambodge dont l’avenir au point de vue ...
The Francophonie flag flying at the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa. French is an official language, mostly in conjunction with English, of 36 international organisations. These include: Francophonie; United Nations; International Olympic Committee; European Union; African Union; NATO; World Trade Organization; Council of Europe
"Jerusalema" is a song by South African DJ and record producer, Master KG featuring South African vocalist Nomcebo. The upbeat gospel-influenced house song was initially released on 29 November 2019 after it garnered positive response online, with a music video following on 21 December. The music video of the song has generated half a billion ...
At the 2017 Radar de Media Awards gala on 26 October 2017 in Bucharest, Romania, "Yodel It!" won in the Song of the Year category based on the public's vote, which ran from 28 June–22 October. The track garnered 24% in televote, surpassing Romanian singers Andra and Lora in second and third place, respectively. During her acceptance speech ...
This beautiful flag of our proud France; Le beau drapeau de notre France entière : The beautiful flag of our whole France; Et si quelqu'un venait à y toucher, And if anyone tried to hurt her, Et si quelqu'un voulait nous séparer, And if someone tried to separate us, Nous serions là pour mourir à ses pieds. We would be there to die at her feet.