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This is a list of the member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.These governments belong to an international organisation representing countries and regions where French is the first ("mother") or customary language, where a significant proportion of the population are francophones (French speakers) or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture.
Canal+ Afrique, owned by France's Canal+ and Vivendi, is the main provider in French-speaking Africa on Satellite SES-4 (22.0 W).. Francophonie consists country of: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Benin, Guinea, Mali, Togo, Republic of the Congo, Niger, Chad, Gabon, Central African Republic, Burundi, Rwanda, Mauritania, Djibouti.
Name Owner Description Language Availability Arte Belgique: Cooperation between RTBF and ARTE: Cultural network: French: Cable networks in Wallonia, Brussels and Flanders Satellite
The Francophone or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus [ 1 ] in 1880 and became important as part of the conceptual rethinking of cultures and geography in the late 20th century.
A man from Labé, Guinea, speaking Pular and West African French. African French (French: français africain) is the generic name of the varieties of the French language spoken by an estimated 320 million people in Africa in 2023 or 67% of the French-speaking population of the world [1] [2] [3] spread across 34 countries and territories.
Only half of Dakar residents identify with a Francophone status or feel solidarity with French-speaking countries, but the French language is seen as essential for everyday affairs and education. [72] French was the language of literacy for 37.2% of the population in 2013, followed by Arabic at 11.1%.
Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Francophone countries of Africa
This category lists countries and territories where French is used as either a first or native language or an official language The main article for this category is Francophonie . See also: Organisation internationale de la Francophonie