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There is some debate about the appropriate scope of Francophone Africa. The suggested definition, posed for discussion, is the | There is some debate about the appropriate scope of ''Francophone Africa''. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Africa and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_where_French_is_an_official_language | ||
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The suggested definition, posed for discussion, is a relatively narrow one: | |||
'''Francophone Africa''' is the supraregion consisting of those countries in [[Africa]] where French is both a widely-spoken language and an official language, where the country was a former colony of France or Belgium, and where the educational infrastructure is or until recently was organised along "French" lines. | |||
This leads to the following list: | This leads to the following list: | ||
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# [[Togo]] | # [[Togo]] | ||
Many such lists would include Rwanda - but French and the French approach to organisation is now much less relevant to Rwanda in the light of its recent history. | Many such lists would include [[Rwanda]] - but French and the French approach to organisation is now much less relevant to Rwanda in the light of its recent history. | ||
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> [[VISCED supraregions]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:04, 8 June 2011
There is some debate about the appropriate scope of Francophone Africa. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Africa and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_where_French_is_an_official_language
VISCED
The suggested definition, posed for discussion, is a relatively narrow one:
Francophone Africa is the supraregion consisting of those countries in Africa where French is both a widely-spoken language and an official language, where the country was a former colony of France or Belgium, and where the educational infrastructure is or until recently was organised along "French" lines.
This leads to the following list:
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Madagascar
- Mali
- Niger
- Republic of the Congo
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Togo
Many such lists would include Rwanda - but French and the French approach to organisation is now much less relevant to Rwanda in the light of its recent history.
> Africa
> VISCED supraregions
> Countries
>> VISCED