Top of the pops is Arabic, spoken by some 150 million people across the continent. It’s the liturgical language of Islam and ...

While French is the second most spoken language in Europe, the continent of Africa actually has the most French speakers in the world due to colonisation. And with an estimated 321million French ...

Mali has withdrawn from a global alliance of French-speaking countries, days after two of its neighbors took the same step.

Universal Music Group is betting big on French-speaking Africa, announcing a new partnership on Wednesday with Wèrè Wèrè Music founder Binetou Sylla to lead Def Jam Africa's efforts in the ...

The West African country announced that it would leave the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie. It comes after the ...

This is largely because of the language's presence in African countries. Of the 212 million people who use French daily, 60 percent live in Africa.

French-speaking African fact-checkers and journalists passionate about fact-checking are encouraged to apply. Africa Check and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung are hosting a 12-day fact-checking ...

In a bold attempt to establish its autonomy and remove colonial influence, Niger has formally designated Hausa its national ...

Ecowas has been struggling to keep its membership intact after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, all junta-led states, decided to quit the bloc in January and sever ties with France ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali has withdrawn from a global alliance of French-speaking countries, days after two of its neighbors took the same step. In a letter seen by The Associated Press on ...