Ubangi-Shari until 1958
Four countries were part of the French Equatorial Africa: Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Chad.
French = MerciSango = Singila mingi
French Equatorial Africa was dissolved in 1960 upon independence from France. It became Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, and the Republic of Congo.
French is spoken by about 3 million men and about 125 thousand women
The Central African Republic (CAR) (French: République centrafricaine, pronounced: [ʀepyblik sɑ̃trʀafrʀikɛn], or Centrafrique [saɑ̃tʀrafʀik]; Sango Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka), is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the east, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the south, and its like dominican republic
During World War II, the Central African Republic was part of the Federation of French Equatorial Africa. The country fought with Charles de Gaulle's forces to liberate France.
The French colonized big parts of Northern, Western and Central Africa including: Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin, Niger, Chad, Djibouti, Central African Republic, and the Republic of Congo. See the related links for more information.
Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, and Tunisia.
French is the official language of 31 countries worldwide, 21 of those are African. They are as follows;Benin,Burkina Faso,Burundi,Cameroon,Central African Republic,Chad,Comoros,Côte d'Ivoire,Democratic Republic of the Congo,Djibouti,Equatorial Guinea,Gabon,Guinea,Madagascar,Mali,Niger,Republic of the Congo,Rwanda,Senegal,Seychelles,Togo French is also commonly spoken in the African countries of Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia although they don't have official status.
Some African countries where French is spoken include: Senegal, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Rwanda, Burundi, Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles, and Mauritius.
By the beginning of last century the French, having invaded and started exploiting the area, constituted the "French Ecuatorial Africa", "uniting" Gabon, Congo and the (already turned into a colony) region of Ubangui-Chari.
Tunisia Morocco Guinea Malagasy Republic Gabon Congo Cameroon Chad Central African Republic Niger Burkina Faso Mali Ivory Coast Senegal Togo Mauritania Algeria Djibouti