The word 'Niger' refers to the country of that name in France, which has a mostly French-speaking population. The word derives from Latin 'niger', meaning 'black'.
There are many French speaking countries in the world. These include part of Canada, France, Cameroon, Madagascar, Niger, Cote d'Ivoire, and Maroc.
All countries that surround Nigeria (Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameroon) have French as at least one of their official languages.
As of 2013, less than 1% of the population in Niger speak French.
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The first Olympics in a French-speakng country was Paris in 1900.
Eight of the 15 member states in ECOWAS are French-speaking countries. The acronym stands for the Economic Community of West African States (Communauté Économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest). It takes in as French-speaking member states Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
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In what is now present-day Canada, French was spoken as early as 1603, and probably earlier.
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