No, Nigeria was a British colony. Niger, on the other hand, was a French colony.
French is a language. it is spoken in France, and in many former French colonies.
Haiti and many African countries.
france, canada, belgium and other former french colonies
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Like most colonies, the French colonies of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries were economically linked to France. Their economies depended on the French buying their products and the manufactured goods the French sold to them. Former colonies want to start out strong and cutting ties to the mother country, and thus forcing a complete overhaul of the economy, is not a good way to do it.
French is the official language of Guinea because this country is a former France's colony. In a lot of former France's colonies, French is spoken by the majority of people.
There are more than four countries that were once French colonies. Vietnam was once a French colony, as was Algeria, Gabon, Madagascar, Mauritius, part of India, part of the United States, and many others.
French, English, and Spanish are the main languages in the Caribbean due to the historical legacy of colonization by European powers. Different islands were colonized by different countries, leading to the establishment of these languages as dominant. Each language reflects the colonial history of the respective island, such as French in former French colonies, English in former British colonies, and Spanish in former Spanish colonies.
West and Central African former French colonies; see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFA_franc
The French and Indian War pitted France against the United Kingdom within North America and the American Revolution was fought between the 13 former British Colonies and the United Kingdom.
Mali was a French colony between 1883 and 1960.