African Member States of La Francophonie
Membership of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie does not require or imply that the French language is a primary language, or even a widely understood language, in a particular country. The names of countries that were never ruled by a Francophone colonial power (France or Belgium) are italicised. Algeria, a former part of metropolitan France and the second largest francophone country in Africa, has so far refused to join the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie due to political tensions with France.
- Benin (official language)
- Burkina Faso (official language)
- Burundi (official language, with Kirundi)
- Cameroon (official language, with English)
- Cape Verde (Portuguese as main language)
- Central African Republic (official language, with Sango)
- Chad (official language, with Arabic)
- Comoros (official language, with Shikomor and Arabic)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (official language)
- Republic of the Congo (official language)
- Côte d'Ivoire (official language)
- Djibouti (official language, with Arabic)
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea (official language, with Spanish and Portuguese)
- France (official language)
- Mayotte (official language)
- Réunion (official language)
- Gabon (official language)
- Guinea (official language)
- Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese as main language)
- Madagascar (official language)
- Mali (official language)
- Mauritania (French is commonly used)
- Mauritius (French is widely used)
- Morocco (French is commonly used)
- Niger (official language)
- Rwanda (Although Rwanda has changed its second official language from French to English, French is spoken by the older generation)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (Portuguese as main language)
- Senegal (official language)
- Seychelles (official language, with English and Creole)
- Togo (official language)
- Tunisia (French is commonly used)
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