French for Geography – Where Is French Spoken in Africa and What Are the Country Names in French?

In this video, we cover the countries in Africa in which French is an official language or co-official language and the French names for those countries, except Madagascar, where it is widely spoken.

Watch the video as many times as you need, until you feel you can give the French translations as we go!

Now we can see what we’ve learned. Look at the English and see if you can provide the French for these words:

Part 1:

Benin	Show le Bénin
Burundi	Show le Burundi
Cameroon	Show le Cameroun
Central African Republic	Show la République centrafricaine
Chad	Show le Tchad

Part 2:

Comoros	Show les Comores
Congo	Show le Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo	Show la République démocratique du Congo
Djibouti	Show le Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea	Show la Guinée équatoriale

Part 3:

Gabon	Show le Gabon
Guinea	Show la Guinée
Ivory Coast	Show la Côte d’Ivoire
Madagascar	Show le Madagascar
Mauritania	Show la Mauritanie

Part 4:

Niger	Show le Niger
Rwanda	Show le Rwanda
Senegal	Show le Sénégal
Seychelles	Show les Seychelles
Togo	Show le Togo

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