DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For decades Senegal, a former French colony in West Africa, has been touted as the bastion of the French language in the region. Leopold Sedar Senghor, the country’s first ...

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A language is an inescapable tool for communication and, words are one of the tools of expression. Even if it is impossible to dissociate language and culture, it is possible, even though difficult, ...

Every year on 20 March, the Francophone world celebrates the International Day of La Francophonie, which is also French Language Day at the United Nations. This date marks the birth of the ...

Recently, the French Nigeria Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) celebrated the French Week at the Alliance Francais, Lagos, to showcase French interests in Nigeria as well as encourage Nigerian ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Leaders of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For decades Senegal, a ...