Due to its colonial past with France, Togo adopted French as its official language in 1960, a fact enshrined in Article 3 of the country's constitution. But what place does French now have in Togo’s ...

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Correction: An earlier edition of this story incorrectly spelled the name of a former French colony, and listed a country that is not in Africa. The French are a proud bunch, especially when it comes ...

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 ...

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