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Francophone Africa  

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  • The term Francophone applies to all people whose cultural background is primarily associated with the French language. Francophone Africa specifically refers to all the African states formerly colonized by France and Belgium in the period between the late nineteenth and the mid-twentieth centuries. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Francophone Africa]

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