Friday, August 31, 2012

English speaking countries in Africa

How many countries in Africa have English as their official language?
  • Botswana
  • Cameroon (has both English and French as official languages)
  • The Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Kenya (also Swahili)
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius, a group of islands off Madagascar
  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda (has both English and French)
  • St. Helena, an island in the South Atlantic
  • Sierra Leone 
  • South Africa (also Afrikaans and native languages)
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan (also Arabic)
  • Swaziland
  • Tanzania (also Swahili)
  • Uganda (also Swahili)
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
Update:  How many have Spanish as their official language?  The only one is Equatorial Guinea, as well as Spanish enclaves in Morocco (Ceuta and Melilla).

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