MISPER APAWU / AP Junta-run Mali, which has broken off ties with France, announced Tuesday, March 18, it was quitting an international group of French-speaking countries, a day after its allies ...

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced their withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie, ...

So many French words have been incorporated into English that we may not even realize that we are hearing French among the ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali has withdrawn from a global alliance of French-speaking countries, days after two of its neighbors took the same step. In a letter seen by The Associated Press on ...

French is the fifth most spoken language in the world – fourth on the internet – and francophone countries have 1.2 billion inhabitants in total, and hold 16 percent of global wealth.