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 ...

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 ...

Gain the language skills and cultural understanding necessary to navigate the French-speaking world. Francophone culture is rich, varied and spans the globe from France to the Indian Ocean, Africa, ...

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, ...

From the start of his first term as France’s president in 2017, Emmanuel Macron made the relaunching of French as a world language his prime cultural project. For some three centuries, the status of ...

France’s President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari. Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images Africa is home to the largest number of French speakers in the world – 120 ...

At Miami University, our French program goes beyond language. You'll study the rich cultures, histories, and artistic traditions of France and other French-speaking regions around the globe. Starting ...

The French Charter was adopted in 1977 by the Quebec government to protect the French language. Through the French Charter, the French language holds status as the official language in the province of ...