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| Country | Official Language(s) | Native Name | Other Languages Spoken |
| Algeria | Arabic (83%)* | Al-Jaza'ir | Kabyle (8%), Chaouia (Shawiya) (5%) *There are few native speakers of standard Arabic in Algeria. The spoken form is called Algerian Arabic. |
| Angola | Portuguese (> 1%) | Angola | Umbundu (38%), Loanda Mbundu (Kimbundu) (25%), Kongo (13%), Kwanyama (4%), Nyaneka (3%), Luchazi (2%), Chokwe (2%), Luvali (Luena) (1%), Nyemba (1%) |
| Benin | French (> 1%) | Bénin | Fon-Gbe (25%), Yoruba (8%), Aja-Gbe (6%), Bariba (6%), Gun-Gbe (6%), Fulfulde (5%), Ayizo-Gbe (4%), Nago (3%), Gen-Gbe (2%), Waci-Gbe (2%), Ditammari (2%), Biali (1%), Pila (1%), Tofin-Gbe (1%), Boko (1%), Ifè (1%), Maxi-Gbe (1%), Weme-Gbe (1%), Mokole (1%), Cabe (1%), Lama (1%) |
| Botswana | Setswana (70%) English (> 1%) |
Botswana Botswana |
Kalanga (10%), Kgalagadi (2%), Yeye (1%), Afrikaans (1%), Herero (1%) |
| Burkina (Faso) | French (> 1%) | Burkina | Mòoré (Mossi) (53%), Fulfulde (10%), Jula (Dyula) (10%), Bissa (5%), Gourmanchéma (Gourma) (3%), Lobi (3%), Northern Dagara (3%), Lyélé (2%), Bobo-Madaré (2%), Nuni (2%), Marka (2%), Bwamu (2%), Koromfé (1%), Dogon (1%), Samo (1%), Songai (1%), Malba-Birifor (1%), Kasem (1%) |
| Burundi | French (>1%) Kirundi (99%) |
Burundi Burundi |
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| Cameroon | French (>1%) English (>1%) |
Cameroun Cameroon |
Fulfulde (Fulani) (mostly Adamawa dialect) (5%), Ewondo (Yaundé) (5%), Ghomalá (Banjun) (2%), Basaa (2%), Yemba (Tchang) (2%), Medumba (Bagangte) (2%), Bamun (2%), Bulu (1%), Féfé (1%), Mafa (1%), Kom (1%), Lamnsó (1%), Tupuri (Ndore) (1%). An English-based pidgin is widely used as a second language. |
| Cape Verde | Portuguese (>1%) | Cabo Verde | Cape Verde Creole (Portuguese-based) (71%) |
| Central African Republic | French | République Centrafricaine | |
| Chad | French Arabic |
Tchad ? |
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| Comoros | French Arabic |
Comores ? |
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| Congo | French | Congo | |
| Djibouti | Arabic French |
? Djibouti |
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| Egypt | Arabic | Misr | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Spanish | Guinea Ecuatorial | |
| Eritrea | ? | ? | |
| Ethiopia | Amharic | Ityopya | |
| Gabon | French | Gabon | |
| Gambia | English | Gambia | |
| Ghana | English | Ghana | |
| Guinea | French | Guinée | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Portuguese | Gunié-Bissau | |
| Ivory Coast | French | Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Kenya | Swahili English |
Kenya Kenya |
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| Lesotho | Sesotho English |
Lesotho Lesotho |
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| Liberia | English | Liberia | |
| Libya | Arabic | Libiya | |
| Madagascar | Malagasy French |
Malagasy Madagascar |
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| Malawi | English Nyanja |
Malawi Malawi |
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| Mali | French | Mali | |
| Mauritania | Arabic | Moritaniya | |
| Mauritius | English | Mauritius | |
| Morocco | Arabic | Marrakish | |
| Mozambique | Portuguese | Moçambique | |
| Namibia | English | Namibia | |
| Niger | French | Niger | |
| Nigeria | English | Nigeria | |
| Rwanda | Kinyarwanda French |
Rwanda Rwanda |
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| São Tomé and Príncipe | Portuguese | São Tomé e Príncipe | |
| Senegal | French | Sénégal | |
| Seychelles | French Creole | ? | |
| Sierra Leone | English | Sierra Leone | |
| Somalia | Somali Arabic |
Soomaaliya Somaliya |
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| South Africa | English Afrikaans Zulu Xhosia |
South Africa Suid Afrika ? ? |
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| Sudan | Arabic | Al-Sudan | |
| Swaziland | Siswazi English |
? Swaziland |
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| Tanzania | Swahili English |
Tanzania Tanzania |
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| Togo | French | Togo | |
| Tunisia | Arabic | Tunis | |
| Uganda | English | Uganda | |
| Zaire | French | Zaïre | |
| Zambia | English | Zambia | |
| Zimbabwe | English | Zimbabwe |
