Why is there french influence in African countries. Which countries have the largest French Influence? (In english)

The United States supported France's continuing presence in Africa to prevent the region from falling under Soviet influence during the Cold War. ... Another feature was the franc zone, a currency union that pegged the currencies of most francophone African countries to the French franc.

France (60 million native speakers)

Canada (7 million native speakers)

Belgium (4 million native speakers)

Switzerland (2 million native speakers)

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well it definitly does because if you are seen as weak you will be seen as unimportant and they will walk all over you and the us is the most powerful military and the largest in the world

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