Jacques Brel, who was born in Belgium but whose musical career was based in France, wrote and performed songs about the joy, heartbreak, and folly of love.

jeudi, le quatorze septembre

French is spoken by approximately 120 million people in Africa.

In memory of September 11, 2001 The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.

Marguerite Duras (1914 – 1996) was born in Vietnam to French parents

Djibouti is the only francophone country on the eastern coast of Africa. The capital of Djibouti is Djibouti.

Bonjour! mardi, le dix octobre. On October 2, 1958, Guinea became the first of France’s colonies in Africa to achieve independence.

L’Enfant noir, by the Guinean writer Camara Laye is often considered the first masterpiece of francophone African literature.

vendredi, le vingt neuf septembre

The country now known as Democratic Republic of Congo was formerly the personal property of the King of Belgium.

During the “scramble for Africa” (1880 – 1914) France colonized a large area in northern and western Africa. It gained further African territories from.

The nation now known as The Democratic Republic of Congo was at one time the personal property of the King of Belgium.

Throughout Cambodia there are many neighborhoods with architecture which is a legacy of the French colonial period.

mardi, le douze septembre

French is spoken by approximately 120 million people in Africa.

mercredi, le onze octobre

The formerly French countries of Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Mauretania are amongst the countries known as The Maghreb.

The Rogers and Hammerstein musical “South Pacific” is set on a francophone island. Thus, the first words heard in the show are a song in French. Dites-moi,

Djibouti is the only francophone country on the eastern coast of Africa. The capital of Djibouti is Djibouti.

Salim Bachi is a writer who was born in Algeria and who now lives in France and who writes in French.

The film “Casablanca” is set in Morroco when it was a part of France.