African Countries With English As An Official Language

Language, no matter which one, is our verbal way of communicating daily. With approximately 7,164 languages spoken throughout the entire world, there are 5 languages that are the most widely spoken. English (1,456+ million speakers), Mandarin (1,118+ million speakers), Hindi (602+ million speakers), Spanish (548+ million speakers) and French (310+ million), as provided by berlitz.com, are the popular languages on planet earth. In the 3 countries of North America there are 3 main languages spoken; English, Spanish and French. In comparison to the 54 countries on the continent of Africa where there are thousands of native languages spoken.

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English is a language that originated in the United Kingdom and around 20% of the world’s population speaks this language. Due to the unfortunate history of colonialism, there are countries who were colonized by the United Kingdom and forced to adapt to its languages, cultures and customs. Even after gaining back their independence, the countries in Africa listed below have English as an official language along with many locally indigenous languages.

BURUNDI

Burundi is one of the countries located in the eastern region of the continent of Africa. English is one of the 3 official languages of this country with Kirundi and French. Learn more about Burundi by clicking here.

BOTSWANA

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Botswana is one of the countries located in the southern region of the continent of Africa. Setswana and English is the official language spoken in this country. Learn more about Botswana by clicking here.

CAMEROON

Cameroon is one of the countries located in the central region of the continent of Africa. English and French are the official languages of this country but Cameroonian Pidgin is a popular indigenous language spoken. Learn more about Cameroon by clicking here.

ESWATINI

Eswatini is one of the countries located in the southern region of the continent of Africa. SiSwati and English are the official languages of this country. Learn more about Eswatini by clicking here.

THE GAMBIA

The Gambia is one of the countries located in the western region of the continent of Africa. English is the official language of The Gambia but Mandinka and Wolof are the two most common languages spoken. Learn more about The Gambia by clicking here.

GHANA

Ghana is one of the countries located in the western region of the continent of Africa. English is the official language of Ghana. Other common languages include; Twi, Ga and Wali. Learn more about Ghana by clicking here.

KENYA

Kenya is one of the countries located in the eastern region of the continent of Africa. English and Swahili are the official languages of this country. The most common languages are Kikuyu, Dholuo and Kamba. Learn more about Kenya by clicking here.

LESOTHO

Lesotho is a landlocked in South Africa. English and Sesotho are the Official languages of this country. Learn more about Lesotho by clicking here.

LIBERIA

Liberia is one of the countries located in the western region of the continent of Africa. English is the official language of Liberia and other languages spoken in this country include; Kpelle, Bassa, Grebo, Bio, Mano Kru, Loma and Kissi! Learn more about Liberia by clicking here.

MALAWI

Malawi is one of the countries located in the southern region of the continent of Africa. English and Chewa are the official language of this country. Learn more about Malawi by clicking here.

NAMIBIA

Namibia is one of the countries located in the southern region of the continent of Africa. English is the official language of this country but more commonly spoken languages include; Oshiwambo aka Ovambo, Khoekhoegowab aka Khoekhoe, Afrikaans, Otjiherero aka Herero, RuKwangali aka Kwangali and siLozi aka Lozi. Learn more about Namibia by clicking here.

NIGERIA

Nigeria is one of the countries located in the western region of the continent of Africa. English and Hausa are the official languagse for Nigeria but other common languages include; Yoruba, Igbo, Fulfulde, Ibibio, Kanuri, and Tiv. Learn more about Nigeria by clicking here.

RWANDA

Rwanda is one of the countries located in the eastern region of the continent of Africa. English is one of the 4 official languages of this country with Kinyarwanda, French and Swahili. Learn more about Rwanda by clicking here.

SEYCHELLES

Seychelles is one of the island nations of the continent of Africa. French, Seychellois Creole and English are the official languages of this country. Learn more about Seychelles by clicking here.

SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa is one of the countries located in the southern region of the continent of Africa. South Africa has 11 official languages which are; English, Xhosa, Zulu, Southern Sotho, Venda, Tswana, Northern Sotho, Xitsonga, Swati, Afrikaans, and Ndebele. Learn more about South Africa by clicking here.

SOUTH SUDAN

South Sudan is one of the countries located in the eastern region of the continent of Africa. English is the official language of this country but the national languages are Arabic, Luo, Dinka, Nuer, Murle and Pazande. Learn more about South Sudan by clicking here.

SUDAN

Sudan is one of the countries located in the northern region of the continent of Africa. English and Arabic are the official languages of this country but there are more than one hundred languages and over 500 accents in Sudan. Learn more about Sudan by clicking here.

 

UGANDA

Uganda is one of the countries located in the eastern region of the continent of Africa. English and Swahili are the official languages of this country but more than 4 million Ugandans speak Luganda. Other languages spoken in this country include; Nyoro, Tooro, Runyankole, Rukiga, and Lunyole. Learn more about Uganda by clicking here.

ZAMBIA

Zambia is one of the countries located in the southern region of the continent of Africa. English is the official language of Zambia but is more commonly used as a second language. Only 2% of the population speaks English as a first language. The more widely languages spoken in this country include; Bemba, Konde, Nyanja/Chewa, Luna, Luvale, Tonga and Lozi. Learn more about Zambia by clicking here.

ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwe is one of the countries located in the southern region of the continent of Africa. English is one of the 16 official languages of this country. Additional languages spoken include; Shona, Ndebele, Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa. Learn More About Zimbabwe by clicking here.

 

Also See:

African Countries With Portuguese As An Official Language

African Countries With Spanish As An Official Language

African Countries With French As An Official Language

African Countries With Arabic As An Official Language

African Countries With Swahili As An Official Language

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