French is the official language of Guinea because this country is a former France's colony. In a lot of former France's colonies, French is spoken by the majority of people.
Guinea is still a French speaking area because it was ruled by the French until 1958 when Guinea gained independence and officially became a republic. French is the official language of Guinea, and most of the population speaks French.
French is the official language of the Republic of Guinea. With the increasing literacy rates, French tends to be spoken as a native language by an important part of the population.
French
The official language of the French Republic is French.
French is the official language of 31 countries worldwide, 21 of those are African. They are as follows;Benin,Burkina Faso,Burundi,Cameroon,Central African Republic,Chad,Comoros,Côte d'Ivoire,Democratic Republic of the Congo,Djibouti,Equatorial Guinea,Gabon,Guinea,Madagascar,Mali,Niger,Republic of the Congo,Rwanda,Senegal,Seychelles,Togo French is also commonly spoken in the African countries of Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia although they don't have official status.
There are 29 countries where French is spoken as an Official language: Democratic Republic of the Congo France Canada Madagascar Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Burkina Faso Niger Senegal Mali Rwanda Belgium Guinea Chad Haiti Burundi Benin Switzerland Togo Central African Republic Republic of the Congo Gabon Comoros Equatorial Guinea Djibouti Luxembourg Vanuatu Seychelles Monaco
Because Guinea used to be ruled by France so they inherited the language
No. French Guinea became the Republic of Guinea in 1958. The Republic of Guinea is an independent country.
French is the sole official language of:BéninBurkina FasoCentral African RepublicCongo (Democratic Republic of)Congo (Republic of)Côte d'IvoireFrance (and its overseas territories, such as French Guyana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, La Réunion)GabonGuineaLuxembourgMaliMonacoNigerSénégalTogoFrench is one of the official languages of:BelgiumBurundiCameroonCanadaChadChannel Islands (Guernsey and Jersey)ComorosDjiboutiEquatorial GuineaHaiti (the other official language is French Creole)MadagascarRwandaSeychellesSwitzerlandVanuatuNote, these are nations where French is one or the sole official language(s). It does not include nations or regions where French is spoken, but is not an official language.
French Guinea became the Republic of Guinea in 1958. France has no authority over the Republic of Guinea.
There are 29 countries that have French as an official language.FranceCanadaDemocratic Republic of the CongoMadagascarCameroonCote D'IvoireBurkina FasoNigerSenegalMaliRwandaBelgiumGuineaChadHaitiBurundiBeninSwitzerlandTogoCentral African RepublicRepublic of the CongoGabonComorosEquatorial GuineaDjiboutiLuxembourgVanuatuSeychellesMonaco
French Guinea became the Republic of Guinea in 1958. Click the link for the languages of the Republic of Guinea.If you mean French Guiana, click here.