Question: english and french are spoken in many parts of africa because

title: African French
text: cadavéré means broken , worn out , exhausted , or dead . It is the local pronunciation of the standard French word cadavre whose meaning in standard French is `` corpse '' . The word cadavéré has now spread to other African countries due to the popularity of Congolese music in Africa . makasi means strong , resistant . It is a loanword from Lingala . anti-nuit are sunglasses worn by partiers at night . It is a word coined locally and whose literal meaning in standard French is `` anti-night '' . It is one of the many Kinshasa slang words related to nightlife and partying . A reveler is known locally as un ambianceur , from standard French ambiance which means atmosphere . casser le bic , literally `` to break the Bic '' , means to stop going to school . `` Bic '' is colloquially used to refer to a ballpoint pen in Belgian French and Kinshasa French , but not in standard French . merci mingi means `` thank you very much '' . It comes from standard French merci ( `` thank you '' ) and Lingala mingi ( `` a lot '' ) . un zibolateur is a bottle opener . It comes from the Lingala verb kozibola which means `` to open something that is blocked up or bottled '' , to which was added the standard French ending - ateur . un tétanos is a rickety old taxi . In standard French tétanos means `` tetanus '' . moyen tê vraiment means `` absolutely impossible '' . It comes from moyen tê ( `` there 's no way '' ) , itself made up of standard French moyen ( `` way '' ) and Lingala tê ( `` not '' , `` no '' ) , to which was added standard French vraiment ( `` really '' ) .