Question: Of the French only countries in the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie , how many are located in West Africa ?

text: Member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
List of member states
Participation suspended
This is a list of the member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. These countries belong to an international organisation representing countries and regions where French is the first (mother) or customary language, where a significant proportion of the population are francophones (French speakers) or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture.
Country Joined Language Notes
Albania 1999 Albanian Brief French protectorate in Korçë between 1916 and 1920 . Approximately 30% of young Albanians choose French as their first foreign language Albania is home to 300,000 French speakers , and it 's the second foreign language of education after English
Andorra 2004 Catalan
Armenia 2012 Armenian See Armenia-France relations
Belgium 1970 officially trilingual , French included French is the native language of about 40% of the population 48% are non-native speakers of French . Belgium 's French community is also a member separately . See also : Languages of Belgium and Belgian French
* French Community of Belgium 1980 French official language a community of Belgium with its two components Wallonia ( excluding the German-speaking community ) and Brussels-Capital Region ( its French-speaking majority )
Benin 1970 French former French colony
Bulgaria 1993 Bulgarian French is spoken as a foreign language by 9% of the Bulgarian people , and taught as a main foreign language in about 25% of primary schools
Burkina Faso 1970 French former French colony
Burundi 1970 officially trilingual , French former Belgian UN-protectorate
Cambodia 1993 Khmer former French protectorate ( as a part of former French Indochina )
Cameroon 1991 officially bilingual , French included over 90% of country was a French protectorate ( 1945-1959 )
Canada 1970 Officially bilingual , French included the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick are participating governments ; much of eastern Canada was part of the first French colonial empire . As of 2004 , a government representative from Ontario also attends as part of the Canadian delegation , although Ontario is not yet a participating government in its own right
* New Brunswick 1977 officially bilingual , French included considered a participating government , this province of Canada is officially bilingual English-French and home to the largest community of Acadians
* Quebec 1971 French considered a participating government , this province of Canada has French as its official language and is home to 85% of Canada 's native francophones
Cape Verde 1996 Portuguese
Central African Republic 1973 officially bilingual , French included former French colony . The Central African Republic was suspended for instances of la Francophonie at the 88th session of the CPF in March 2012
Chad 1970 officially bilingual , French included former French colony
Comoros 1977 officially trilingual , French included former French colony
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1977 French former Belgian colony . See also : Languages of the DRC
Republic of the Congo 1981 French former French colony