(1) Cote d'Ivoire has traditionally had the strongest economy in francophone West Africa, a status built on its cocoa, coffee and rubber plantations.(2) None the less, the continued divergence of opinion between anglophone and francophone voters on questions of language policy raises the possibility that this new party system may be very fragile.(3) The population involved are black immigrants from francophone Africa, especially from Senegal, Mali, Mauritania and other francophone West African countries(4) We wanted to expand our horizons a bit and include more francophone content.(5) By commanding a different landscape, francophone organizers told a different story, one that highlighted their own history and relationship to the landscape.(6) She said it is not just language services francophone women wanted as a part of their health care needs, they also would like to see an understanding of their culture and tradition.(7) ‘There are 51 francophone countries in the world and some of these will come together on March 22 to share with the people their cultures and expressions,’ say the organisers.(8) This suggests that if the conditions surrounding contact do matter, then the contact between anglophone and francophone Canadians that has taken place has occurred more often under favourable than under unfavourable conditions.(9) There has been a definite increase in the number of young francophone girls at our shows.(10) The skilful acting reaches beyond words, and it's a unique opportunity to appreciate one of the main assets of francophone theatre: its knack for emotion.(11) The period up to 1970, then, can be described as one in which the Liberals were heavily dependent upon francophone voters and the Conservatives upon anglophones.(12) Montreal's just a really big and fun city, it's easy to get to, but most importantly it's bilingual and we are trying to encourage more francophone membership.(13) Two self-assessment benchmarks are used: the perceived language proficiency of francophone peers and the difficulty represented by specific everyday tasks in French.(14) It is also taught as a second language in francophone countries.(15) The wealth of data he has researched and re-evaluated will certainly change the disciplinary approach to the origins of black francophone literature.(16) Mathieu's special issue drew upon the works of anglophone and francophone faculty and students to present a variety of perspectives.