Which African country has Spanish as an official language?

Which African country has Spanish as an official language? Equatorial Guinea is the answer.

Spanish arrived through Spain’s colonial rule over territories that became Equatorial Guinea. The country gained independence on October 12, 1968, but Spanish remained central to government, education, media, and communication among its many ethnic communities.

Equatorial Guinea is unusual in Africa because Spanish is an official language there, alongside French and Portuguese. Fang and Bubi are among the major indigenous languages, while Annobonese is spoken on Annobón Island. Spanish should not be confused with the country’s only everyday language: many citizens speak it as a second language.

The country’s mainland region, Río Muni, lies between Cameroon and Gabon, while Bioko Island is home to Malabo, the capital. Its Spanish variety is called Equatoguinean Spanish and has developed distinctive pronunciation and vocabulary.