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What are the feminine African countries in french?

It's not accurate to say that African countries are "feminine" in French. There's no grammatical gender assigned to countries in French, so the use of masculine or feminine articles doesn't signify any inherent gender characteristic.

Here's how it works:

* Masculine Articles: "Le" is used before countries ending in a consonant: Le Sénégal, Le Gabon, Le Mali.

* Feminine Articles: "La" is used before countries ending in a vowel: La Côte d'Ivoire, La République Centrafricaine, La Guinée.

So, it's more about the grammatical structure of the French language than any concept of gender assigned to countries.

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