How many countries in Africa speak bantu?

It's tricky to give an exact number of African countries that speak Bantu languages. Here's why:

* Bantu is a language family: It's not one language, but a group of hundreds of languages.

* Language variety within countries: Many African countries have multiple languages, some Bantu, some not.

* Official vs. spoken languages: A country might have a different official language than the most widely spoken one.

However, we can say this:

* Vast majority of African countries have Bantu languages: The Bantu languages are spoken in a vast majority of sub-Saharan African countries, with over 400 million speakers.

* Most prevalent in Central and Southern Africa: The Bantu languages are most concentrated in Central and Southern Africa, forming a contiguous language area.

To get a more specific answer, you would need to:

1. Define "speak Bantu": Are you looking for countries where Bantu languages are official, widely spoken, or have a significant number of speakers?

2. Specify which Bantu languages: Do you want to include all Bantu languages, or only specific ones like Swahili, Zulu, or Xhosa?

Let me know if you have more specific criteria and I can try to provide a more precise answer.