This small slice of West Africa holds a unique distinction as the continent´s only Spanish-speaking country, and this is the lingua franca that most ties it together. There are a dozen tribal languages spoken here - with Fang the most widespread, especially on the mainland, and Bubi important on Bioko Island - but Spanish is used in government, schools, media, and communication between ethnic groups, making it the country’s real lingua franca, spoken by up to 90 percent of the population (though by many as a second language). It´s especially prevalent in cities such as Bata and capital Malabo.
Read more in my post What Kind of Spanish Do They Speak in Equatorial Guinea?
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