From the bustling markets of West Africa to the serene landscapes of Southern Africa, the continent boasts an extraordinary variety of linguistic diversity with thousands of languages spoken ...

Swahili is one of the leading African languages, spoken by 100 to 150 million people. It is a Bantu language and the official language in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of ...

Home to one of the most diverse and vibrant people in the world, this landlocked country covers nearly 500,000 square miles ...

In this conceptual context, which looks at cities in Africa from the point of view of language sociology, two large phases of urbanization can be distinguished in Africa. The first phase is related to ...

With its rapidly growing economies, population growth, migration, and burgeoning entertainment industries, Africa is increasingly present in everyday life in Europe. We study diverse topics in ...

Like Wolof, African American English has cultural and political importance in the U.S., serving as a marker of identity for its speakers. Hyter’s primary goals for the sabbatical are to increase her ...

Arabic, spoken by over 450 million people and holding official status in nearly 25 countries, is a global language with immense ... coast of India to the Horn of Africa. Arabic plays a major ...

Mali, a country in West Africa, has removed French from being the official language of communication to being a working language following the implementation of its new constitution. The law was ...

On its part, Kenya adopted Kiswahili as an official language in 1970 perhaps becoming among the first African countries to integrate Kiswahili in national policy decision-making. In 1974 ...