In a move to further distance itself from its colonial past, the government of Niger has officially adopted the Hausa language as the nation’s national language. In a new charter released last week ...

Niger’s military government has officially designated Hausa as the country’s national language. The decision was formalized in a new charter released on March 31, published in a special edition of the ...

The decision is expected to impact education, governance, and media in the coming years as the country navigates this bold linguistic transition. The announcement was confirmed in a new charter ...

Africa’s sixth-biggest country, Niger, has taken a bold step to distance itself from its troubled past by adopting a new official language. For over 60 years, France controlled the country as part of ...

The Niger military government has officially made Hausa the country’s new national language, dumping its colonial masters’ language, French. The change was announced in a new charter released on March ...

Niger's junta has adopted Hausa as the national language in the place of French in a further break from Paris, its former colonial master.

Previously, French had served as the central and official language of the nation. The military government of Niger has continued its efforts to cut ties with France. In its latest move, it has ...