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 ...

Hausa serves as a trade and media language across West Africa. Hausa has a rich oral tradition of storytelling and poetry. It is written in both Arabic (Ajami) and Latin-based script. Hausa is ...

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 ...

They are Hausa, Portuguese for Africa, Somali, Kinyarwanda and Kirundi. All these language guides draw on the rich experience and expertise of BBC journalists built up over many years. The BBC is ...

Her research and teaching focus on the description and documentation of West African languages in their cultural contexts, with a focus on Mande and Atlantic languages. From a language-focused outlook ...

Africa, a continent with over 2,000 languages, has largely been overlooked in AI training. The project will launch next year and initially focus on two West African languages: Wolof and Pulaar.

At least, that is, so long as you speak English or another of the world’s dominant languages. But try talking to your phone in Yoruba, Igbo or any number of widely spoken African languages and ...