According to reports, most of the country’s population of approximately 26 million people understand and speak Hausa. In comparison, only around three million people—just 13 per cent of the ...

The Niger Republic has, in a bold move to reclaim its cultural identity, officially replaced French with Hausa as its official language The decision, announced by the General Abdourahamane Tiani ...

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 ...

One of Africa's biggest countries has demoted French as its official language in favour of a native West African language.

Niger Republic has officially designated Hausa as the country’s new national language, replacing French. The announcement was confirmed in a new charter released on March 31 and published in a ...

Niger Republic’s ruling junta has officially adopted Hausa as the country’s official language, marking a significant departure from the nation’s colonial past and further distancing itself ...

I wondered why the writers I knew in the city of Jos, who were involved with the Association of Nigerian Authors, had never talked about Hausa literature. So, I realized that this would be a more ...

Leaders and members of the Hausa community in Oyo State have declared said they are in full support of the decision of Olubadan of Ibadanlan, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin to declare the title ...

"We are not going to really miss them now," he said. Tukur Zubar, a regular VOA Hausa listener in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, expressed disappointment over VOA's sudden shutdown but believes ...

Niger‘s military government has officially made Hausa the country’s new national language, moving away from its colonial past where French played a central role. The change was announced in a ...

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. Since overthrowing civilian president Mohamed Bazoum in ...

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 ...