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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...