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

Leaders and members of the Hausa community in Oyo State have declared said they are in full support of the decision of ...

Niger replaces French with Hausa as official language, marking a historic cultural shift and ending decades of colonial ...

Niger Republic has dumped French and adopted Hausa as its national language. Niger is one of the several African countries ...

While Hausa is the predominant language spoken in Niger, French has held official status since the nation gained independence ...

Niger has adopted Hausa as its national language, replacing French in a major shift from its colonial past. Don’t be ...

Niger's military government has announced that the country is adopting Hausa as the national language, replacing French.

Tukur Zubar, a regular VOA Hausa listener in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, expressed disappointment over VOA’s sudden shutdown ...

Niger Republic's ruling junta has officially adopted Hausa as the country’s official language, marking a significant ...

Niger‘s military government has officially made Hausa the country’s new national language, moving away from its colonial past ...

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