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In 2023, Mali's military government decided to make the country’s native tongues the official languages in place of French, which then became the “working language.” ...
Mali gained independence from France in 1960, yet even today French is the language of government business, used on road signs and in state TV broadcasts.
MOUNTOUGOULA, Mali (AP) — For Aminata Doumbia, an 18-year-old Malian, the “Shifin ni Tagne” project was a path for her life dreams. A phrase meaning “our future”… ...
U.S. funding cuts have hit a local language learning program in Mali that empowered thousands. The project was backed by $25 million in funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development or ...
In 2023, Mali’s military government decided to make the country’s native tongues the official languages in place of French, which then became the “working language.” ...
For Aminata Doumbia, an 18-year-old Malian, the “Shifin ni Tagne” project was a path for her life dreams. A phrase meaning “our future” in the country’s main local language, it refers to ...