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

Hausa community in Nnewi urges Anambra government for recognition, INEC for polling unit, and seeks peaceful coexistence ...

There are a number of theories and stories connected with the Hausa people, who today live in northern Nigeria, parts of Ghana, Niger and Togo. Some centre on the idea of migration. For example ...

I was also enamoured of the singing and dancing in the Hausa films and the young people telling stories of ordinary life in northern Nigeria. There were plenty of scholars who had written about Hausa ...

Niger’s military government has officially designated Hausa as the country’s national language. The decision was formalized in a new charter released on ...

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

Now, Niger has formally demoted French to a basic working language. Instead, Hausa, a language spoken by people in Western and Central African countries, has become Niger’s official language.

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

Tukur Zubar, a regular VOA Hausa listener in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, expressed disappointment over VOA’s sudden shutdown but believes local media can fill the void.

The Niger military administration has formally declared Hausa the country’s new national language, which is a departure from ...