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In Senegal, the bastion of the region's Francophonie, French is giving way to local languages
For decades Senegal, a former French colony in West Africa ... Out of the population of 17 million people, over 12 million speak Wolof, compared to around 4 million French speakers.
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Senegal renames streets named after French colonial figures
In Senegal, streets named after French colonial figures are being changed to names of prominent people from Senegal. The move comes as the West African country is rethinking its ties with France and ...
The Taipei Times4d
Senegal introduces English in kindergartens
Hers is one of more than 600 classes in Senegal that have been testing a new program of teaching English in kindergartens and ...
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From street names to textbooks, Senegal is rewriting French colonial memory
“We have no shortage of people to name our most important streets ... identity and shrink ties with France – even replace ...
Le Monde.fr29d
Senegalese authorities want to do away with French street names
Sixty-five years after the independence of Senegal, the capital's political ... Colonial administrators and governors, commanders, but also French writers and doctors cover 60% of this piece ...
Al Jazeera English9d
From street names to textbooks, Senegal is rewriting French colonial memory
“We have no shortage of people to name our most ... ties with France – even replace French as the country’s official language. Under Sall, critics saw Senegal as a puppet that put France ...