The Republic Of Niger Adopts Hausa As Official Language

The Niger military government has officially made Hausa the country’s new national language, dumping its colonial masters’ language - French.

General Abdourahamane Tiani, the head of the military regime in Niger, has already cut ties with their French colonies after taken over power.

The change was announced in a new charter released on March 31, published in a special edition of the government’s official journal, approved by the government of the military junta - Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani.

According to the document, “The national language is Hausa,” and “the working languages are English and French.”

Most of the country’s population of about 26 million people understand and speak Hausa. In comparison, only around three million people, just 13 per cent, can speak French.

Hausa is already known to be the most commonly spoken language across Niger.