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The 77 Percent - The Magazine for Africa's Youth

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May 1, 2024

How many languages do you speak? Most Africans grow up multilingual. At school they're taught in the languages of former colonial powers, like English, French or Portuguese. At home they speak a local lingua franca like Swahili, Hausa, isiZulu or Pidgin and as well as, another mothertongue. In this Street Debate ask: how do we promote African languages, while staying ahead in a globalized world?

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The 77 Percent — The Magazine for Africa's Youth

77 percent of Africans are younger than 35. But they are also the least represented demographic. It's time their voices are heard as they shape the future of Africa. We bring you hard-hitting reports, personal stories and lively discussion direct from the continent about the issues that matter most.

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