While Hausa is the predominant language spoken in Niger, French has held official status since the nation gained independence from France in 1960. Niger, formally known as the Republic of the Niger, ...

In a move to further distance itself from its colonial past, the government of Niger has officially adopted the Hausa language as the nation’s national language. In a new charter released last week ...

The announcement was confirmed in a new charter released on March 31 and published in a special edition of the government's official journal. “The national language is Hausa,” the document states ...

Niger's junta has adopted Hausa as the national language in the place of French in a further break from Paris, its former colonial master.

While the world often confuses the two, they are two completely different countries with different colonial histories, official languages, and cultural identities. Whether you are a student, a ...

International politics in the West African sub-region entered a dynamic phase when a fresh wave of coups-d’état started to take place in the French-speaking part. Especially noteworthy among these ...