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Africa’s mother tongues are finding new life as youth connect with roots and relatives

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A television game show in Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos has an unforgiving rule: Speak English and you lose. For a U.S.-born millennial in the audience and a student of her parents’ mother tongue, the high-stakes setting is a perfect classroom. Meanwhile, a 15-year-old C...

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What happened Africa’s mother tongues are finding new life as youth connect with roots and relatives.
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Sep 6, 6:52 AM

Africa’s mother tongues are finding new life as youth connect with roots and relatives

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A television game show in Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos has an unforgiving rule: Speak English and you lose. For a U.S.-born millennial in the audience and a stu...

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ABC News - InternationalNews report · Sep 6, 1:57 AM

Africa’s mother tongues are finding new life as youth connect with roots and relatives

Growing interest in African languages is creating new business opportunities as people in the diaspora seek to connect with their relatives and roots

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