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The Russia World Cup Rainbow of Languages

After Croatia lost to Brazil at the opening match at the Russia World Cup, Vedran Corluka, a Croatian player complained that he did not understand what the referee was saying as the latter was speaking Japanese at the ongoing Russia World Cup Rainbow of Languages! (more…)

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Is Arabic Africa’s most widely spoken Language?

Although Arabic as a language has over 250 million speakers worldwide with 100 million of these found on the second most populated continent; Africa. Arabic is also the most widespread official language of many African countries with the biggest number of Egypt having the biggest number of about 54 million…

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Is that the best translation services provider you can get?

In this day and era where the world is called a global village, translation services providers and entrepreneurs have a dire need to have their ventures recognized and consumed from all over the world by people of all sorts of languages and backgrounds. This therefore puts professional translation services at…

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When will Africa prioritize her Languages?

In 2004 Chissano while bidding farewell s the then African Union chairman, he used the Swahili language even though it is not his mother tongue. Swahili spoken by more than 100 million people on the African continent is a lingua franca created from Arabic and several other languages and popular…

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Is Bitcoin Africa’s New Language?

It looks like the African continent is gradually adopting a new language; Bitcoin and although it might among the last places to embrace this new craze it is actually picking up faster than other developed places. (more…)

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Trump and the Shithole Countries; Why?

Following president Trump’s remarks of allegedly referring to African countries as shithole during an Oval office meeting concerning immigration and his desire to have less people from them but would rather have immigrants from countries like Norway, African based groups and governments have given statements condemning this act and insisting…

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Do you know the most spoken language of Africa?

It should be noted that although the Arabic language has about 250 million speakers worldwide, 100 million of these re on the second most populous continent; Africa. It is also the most widespread official language to various African states with the biggest number of 54 million speakers in Egypt alone…

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How lack of translation may have contributed to why the coup in Zimbabwe was not on the front pages of world News agencies

By Angela Kyolaba All eyes on Zimbabwe! As the former liberator turned power hungry dictator of Zimbabwe until this November, Robert Mugabe was pushed to resign by a soft coup so to say, all media guns have been concentrated on this country for a month long reporting from almost all…

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Diversity in Africa; Culture and Languages

By Angela Kyolaba Africa comes second to the Asian continent when it comes to the biggest number of languages! Apparently while Asia has more than 2000, Africa on the other hand is estimated to have over 1000 languages. Even with all the indigenous languages Africa is blessed with, there are…