MALI has made a groundbreaking decision to drop French as its official language with the adoption of a new constitution. The constitution was overwhelmingly passed with 96.91 percent of the vote in a June 18 referendum, bringing about significant changes in the country’s linguistic landscape. Under the new constitution, French will no longer serve as the official language of Mali. Instead, it will take on the role of the working language, while the 13 national languages spoken across the country will receive official language status. This move recognises the linguistic diversity…
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