Tag Archives: English language
Last year, I attended a conference that brought together African thought leaders. In a session about African identity, we explored the question of whether one could claim to be African without being fluent in any African languages. A passionate, and near disruptive … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Agbor, British Empire, CHINUA ACHEBE, Colonialism, English language, Igbo, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, United States
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Somalia’s Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab insurgents have returned to Twitter with a new account, less than two weeks since they were suspended after posting photographs of a French commando they had killed. “For what it’s worth, shooting the messenger and suppressing … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, English language, Ethiopian National Defense Force, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Sports, Kenya, somali news, Somalia, Twitter
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Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group has opened a new Twitter account in English, less than two weeks after its previous account was suspended. A senior al-Shabab official told the BBC that the new account was genuine. Al-Shabab’s previous English-language account was … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, bbc, English language, Foreign hostages in Somalia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, somali news, Somalia, Twitter
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Moussa Ibrahim arrested in town 40 miles south of Tripoli CNN) – The former spokesman for late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi denied a report Saturday that he was captured by Libyan special forces, saying in an audio message that he … read more »
Ethiopia is among the bottom five countries in a new report published by the World Wide Web Foundation’s Web Index listing. The study ranked a total of 61 countries on the number of individuals online as well as the amount … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Addis Ababa, English language, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Internet access, Jamal, World Wide Web
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The West African Examinations Council on Friday released the results of the May/June 2012 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The candidates for this year’s examination performed better than their counterparts in the last three years. A total of 649,156 … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Candidate, English language, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, mathematics, Nigeria, WAEC, West African Examinations Council, West African Senior School Certificate Examination
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London – The British government says two UK journalists detained by a militia group in Libya have been freed. The Foreign Office said on Sunday that Nicholas Davies-Jones and Gareth Montgomery-Johnson have been released into the care of British consular … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged English language, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Government of the United Kingdom, Iran, Libya, London, Muammar Gaddafi, Press TV
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September 22, 2011 by benim
We begin this essay by reaffirming our previous assertion that there are no tribes in Ghana. The phenomenon of language differences has no name in ancient or modern linguistics. Therefore the tagging of the various language groups as tribes is … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, News, West Africa
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Tagged Amazon Rainforest, English language, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kwame Nkrumah, MTV Video Music Awards, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Official language, Pan African News, Southern Africa, united state, West Africa
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February 11, 2011 by benim
Emmanuel Adebayor has hailed the impact Jose Mourinho has had on his game since his loan move to Real Madrid. The Manchester City striker moved to the Spanish capital last month in a deal running to the end of the … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Emmanuel Adebayor, English language, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, José Mourinho, La Liga, madrid, Manchester City FC, Real Sociedad
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January 31, 2011 by benim
More than 90,000 foreign students have been allowed to pour into Britain in the past year to attend colleges that are not ‘trusted’ by the Government. Ministers fear huge numbers have simply vanished into the underground economy and will never … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Damian Green, Embassies and Consulates, English language, Home Office, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International student, News local news, newspapers, Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, University College London, Visa (document), World news
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November 21, 2010 by benim
KIGALI, Rwanda — Two years ago, accounting teacher Innocent Kwitonda arrived at school to a shock. According to an abrupt government decree, teachers at public schools throughout Rwanda were to begin instructing students in English — a language that just … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Education, News, Rwanda
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Tagged afria news, Education, English language, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Juvénal Habyarimana, KIGALI, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, United States
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October 16, 2010 by benim
How to say “I love you” in Africa is sorted per country. Since there are thousands of languages spoken in Africa, I’ve had to narrow down the choices quite a bit. Let me know if you think I’ve left out … read more »
Posted in African Greetings
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Tagged Africa languages, Africa news, African greetings, Arabic language, Art & Culture, Burkina Faso, English language, French language, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Linguistics, South Africa, Swahili language, Translation
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October 16, 2010 by benim
Below are several ways to say “thank you” in Africa. African societies are generally very polite and a “thank you” in a local language will really help you establish a friendly rapport with people while you’re traveling. Since there are … read more »
Posted in African Greetings
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Tagged Africa greeting, Africa languages, Africa news, Arabic language, Art & Culture, English language, French language, How to Say "Thank you", Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Language, Linguistics, Social Sciences, Swahili language
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October 16, 2010 by benim
How to say “goodbye” in Africa is sorted per country. Since there are thousands of languages spoken in Africa, I’ve had to narrow down the choices quite a bit. Let me know if you think I’ve left out an important … read more »
Posted in African Greetings
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Tagged Africa languages, Africa news, African greetings, Arabic language, Art & Culture, Burkina Faso, English language, French language, How to Say Goodbye, Indepth Africa Magazine, Linguistics, Social Sciences, South Africa, Swahili language, Translation
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October 16, 2010 by benim
Below are some African greetings that will help you establish a friendly rapport with local people while you’re traveling in Africa. Since there are thousands of languages spoken in Africa, I’ve had to narrow down the choices quite a bit. … read more »
Posted in African Greetings
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Tagged Africa greeting, Africa languages, Africa news, Arabic language, Art & Culture, Burkina Faso, English language, French language, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Linguistics, Social Sciences, South Africa
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