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French is not spoken here

iNERDE Team

Published on: 18/02/2026

In francophone Africa, no one speaks French. The same is true for other countries where the languages imposed by colonizers, English, Portuguese, and Spanish, has been adopted. These are official languages of most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, yet, no one speaks these languages.

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The Africa You Don’t Know

iNERDE Team

Published on: 16/12/2025

The thing that you have never imagined is that an African country can have 1/80 of your per capita income but be better than you in some very significant areas: preservation of the extended family, national pride, a sense of national purpose, social solidarity, and a belief in the future of the country and a determination to work together to make that future bright.

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