Gambia to 'shift away' from English as national language

Gambia’s president has said that he wants to implement a policy change that would shift the country’s language from English to a local language.

Gambia to 'shift away' from English as national language

Gambia’s president has said that he wants to implement a policy change that would shift the country’s language from English to a local language.

Yahya Jammeh said that “we no longer subscribe to the belief that for you to be a government you should speak English language” He spoke during the swearing-in ceremony of Gambia’s new chief justice.

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