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July 25, 2023

Mali drops French as its official language

With its new constitution, Mali has dropped French, which has been the West African country’s official language since 1960.Under the new constitution passed overwhelmingly with 96.91% of the vote in a June 18 referendum, French is no longer the officia…

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Mali scraps French as official language

Mali has removed French as its official language, a move that comes more than six decades after Bamako gained independence. The decision is contained in the West African country’s new constitution, adopted on Saturday.On Friday, Bamako’s constitutional…

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