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Investing in Africa? 10 Good Reasons Why you Should Be

Investing in Africa? 10 Good Reasons Why you Should Be

03/02/2014

As January has come to a close, it is about time to start on those New Year’s resolutions. And if one of your resolutions was to expanding your company, why not turn to the African continent to do so? Here are ten reasons to invest in Africa! In an article on Frontier, it is stated…

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Ewe To Be Latest Addition to NYPD Languages

Ewe To Be Latest Addition to NYPD Languages

31/01/2014

The New York Police Department recently added two recruits to their work force who speak an interesting language: Ewe! In a blog post on The Shack, a blog run by employees of the New York police on the website of the New York Daily News, Thomas Tracy reveals that the NYPD is now home to…

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Malawi Pirates turn to Chichewa Translations to Sell More DVDs

Malawi Pirates turn to Chichewa Translations to Sell More DVDs

30/01/2014

In order to boost their DVD sales, Malawians have taken their practice to a new level: by creating voice overs in the national language of the country, their merchandise is selling like hot cakes! On Techzim, L.S.M. Kabweza takes us into the wonderful world of amateur voice-overs. He says he recently watched a Chewa voice-over…

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10 Reasons to Avoid Machine Translations

10 Reasons to Avoid Machine Translations

28/01/2014

In this day and age, businesses deal with companies from all over the world and as a direct result this means that they deal in a wide range of languages. Translation is therefore extremely important in the 21st century business world. There is no point in having a website that overseas visitors cannot understand and…

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New, Online Ways to Prevent the Extinction of Angolan Languages

New, Online Ways to Prevent the Extinction of Angolan Languages

17/01/2014

In many countries, national languages are becoming increasingly less important as more and more communication in daily life occurs in the official language(s). The Angolan people are having none of this, however! In an article on the website Global Voices, journalist Mário Lopes discusses the way people in Angola are trying to bring the disappearance…

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Compulsory Igbo Language Courses in Nigerian University

Compulsory Igbo Language Courses in Nigerian University

13/01/2014

In order to bring the rise of the English language to a halt, a university in Nigeria is making the indigenous Igbo language a mandatory course. In Nigeria, Ihechukwu Madubuike, the Director of the Igbo Renaissance department at the Gregory University, recently announced a remarkable new development in the course programme of his university. Website…

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Google Translate Now Available in 5 More African Languages

Google Translate Now Available in 5 More African Languages

13/01/2014

The African continent might have been a little neglected by Google Translate, but with the addition of a number of new African languages, the service is now also available for any people on the African continent. According to website HumanIpo, Google recently catered for the needs of African users by adding five new African languages…

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BBC’s Best African Proverbs of 2013

BBC’s Best African Proverbs of 2013

13/01/2014

As far as we at African Language Solutions know, every language in the world makes use of proverbs. These are often very creative and interesting sayings, so it is a shame we are usually unaware of the proverbs used in foreign languages. However, in 2013, the BBC asked their readers to send them their favourite proverb…

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The Chinese Man Who Speaks Fluent Hausa

The Chinese Man Who Speaks Fluent Hausa

13/01/2014

The Nigerian Tribune recently featured a very interesting story: a man in China speaks the African Hausa language as well as his mother tongue! In an article on the Nigerian Tribune, Idowu Samuel writes about the remarkable Yaw, a Chinese young man who loves the African Hausa language so much that he has even adopted…

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10 Surprising Facts about the Swahili Language

10 Surprising Facts about the Swahili Language

02/01/2014

Hakuna Matata – does it ring a bell? Yes it’s from The Lion King. Did you know it’s actually a Swahili phrase? With Swahili becoming more important not only in East Africa but in the world of international commerce, we thought we would take a look at some interesting words, names and facts about the…

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