(Strategies for the development of national language policies in the Sahel: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Senegal )
Publié le Dimanche, 19 janvier 2014Last updated on Dimanche, 11 juin 2017
To address the problem of illiteracy, most Francophone African countries have adopted the use of African languages as a fundamental strategy to improve and develop their educational programs. The primary aim of this strategy is to integrate African languages as a means of oral and written communication in education. This work synthesizes the proceedings of a workshop that sought to answer the following question: how can Africa, and more specifically certain Sahel countries, achieve a level of literacy that is optimal for these countries' socio-economic development in the 21st century?