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Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Report that President Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced Senegal to adopt Arabic as their lingua franca is FAKE NEWS.
The Senegalese government announced it is abandoning French as an official language and is replacing it with Arabic.
The Senegalese government’s decision came after a Cabinet meeting held on Sunday and is considered a sign of the political transformation that Senegal is witnessing, after the young oppositionist, Bassirou Faye, won the presidential elections a few weeks ago.
The president-elect said in a televised speech on 26 March 26: “I would like to say to the international community and to our bilateral and multilateral partners that Senegal will always honour its commitments. It will remain a friendly country and a secure and reliable ally for any partner that engages with us in virtuous, respectful and mutually productive cooperation.”
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