For decades, French played a dominant role in Mali’s official affairs, permeating governmental institutions, education, and public administration. However, on 22nd July, Colonel Assimi Goïta, the leader of the military, Junta, enacted a new law that replaces French with 13 national languages as the official means of communication; Bambara, Bobo, Bozo, Dogon, Fula, Hassaniya, Kassonke, Maninke, Minyanka, Senufo, Songhay languages,…
