Did You Know?
Publish date: 12 October 2026
Issue Number: 1198
Diary: IBA Legalbrief Africa
Category: general
With anywhere between 1 000 and 2 000 languages, Africa is home to approximately one-third of the world's languages. In total, there are at least 75 languages in Africa which have more than 1m speakers. The most widely spoken languages of Africa are Swahili (200m), Yoruba (45m), Igbo (30m), and Fula (35m), all of which belong to the Niger-Congo family.
