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Somalia and Djibouti pledge to promote Somali language

MOGADISHU (Xinhua) — Somalia and Djibouti have signed a bilateral agreement to promote the use of Somali language in both countries.

Speaking in Mogadishu on Wednesday after the conclusion of a five-day conference on the Somali language and its role in unifying the Horn of Africa countries as part of the International Mother Tongue Day which was observed on Saturday, ministers from the two countries called for the protection and promotion of the Somali language.

“We encourage young people to use the Somali language, particularly in official communication in government offices and not to use foreign languages such as English. Through this we will be able to nurture the Somali language as both official and national language,” said Mohamed Abdi Hayir, Somali Information Minister.

On his part, Minister of Culture and Islamic Affairs of Djibouti Aden Hassan Aden said the governments of the two countries will cooperate in building a regional academy for study and research of Somali language.

“Our governments are committed to ensuring the Somali language is protected and promoted into the future and will serve as a binding factor between our countries. We will commit finances towards the establishment of the regional academy which will bring together Somali scholars from different parts of the globe,” said Aden.

Somali language is spoken in four countries in East and Horn of Africa, namely Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya, but is the national and official language in Somalia and Djibouti.

Source: Xinhua

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