The Death of Languages ​​in Africa: A Study in Geopolitics

Abstract

Languages ​​are one of the most prominent features of the national identity of societies, their cultural development, and their means of communication with other peoples. Some even consider language to be a source of economic, global, and regional dominance. Therefore, the death or extinction of languages ​​represents the end of those societies, morally or materially.
This will also lead to a change in the geolinguistic map on a global and regional scale, given the data and indicators of the era of globalization. This has prompted many societies, especially in the era of globalization and its economic, social, and informational transformations, to adopt various methods to confront the phenomenon of the death of their languages ​​in a way that ensures
It possesses social stability and an identity that defines its local, regional, and global orientations. Many researchers believe that language is the strongest moral bond between individuals and peoples; when individuals communicate in a single language, their thinking becomes more aligned, fostering a sense of empathy that leads to unity and the formation of a single nation. Language is the cornerstone of a people's culture, and culture itself is the foundation of that culture.
It is like the soul of individuals, and many even go so far as to say that peoples are not just a group of individuals living in one area, but a cultural group. This feeling, will, and thought cannot be formed except with the presence of one language as an effective means of communication in shaping this feeling and will.