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In 1953 UNESCO, that's the UN's Educational, Scientific and Cultural body, underscored the importance of educating children in their mother-tongue. Yet almost 70 years since that statement, most African countries continue to use former colonial languages. Globally there are an estimated 6,000 different languages. Africa boasts 2,000 of them and fears are growing that of the global total, half will be lost forever.

So, how do you stop that slow slide into oblivion ? Justice Simango is a Political Strategist based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and he a runs campaign promoting language and culture.

(Picture: students in an exam in South Africa. Credit: 91热爆)