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African Languages Conference 2023

AFLC 2023

The second edition of the African Languages Conference (#AFLC2023) was held to mark African Languages Week (January 24-30) and promote the use and learning of African Indigenous  languages. African Languages Conference 2023 was organized by Bolingo Consult, the Lingua-Cultura Experience and MasterWord. The event consisted of three (3) panel discussions that spanned over a period of three (3) days.

DAY ONE

2023 Panelists

DAY TWO

DAY THREE

Topic: Promoting Language Education Through Technology

Moderators: Avishta and Ady

Panelists:

  • Chido Dzinotyiwei (Co-founder Vambo Academy)
  • Mukundi Lambani (Founder of Ambani Africa https://www.ambaniafrica.com/ )

Topic: Translation, Localization and Interpreting in Africa

Moderators: Ady and Avishta

Panelists: 

  • Ady Namaran Coulibaly (Operations Manager, Bolingo Consult)
  • NGNAOUSSI ELONGUE Cédric Christian (CEO of Kabod Group, Translator, Expert in Cultural Policies)
  • Nery Mazariegos (Talent Acquisition Manager, MasterWord)
  • Augustin Mutemberezi (Language Professional)

Topic: Language as a Driver of Sustainable Development

Moderator: Winfred Omusula Omuholo, Language Researcher, Bolingo Consult 

Panelists: 

  • Chief Gloria Taylor Williams (Founder, ILA Foundation LBG )
  • Dr. Magdaline Wafula (Head of Department, Kiswahili and Other African Languages at Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya)
  • Sylvain Agbolo (African Languages Activist and Translator)
  • Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon

Let’s Amplify the Continent’s Voices

AFLC 2022

The 2022 African Languages Conference was the first edition of the annual conference. It included 17 sessions which were delivered in over a dozen African Indigenous languages by 26 speakers from 13 different nations. The sessions took place in two communities on Clubhouse, the Lingua-Cultura Experience and Africa Day. It was four days of connecting with language professionals, advocates and enthusiasts, and sharing and learning about African languages. The event gathered over 750 attendees.

DAY ONE

2022 Panelists

DAY TWO

DAY THREE

1st Session: Opening Ceremony

  • Avishta Seeras
  • Ady Namaran Coulibaly & panelists

 

2nd Session: Keynote Speaker

  • Mr Charles Tiayon from Metaglossia

 

3rd Session: How do global citizens maintain their primary language(s)?

  • Avishta Seeras
  • Filip Noubel

 

4th Session: Language professionals Working with African languages

  • Ady Namaran Coulibaly
  • Blessing Uzuegbu

1st Session: Language Education in Africa

  • Omar Nwabundu

 

2nd Session: Language Erasure in South Africa

  • Toroga Denver
  • Jeffrey Oarasib

 

3rd Session: Advancements in language technology in Africa

  • Oluwatobi J. Oladipo

 

4th Session: Maintaining the beauty of Eʋegbe among the diasporans

  • Theorose Elikplim Dzineku
  • Aho Bridget

1st Session: Post-colonial Africa and Identity crisis

  • NAHIRI Nahiri Jean Charles

 

2nd Session: How parents abroad can cope with raising their kids with their mother tongue.

  • Kayode Oloko

 

3rd Session: Using Storytelling To Build African and Global Relationships

  • William and Aida Jackson

1st Session: Learning African Languages

  • Nahomie Bukasa
  • Tshimunamvita

 

2nd Session: Apprendre dans sa Langue Maternelle

  • Mireille Kasongo Munanga
  • Professeur Bienvenu Sene Mongaba

 

3rd Session: Indigenous Languages and the Advancement of Technology

  • William Obot
  • William Clinton Appoh
  • Ime Jacobs

 

4th Session: Traduction et développement des langues: cas du bàsàa  / Translation and Growth of Languages: Case Study – Bàsàa

  • Eve Yebga
  • Odette Maboma

 

5th Session: Preservation of African languages: Yoruba as case study

  • Olalekan Fabilola