Description
The article "African Languages, Development and the State EIDOS" argues that multilingualism is not a hindrance to communication for Africans, contrary to what Europeans may believe. It also highlights the issue of policy statements not aligning with practical outcomes, which is a major obstacle for future development.
Shows that multilingualism does not pose for Africans the problems of communication that Europeans imagine and that the mismatch between policy statements and their pragmatic outcomes is a far more serious problem for future development.