Another geopolitical challenge
Another geopolitical challenge in the Sahel, resulting from ethnic varieties, is the fact that neither the identity of the whole nor the identity of each state can be symbolized by a common language or a common alphabet. Certainly, these countries have French and Arabic, as the case may be, as official languages, but these do not in any way reflect a national linguistic practice. (64) For example, Arabic is the official language, but several national languages must be added, such as Pular, Soninke, or Wolof. (65) In Mali, given the existence of several vernacular languages สล็อต