Facebook to include more African languages

Among the African languages already on the Facebook website is Hausa, a language that is widely spoken in West Africa. Zuckerberg was quoted by Nigerian media saying that he was proud to have the Hausa language on his website.

More than 125 million people in Sub Saharan Africa use the internet. Some consider Facebook a news source, especially those aged between15-25.

According to Internet World Stats, Nigeria tops the leagues table of Facebook users in sub- Saharan Africa with more than 15 million users followed by South Africa and Kenya with thirteen and five million users respectively. Many Nigerians were excited about Mark Zuckerberg's visit to the country. Facebook and Twitter users posted pictures of Zuckerberg with young tech-savvy fans.

While in Kenya, Mark Zuckerberg discussed internet access with government officials. Kenya's Minister for Information, Communication and Technology Joseph Musheru, told DW that communication is key.

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