Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia, to introduce Yoruba and other languages in order to curb international isolation.
According to nairametrics.com, the other languages are Swahili and Amharic, which will begin this year in a few Moscow schools as an effort to strengthen links with African continent.
Alexei Maslow, the Director of the Institute of Asian and African Studies at the university, he said the languages will be taught in four schools as from September this year.
The Russian news source Sputnik stated last week that the African languages will be taught as a part of special program of the IAAS-MSU and is meant to assist deeper relationship with Africa.
Swahili, one of the most widely used languages in Africa, spoken largely by East African nations of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is spoken by more than 200 million people.
On the other hand, Yoruba is primarily spoken in Nigeria, Benin and Togo in West Africa by over 50 million people.
Over 50 million people speak Amharic in the nations of Ethiopia and Eritrea.
It is reported that over 100,000 African students have shown interest in studying there and about 30,000 have been enrolled already.
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, said that about 5,000 of the 27,000 African students studying in the country are being supported by his government through scholarships.
