Malawi has been named as sixth best English Speaking African Country Africa in a study conducted by World Linguistic Agency.
The study names Uganda as the best with Malawi’s neighbours Zambia as second.
According to reports, the study revelations have risen amid video from a Miss Rwanda contestant that was shown struggling with English in a country that made a move from Francophone to Anglophone.
The study also sees Nigerians being credited for taking the spot for constructing good sentences that are grammatically flawless.
English and Chichewa are the country’s two official languages.
English was introduced into Malawi towards the end of the 19th century, due to the influence of British explorers, missionaries, the arrival of the African Lakes Corporation and colonial administrators present since the establishment in the 1890s of the British Central Africa Protectorate.
The seventy years of British Colonial rule that followed the Scramble for Africa, set the groundwork for English to grow into the area’s dominant and most socially prestigious language.
Among other things official government records are written in English, the parliament conducts its deliberations in English, the laws of Malawi are written in English, progression into secondary and higher education requires certification of competence in English, nearly all Malawian newspapers are published in English (though some include small Chichewa supplements),
The full list is as follows
2. Zambia
3. South Africa
4. Kenya
5. Zimbabwe
6. Malawi
7. Ghana
8. Botswana
9. Sudan
Live Chimuka
I don’t agree with you.these are fake results ..where do you get this….where you put Zimbabwe is not correct because we are above south Africa. Zimbabwe cant be number 5…..revise your data plz
con
@Jaala koo how dare you insult Africans in general that their mind is black you inconsiderate puppet… it is clear your mind always think about colours because black seems to be the topic of your long unnecessary comment. btw is your IQ higher than wild life’s? may be when it comes to writing shit. learn some respect!
Dumisani D Z Gausi
Which Professors are involved in all this?
Jaala koo
What a puppet, this stunted Africans still believe in colonization. Useless, dirty minded blacks have to know how to value own asset. I am from Ethiopia, we Ethiopians don’t care to any dirty, unless language. We rather value our own culture, language, custom and others. That is why we remain free, the only un-colonized country on this planet earth.
I would like to know what credit, value to be gained from knowing –this-dirty, white language. Go and learn history……know Chine, Japan and other the second and third largest economy on the globe but gave zero credit to a fucken English language.
You guys are dirty, rubbish, dull and insanity at its best. Africans mind is black like their color……most of Africans IQ is less than wild life……………..Dirttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Ghaid Said
I think those data you got on interviewing the Misses and not sample data from the cities or equivalent.
Ajisafe Oladeinde Dennis
It seems ur results re obtained from beauty pageant contestants?
Berhanu Berihun
ı think ghana is number 2
zimbabwe number 3.
Molefi Mhate
where was the study conducted from?
Ndery Edirisa
what are the positions of other African countries?
Benjamin Fosu
lol…total crap. how could you even publish this?
Sam Tedla
Yea bro and how about Nambia ?
Alhassan Abdulai Iddi
But where is Nigeria in listing? Is Nigeria not an African country again?
Kemi
I don’t understand for them oh
Thulani Kumalo
please revise your statistics because your analysis is misleading….
Taban Kamala
Proud Ugandan.
Annah Tawodzera Milos Matinanga
i think your statistics are done basing on the beauty contest were these women were busy memorizing what to speak to entice the judges in Uganda so please do not give us false info and misslid Africans Zimbabwe is the best when it comes to English and most educated nation in Africa…were the best is found talking of a Zimbo anywhere in the world they are wanted because of their education and English background so pliz stop that nonsense revise your false list PROUD TO BE ZIMBABWEAN
Ernest Mujongondi
Putting Uganda ahead of Zimbabwe I may tend to agree. They seem good and eloquent. But putting Zambia and South Africa ahead of Zimbabwe is utterly unbelievable. Clearly, this is distorted statistics, either deliberately of ignorantly!
Michael MJ Gwarisa
This is a lot a bull, Zim number 5, its a joke i presume, how can a nation that has 99% literacy rate be number 5
Lazarus Mawomo
Your rankings are ill-advised and malicious. The publisher of this artical is also unethical and must be fired for publishing blatant falsehoods!! Zimbabwe is tops of all. I am not Nigerian, but was surprised to see it missing from this comical list. Revise this list or withdraw it very quickly
Rugare Mukumba
whoever comes up
with these stats must be so dump!
Yusuf A. Hared
Where Kenya is it?
Tim Tim Ekaru
I cannot believe you guys are all moaning and growning on which is the best English speaking country. Who cares any way? English is just a means of communication. Let us pretend for a minute that Zim is the best English speaking country in Africa, what will you gain from that? I would be more proud if the analysis was in a traditional language like Swahili, but then again that alone will not solve the raging African problems we face. Cut the crap and let us debate on more realistic and developmental issues… concerned African!
Michael MJ Gwarisa
Here my list number 1 up to 9 best english speaking african nations. 1. Zimbabwe, 2, Nigeria, 3. Ghana, 4. Uganda, 5. South Africa, 7.Kenya, 8, Malawi, 9, Botswana
Kemi
High-five. that’s my list too…
Christopher Ndaba
I have travelled to ALL of these countries bar Sudan and I have to agree with this research. It is spot on. The people disagreeing cannot comment unless you have been to all of them.
Thaninga Shope
Is one supposed to be happy to be rated as a good English speaking country? I would be very happy to have a rating on how well we speak our African languages. That is what defines us, being African.
Nino Caratelli
but, are any of the African languages one of the most spoken languages in the world?
The answer is no. in my opinion it is better to teach people a language that is spoken all around the world. Therefore communication will be easier which leads to faster economic growth.
Chiko Nyamandi
south africa pamsoro pe zimbabwe here amana tiipeiwo ma serious
Mala Precious Botomani
Wait a minute! All of us are not from England.. Why should we argue over a foreign language, one which we learnt after they colonized us ? Whaaat! Cant you see the French president doesn’t feel ashamed to speak his french language even at an International conference. I admire him. Lets be proud of our African languages.
Yaw Adjei
this is preposterous how can Ghana be seventh in English speaking in Africa!!!!!!!
Würie Boy J
If you want to hear more more British accent visit Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana…. Very smooth and clean, even the lay man who doesn’t speak English can understand……
Liccle Chirombo
True our tongues are soft,even those whose never been in class can give u directions in english.sindidabwa azunguwa akamandifunsa kuti were u born here.ndimangoti no amvekele u sounds like u from London.amen
Mqakiso Ngwenya
Study my ass
Ceaphas Rock Zvenyika
If those results comes from voting then do the re run,if its a machine pliz take it bfor service,u cant tell me Zimbabwe number what?????????????????????????????????????
Caroel Tee
I really disagree with these results. Just change where Zimbabwe is placed, redo your survey please and give true results
Sotwa Mutangara
Utter nonsense
Moses Mphatso
Africans fighting over who speaks English the best… hahahaha.
Mai Panashe Chitembwe
Who in this world contacted this survey
Kenge James Gunya
I couldn’t agree more with this analysis. If not all, most of the people I interacted with from these countries 4-9 only spoke pidgin English blended in their traditional dialects. Nigeria, Ghana, Zim etc. are typical examples.
Gifty Mirton-Tamakloe
for better/worst English would continue to be our common language in Africa/world
Hector Malubeni
understand this accent no most educated.
A place were you find people speaking good accent without hearing an accent of a mother tongue
Nwankwo Victor
Gush! I would prefer a comprehensive list accompanied by a torough research based analysis. No sentiment please, i want to know every country’s current standing in both spoken and written English. Thanks
Zimula Miles
Have always haboured the same…..this is so simple guys..first divide africa in 4 regions NORTH WEST EAST SOUTH then you realise East takes it then still you break it further down to individual countries and you will realise UGANDA takng the first spot!!!!
ANDILE
why is this even news in Africa, so disgusting. Why should we take pride in colonial hangovers.
Lahai conteh
How authentic is this research?, and what methodology was used to collect the data
STAR Ndlovu
Please,editor ,respect us,this research is a true lie,you cnt use Europeans and Americans to discredit our abilities,,,,,,,,,
BVm
1. Zambia 2. Zimbabwe and then the rest…………South Africa speak slang and cannot be anywhere near number 10!
Charles Kamonde
Kenya’s English is the best!!Period…
EMMANUEL KWEZI
Wakati nyie mnaangaika na lugha zakigeni Tanzania ndo nchi pekee inayoongea kiswahili Sanifu na fasaha….. proudly africa, proudly Tanzania, proudly SWAHILI
musa Gambo
@jaala koo. Or what so ever you called your self i believe ethiopia is also an african country, thus make you people africans as well. So those this mean that your insult in clude your country and fellow african brothers ?. And Yes its well known that your country ethiopia is un colonised country in the world. but yet is the poorest country even in africA. So how dare you insult your African comrades on the grounds of speaking ENGLISH LANGUAGE. For We African’s value our LANGUAGE and cultures,how ever ENGLISH is an international LANGUAGE the serve as a mediatory language between so many tribes and communities not only in africa but arround the world. I’m sure there are many LANGUAGEs and ethnic groups in ethiopia, i wonder how you people are communicating with each other, perhaps this is the reason why it happens to be many cases of human right abuse from your country. because it seems there is a dominant language that maginalised the lesser tribes. Believe me jaala, though you have not been colonised by other foriegn country you are still under the colony and tirany of your very own people. You should therefore be careful of what comes out of your un controlable mouth. We nigerians are not tolerance of such stupidity and bull shit.
Musa Gambo from nigeria
VMM
Why are we even ranking ourselves for English speaking skills? How is this a “value” worth a forum for discussion? Mental freedom and sovereignty is yet to be won indeed ..is there any ranking in countries beyond africa in the world for speaking chichewa, shona, swahili, setswana or xhosa…?
mwana wevhu
Biased data you wouldnt put zimbabwe at number 5,get your facts right
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wilfred
we are still growing. How can people argue over a foreign language.lets be found sharing ideas on how we can develope our poor economies
Ous Banda
this is useless, what is English language? Is it the best language in the world?