document-fr | Zimbabwe Report on the National Languages Conference held on 14-16 June 2022

The Government of Zimbabwe, in line with the objectives of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (IDIL 2022-2032) organised an all inclusive stakeholders National Languages Conference at the Elephant Hills Hotel, Victoria Falls on 14-16 June 2022. The aim of the Conference was to generate national consensus on a roadmap for the International Decade of Indigenous Languages and align the linguistic resources of the nation to Vision 2030 guided by the National Development Strategy 1 (2020-2025). The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, His Excellency Dr E. D. Mnangagwa was the Guest of Honour at the historic national event. The conference/indaba marked a deepened commitment by the Government to promote the use and development of indigenous languages.