News News:BBC To Launch Pidgin Service for West Africa.

The BBC has announced it will be launching a digital service in Pidgin and Yoruba in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous state. “Pidgin is a popular language among young people in Nigeria and across West Africa,” said Liliane Landor, controller of languages at the World Service.

 The BBC will also launch a TV service in Somali, and radio and digital services for Ethiopia and Eritrea, said BBC Africa editor Solomon Mugera. Details of which languages the BBC will broadcast in to Ethiopia and Eritrea will be announced later.

 The announcement comes after the UK government agreed to invest around $128m (£85m) a year in enhancing BBC services around the world.