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China Daily Debate rages over lingua franca The second New York Forum Africa concluded in Libreville, Gabon on Sunday. The forum saw people from around the world discuss the future of Africa but the lingua franca soon became a hot topic. | Give... (photo: Creative Commons / Cralize) AfricaDebateGabonPhotosWikipedia: Lingua franca
![Estao da Luz, home of the Museum of the Portuguese Language, in So Paulo, Brazil. Portuguese and Spanish are the fastest-growing European languages (with the exception of English, being the world lingua franca)[citation needed], and, according to estimates by UNESCO, the Portuguese language has the highest potential for growth as an international language in southern Africa and South America. The Portuguese-speaking African countries are expected to have a combined population of 83 million by 2050](http://cdn5.wn.com/vp/i/32/fd2dd070b7d1a8.jpg)
