Despite the availability of massive information on various fields of human endeavour, some peoples of the world still do not have access to informationon new trends that ensure sustainable development as a result of language barrier. In Africa, for example, where the majority of the peoples still speak and practice the numerous indigenous languages of the diverse linguistic communities, nothing could be more beneficial if the various initiatives for development in areas such as environment, health, technology, economic empowerment for poverty alleviationetc, are made available to the indigenes in their native languages. Translating into these languages would not only enhance the lives of the people, it would also create activity in those languages, thus ensuring their viability and eventual preservation from their obvious match to extinction. This article examines the possible ways in which translation could play a positive role in ensuring sustainable development in a world that is undergoing globalization.
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2022: 6.012
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