Not only is Africa the second most populous continent in the world with over one billion people, but it is also home to the highest linguistic diversity in the world, with over 1500 different languages.

Check here to know if your Language is among the Top 10
http://africambs.com/2017/02/22/top-10-african-most-spoken-languages/

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Below are top 10 African languages to know when doing business on the continent or enjoying tourist destinations and experiencing diverse cultures on the continent:
1)SWAHILI
2)AMHARIC
3)YORUBA
4)OROMO
5)HAUSA
6)IGBO
7)ZULU
SHONA
9)PORTUGUESE
10)FRENCH

Other widely spoken languages of Africa include Berber, which is a popular dialect in North Africa, specifically in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Mali and Egypt, with approximately 20 million speakers; Somali, which is a Cushitic language spoken in Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya by approximately 20 million speakers; Fulani, which is widely spoken in western and Central Africa by approximately 18 million speakers; Rundi from Burundi which is spoken by over 10 million people; Kinyarwanda in Rwanda which is spoken by over 10 million speakers and Tigrinya, which has over 6 million speakers in Central Eritrea and Sudan. Chichewa is popular in Malawi with over 6 million speakers, and Spanish is also spoken in Equatorial Guinea

notice that Fulani and Ijaw are not on the top ten list?

how did you come up with the stats?