The ALCA African Language Services Industry Report 2026

The African language services industry is changing rapidly and for the first time, we now have a report focused specifically on what that change looks like across Africa. Join ALCA for the official launch of the African Language Services Industry Report 2026, featuring insights from the ALCA research team led by Oumi K A R Elkindiy-Ferguson, Christian Elongue and Ady Namaran Coulibaly. The report explores: • Industry growth trends across Africa • Opportunities and challenges facing African language companies • The impact of AI, automation and evolving client expectations • Business sustainability and profitability in the African language sector • The future of translation, interpreting and multilingual communication on the continent This is an important milestone for the African localisation and language services ecosystem and a valuable resource for language companies, freelancers, researchers, technology providers and organisations working across multilingual African markets.