The United Nations has 6 international languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. This plethora of languages can be a source of conflict, like in Catalonia, Crimea..., or even a power issue at a time when soft power is so important; particularly in the competition between English, French and Chinese on the African continent.

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