How many different languages are spoken across Africa?

Africa is a linguistically diverse continent, with over 1,000 different languages spoken. These languages belong to a number of different families, including Afro-Asiatic, Niger-Congo, Nilo-Saharan, and Khoisan. The most widely spoken languages in Africa include Arabic, Swahili, Hausa, Yoruba, Amharic, Oromo, Igbo, and Zulu.