The African Mother Tongue and Mathematical Ideas: A Diopian Pluridisciplinary Approach - Paperbackby Abdul Karim Bangura (Author), Toyin Falola (Foreword by) This book by renowned scholar Dr Abdul Karim Bangura combines linguistics and mathematics to show how and why African centred mathematical ideas can be a driving force in Africa's development efforts. Bangura explores the concept that Africa has been the centre of the History of Mathematics for thousands of years, as the civilizations that emerged across the continent developed contributions