Established in 1984 by a team of seasoned and professionally trained conference interpreters, translators, editors and publicists The Polyglot is one of the best-known conference, interpretation, editorial and publicity outfits in Africa.

The Polyglot has branches in the republic of Benin (Cotonou), Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja), Togo (Lomé) and Côte d’Ivoire (Abidjan).

The Polyglot interpreters and translators, editors and publicist have had professional and academic training in some of the most prestigious universities in the world. They include the universities in Paris –Sorbonne, Geneva, London and Montreal.

The Polyglot services conferences in the following languages: English, French; German; Spanish; Portuguese; Arabic; Chinese; Russian; and other indigenous West African languages like Yoruba (Nigeria), Mina (Togo), Twi (Ghana), Fon (Benin). It also translates documents from and into these languages. It also edits documents and does publicity in the same languages.

The Polyglot is the accredited interpreter and translator of NEPAD. The company has been servicing NEPAD Heads of state and government implementation committee meetings as well as all the technical meetings of NEPAD’s steering committee. It has also been translating NEPAD documents and offering publicity services as well.

The Polyglot has serviced over 600 international conferences since its inception. The director of the polyglot, Dr. Niyi Alibi, is a veteran interpreter, translator and communications consultant of over 25 years experience. He was the official interpreter for President J.A. Kufuor, a former president of the republic of Ghana. At the end of UNICEF’s Regional Conference in Tamale in November 2001, The Polyglot was given an award for what UNICEF described as “highly efficient and professional performance”