Somalia is to introduce Swahili, the lingua franca of East Africa, to its national curriculum, the president has announced. English is used as the language of instruction for most subjects nationwide ...

Last summer, UO planned to cut all Swedish, Portuguese and Swahili classes following projections of a $25-30 million dollar ...

Ugandan presidential candidate Mubarak Munyagwa has proposed banning Swahili, the country’s official language, in favour of French, saying French offers broader regional coverage.

Mubarak Munyagwa vows to ban Swahili and promote French in Uganda, sparking heated debate on language, culture, and national identity.

“Somalia wears many different hats,” Mohamud said at the summit in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. He explained that Somalia ...

If you're planning a trip to East Africa, learning a few basic Swahili phrases before you go is important. Whether you're embarking on a once-in-a-lifetime safari or spending several months as a ...

With more than 200 million speakers, Swahili, which originated in East Africa, is one of the world's 10 most widely spoken languages and, as Priya Sippy writes, there is a renewed push for it to ...

Chapurukha Kusimba was a young boy in Kenya in the 1960s just as many African nations were attaining independence from western European countries. The power and success of African nationalists ...

The Swahili Fashion Week and Awards has officially announced that its 18th edition will take place from December 5 to 7, 2025 ...