There are approximately 150 languages in Tanzania. However, because the country's language policies prioritize Swahili, community languages have suffered — particularly in the area of primary ...

THE development milestones achieved in Tanzania within 60 years of Independence is attributed to the growth of Kiswahili language, as a key unifying factor among its citizens. Use of a single unifying ...

THE Embassy of Tanzania in France, in partnership with the Association of the Tanzanian Diaspora Living in France, has introduced a programme to teach Kiswahili as a way of promoting the language ...

In the 1940s, a student from Kenya named James Gekonyo applied to the Chemistry Department of Makerere University in Uganda. When his admissions interviewers asked him to explain the difference ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - For young Eglon Matto, Chinese language holds the key to his professional career in future. "Practically, Chinese language holds the key to doing business," said Matto, 22, a ...

Zhang Xiaozhen, the Chinese director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam, speaks at an awarding ceremony of the first local Chinese language teachers' teaching skills ...