The many colorful elements of Kwanzaa bring families and communities together in between two other winter holidays. Food, ...

Along 2,000 miles of the East African coast, the sophisticated trading centers of the medieval Swahili reveal their origins and influences Excavations at the medieval Swahili town of Songo Mnara in ...

It’s hard to imagine what the Africans of Zanzibar made of the Persians when they arrived in the 10th century, sailing in on dhow boats that looked like winged angels of the sea. They were merchants, ...

Somalia will begin preparations to boost teaching of the Swahili language in schools and universities, its president says. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud made the announcement on Tuesday at an East ...

English is the main language of instruction at senior schools in Somalia Somalia is to introduce Swahili, the lingua franca of East Africa, to its national curriculum, the president has announced.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — This Saturday, June 7th, is the 4 th annual Swahili Day in Lexington. Elisha Mutayongwa with the Marafiki Center visited LEX 18 News at Sunrise to talk about the event. The ...

My generation was not taught Kiswahili, it was not an examinable subject. But circumstances forced us to learn it. We had to communicate with all socio- economic classes. That is the purpose of a ...

The dancefloor's 100 most essential tracks. The term “dance music” may conjure visions of heaving clubs, packed festival tents and partying with abandon, and certainly these concepts are a substantial ...

Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has announced an ambitious plan to introduce Swahili and Mandarin as subjects in the province’s public schools. The plan, which was revealed during his speech at Unisa's ...

As the University of South Africa (Unisa) marks International Mother Language Day on Friday, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi announced plans to introduce Swahili and Mandarin as subjects in the ...