While there are an estimated 7,000 languages and dialects in the world—of which African languages account for one-third—only 10 dominate the internet ecosystem. Less than 2% of Africa’s estimated 2000 ...

That the East African literary landscape has witnessed unending debates on the choice of language used in creative writing and other forms of artistic expression cannot be gainsaid. Following the 1962 ...

One of the 10 most widely spoken languages in the world is Swahili, with over 200 million speakers, according to UNESCO. Moreover, as Swahili to English translator Richard Prins writes, “the Swahili ...

This is the sixth article in the seven-part series Living In Translation about language and identity. They are guest edited by Nanjala Nyabola and will be published across this week. See all the ...

Cornell’s Institute for African Development will host a literary panel on Friday Dec. 2, in its first formal collaboration with the Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature. During this ...