Somalia is to introduce Swahili, the lingua franca of East Africa, to its national curriculum, the president has announced.

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Officials in prison systems across the United States have banned certain books as a way to prevent the flow of material that they say might incite violence. In Michigan, the ban has extended to ...

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

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