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 ...

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 ...

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Dotting East Africa’s Swahili coast, Zanzibar, Lamu and Mombasa are synonymous with pristine waters and white sandy beaches. But many tourists are unaware that these UNESCO World Heritage Sites were ...

UPDATE: In a written statement, Swahili Village owner Kevin Onyona said that he had voluntarily agreed to settle, and that the settlement was not an admission of wrongdoing. “We insist that our ...

Lack of African language AI tools deepens digital divide Nigerian government, African start-ups build local LLMs Data scarcity, copyright, privacy are challenges FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial ...