Somalia is to introduce Swahili, the lingua franca of East Africa, to its national curriculum, the president has announced. English is used as the language of instruction for most subjects nationwide ...

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.

To kick-start Hispanic Heritage Month, students at Brashear High School festooned the building’s south wing corridors with ...

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 ...

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