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.

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 ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min In July 2024, the restaurant's ...

Ugandan presidential candidate Mubarak Munyagwa has raised eyebrows with a campaign promise to scrap Swahili as a national language and make French official alongside English. Munyagwa, the leader of ...

The media fraternity is mourning the death of pioneer broadcast journalist Charles Omuga Kabisae who died on Monday after a long illness at the age of 65 years. Kabisae, remembered for his ...

Can you chip in? This year we’ve reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 trillion web pages preserved on the Wayback Machine. This makes us the largest public repository of internet history ever ...

To serve God’s people in these regions and beyond, we have launched sw.Ligonier.org, Ligonier’s dedicated-language website in Swahili. This platform provides an online library of trusted Christian ...

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 ...

The Swahili word “heri” has multiple meanings depending on the context. It is derived from Arabic خير (khayr), which means “good,” “blessing,” or “well-being.”Meanings of “Heri” in Swahili: 1.Goodness ...