Colombian Vice-President Francia Marquez announced that Swahili will be taught to Afro-descendants or those who want to learn this “vernacular” language of East Africa. The decision was made after she returned from an official trip to Africa, which took her to South Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia. She announced that Colombian …
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Some Russian secondary schools have started teaching African languages, a way to strengthen the country’s relationship with Africa, Professor Alexeï Maslov announced at the 2nd Russia-Africa Parliamentary Conference. It is above all about Swahili and Amharic, which are languages originating in East Africa, Alexeï Maslov, director of the Institute of …
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Ugandan presidency said in a statement that it validated the adoption of Swahili as one of the country’s official languages and recommended its teaching in primary and secondary schools. The Swahili language develops and becomes one of the official languages in Uganda. In a tweeted statement, the Ugandan cabinet said …
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Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia will start teaching the Swahili language after signing an agreement with a Tanzanian university, state media EBC reports, citing the university’s president. The language studies will be facilitated by the University of Dar es Salaam. The move comes days after the African Union adopted Swahili …
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The United Nations has declared that July 7 of each year will henceforth be dedicated to the celebration of Swahili language. The announcement was made on Tuesday at the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) headquarters in France. It is the first African language to be recognised by the …
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The government in the Democratic Republic of Congo said it intends to make sign language, the fifth official language, adding to Swahili, Lingala, Kituba and Tshiluba. It will be formally taught in schools to help people who rely on sign language to access government services more easily. “It’s a community …
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President Paul Kagame has requested his Tanzanian counterpart to deploy Swahili teachers to help strengthen Rwanda’s efforts in teaching the language. In a state banquet on Monday night marking the end of President Samia Suluhu’s two-day visit, Paul Kagame said that Rwanda had already introduced Swahili lessons in schools. In …
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