On Platinumz earliest records, such as 2018’s A Boy From Tandale, he made much heavier music, what he calls “heartbroken ...

Since 1990, "Saba Saba," meaning "Seven Seven" in Swahili, has become a call to action for Kenya's pro-democracy ...

The rise of external AI giants underscores the urgency of developing homegrown language models that reflect Africa’s ...

Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are ...

A 13-year-old in Kenya investigates his father’s murder and uncovers a deeper climate crisis.

Hidden within a lush coastal forest, the Gedi ruins offer a captivating glimpse into a once-prosperous Swahili city that flourished between the 13th and 17th centuries. The site’s remarkably preserved ...

D.C. restaurant Swahili Village must pay $526,000 in wage theft case The Kenyan fine-dining restaurant allegedly failed to pay overtime, distribute tips or provide sick leave for several years.

Meanwhile, local oral tradition told yet another tale. According to the people of the Swahili Coast themselves, their culture originated with Persian princes, who, around the turn of the second ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian authorities said on Monday that they have submitted an application to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to broadcast in Swahili the Africa ...

Already spoken by more than 200 million people around the world, Swahili now appears set to penetrate the Russian society — starting in schools.