Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

One of the 10 most widely spoken languages in the world is Swahili, with over 200 million speakers, according to UNESCO. Moreover, as Swahili to English translator Richard Prins writes, “the Swahili ...

My generation was not taught Kiswahili, it was not an examinable subject. But circumstances forced us to learn it. We had to communicate with all socio- economic classes. That is the purpose of a ...

Medadi Ssentanda is affiliated with Makerere University and Stellenbosch University. Judith Nakayiza does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — A new list from Stacker found that residents in the Greater Syracuse area speak a variety of languages in their homes. More than 91% of people in the Syracuse-Auburn area speak only ...

Swahili is set to become the official language for the East African Community (EAC) and the Uganda government has since ordered that all citizens must learn the language. The EAC is made up of five ...

A summit of African leaders was thrown into confusion when Mozambique's president addressed the meeting in an African language - Swahili. Officials scrambled around looking for interpreters and ...

Tanzania is set to make a historic shift away from English and replace it with Swahili as the language of instruction in the country’s schools. The new education system launched by President Jakaya ...