There are approximately 150 languages in Tanzania. However, because the country's language policies prioritize Swahili, community languages have suffered — particularly in the area of primary ...

AS Tanzania marks 64 years of Independence, Kiswahili is emerging not just as a national treasure but a sweeping force reshaping diplomatic and cultural ties across Africa and beyond.

VISITING Chinese Vice-President Li Yuanchao (centre), Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda (second left) and Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania, Dk Lu Youqing join delegates to lay the foundation stone of the ...

Legon Journal of the Humanities, Vol. 22 (2011), pp. 27-69 (43 pages) The paper examines the pros and cons of the checkered nature of language use in the Tanzanian Parliament. It focuses on language ...

During an event Tuesday, President of the United Republic of Tanzania John Magufuli appealed to the country’s judiciary to make court judgments more accessible to the people of Tanzania by publishing ...

Many African countries had indigenous languages before colonisation imposed the languages of the colonial powers, typically English, French, or Portuguese. Tanzania’s colonial language was English ...