The origins of East Africa’s Swahili culture can be traced to the shores of Zanzibar, where centuries of spice trade and ...

Objects that have never left Kenya before are now traveling America. “World on the Horizon: Swahili Arts Across the Indian Ocean” is an exhibition opening Sunday and on display until Feb. 10 at the ...

For thousands of years, the Indian Ocean winds have brought traders, warriors and religions to the Swahili Coast. From Arabia, Asia and Europe, all clambered ashore, each leaving another layer of ...

The Black Studies Department hosted the Swahili Language & Culture Program on Tuesday in MU Student Center. Upon arrival, the students were encouraged to put on Swahili clothes brought by the ...

Members of various communities from the Northern part of the country congregated in Nanyuki town to showcase their culture and traditions.In an event dubbed the Cushitic Cultural Day held in Nanyuki ...

July 7 has so much significance for Swahili and Swahili speakers. Besides the Saba Saba civil disobedience proposed by the opposition, the name itself is a Swahili phrase to mean the seventh day of ...

There are journeys that inspire. And then there are journeys that transform. Tanzania is one of the rare places on Earth where the soul stirs with every sunrise, where wild beauty and refined luxury ...

A sleepy African beach town offers calm to European expats and Arab locals. Sept. 23, 2008— -- Just south of the equator, tucked along Kenya's lush, tropical coast, a tiny island called Lamu has ...

The Swahili-speaking community in Lexington is growing, sharing and celebrating its culture with Central Kentucky. On Saturday, amid the pageantry of the city’s third-annual Swahili Day festival, ...

Watch the hilarious reactions as I speak Swahili in an African market! From laughter to surprises, see how the locals respond when they hear a foreigner using their language.