UN picks world day to celebrate Swahili language
The United Nations has declared 7 July each year as the world’s official day to celebrate the 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 UN and have its own day of celebration, according to Unesco.
Swahili is also the only African language to have been officially recognised by the African Union.
Swahili, is widely spoken across East Africa, and in parts of central and southern African countries.
OUR CATEGORIES
Recent Posts
Tags
Abdel Moneim Aboul Foutouh Africa AfricaDay Africa Famine Al-Qaeda Angola Benin Bombing Burkina Faso Chad conflict Corruption Culture DR Congo Egypt Election Eritrea Ethiopia Flood France genocide Ghana Hassan Sheikh Mohamud justice Kenya Liberia Mali Mali Attack Miners monkeypox Mozambique news Nigeria Peace Protest religion Rwanda Senegal Somalia Sudan Tigray United Nations USA War WHO