Sikudhani Mohamedi Jalala earns her living repairing shoes in her home here, a cinder-block shack in the sprawling, unpaved outskirts of Tanzania’s capital. In her spare time she writes poetry. One ...

Discover which Swahili words we use in English and other facts about the language. Also available in Swahili with audio. 20 useful audio phrases, including 'Hello' and 'How are you?', to download or ...

The written word lies at the heart of the Swahili culture. And the poem – locally known as mashahiri – is the paramount aesthetic expression in which celebrated local savants excel. The written word ...