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Is African Languages Blogging Even Possible?

African Languages Blogging is so rare and therefore sites like Jamii Forum, a Tanzanian based site that engages with its visitors in the Swahili language has become popular because it is not an everyday thing. (more…)

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Why African Countries Undergo Name changes

So on Wednesday last week the last absolute monarch of Africa; king Mswati of Swaziland stated during a gathering in a stadium marking the nation’s 50th year of independence that he had changed the name of the country from Swaziland to eSwati meaning the land of the Swazis when translated from Swazi, joining other African Countries that have done so…

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Why the English Language Should Not Eclipse Uganda’s Local Languages

Has it ever occurred to you that the fact that we have different complexions and speak different languages is a testament to God’s love and appreciation of diversity? It is amazing that there are an estimated 6000 languages spoken around the world, but what’s alarming is that 40% of these languages face the threat of extinction unless everything is done…

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