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How the Swahili language took hold across Africa, and beyond

Culture

How did Swahili go from a small Bantu dialect spoken in Zanzibar to a major language all over the African continent?

Many Kenyans, like this man, do not speak English-- but they may speak several African languages.

To make a real difference in some of Africa’s poorest countries, we should train more translators

Development

Kenyan musician to perform at inaugural gala

Arts, Culture & Media

Crowdsourcing crisis information in Kenya

Business, Economics and Jobs

The Many Meanings of Chips Funga

Arts, Culture & Media

Celebrating 60 Years of Queen Elizabeth II

Conflict & Justice

As the Queen celebrates 60 years on the throne, The World’s Alex Gallafent looks back at the circumstances in which Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II.

The World

In Kenya, Ushahidi hopes to save lives by ‘crowdsourcing’ crisis info

Environment

What if people living in conflict zones could predict where violence was going to break out? Kenyan developers are about to launch a new version of the software that will help communities around the world map and predict violence.