8 July 2026East African States Rally Behind Kiswahili as Region Confronts Language's Place in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Ministers, diplomats and language authorities closed the fifth World Kiswahili Language Day in Bujumbura with a coordinated push to entrench Kiswahili as a working instrument of regional integration, from a new AI certification standard to a renewed campaign for recognition at the United Nations, with Somalia warning that African languages absent from digital systems risk being left behind.
EAC21 June 2026Burundi to Host World Swahili Language Day and KAKAMA Conference, Somalia Among Participating States
Third international conference of the East African Kiswahili Commission to focus on Kiswahili, multilingualism and artificial intelligence.
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