The teachers still giggle at my pronunciation, but they are putting much more effort into learning, after seeing the effort I put into my Swahili. Pole-pole, slowly but surely.

New research has found that Swahili societies in Zanzibar landscaped baobab trees into their settlements 1,000 years ago, and ...

I'd arrived in Zanzibar at the onset of its sodden rainy season, and my first attempt to fulfil this decade-long dining desire was a washout, as unrelenting storms drove me back to the confines of ...

DCMA also teaches music to children with disabilities and to people in Zanzibar's rural areas. Most of the teachers and staff are from Zanzibar, though there are guest teachers who have hailed ...

They were volunteering as teachers in Zanzibar, i-to-i Travel says. Their attackers were two men on a motorcycle, police say. Zanzibar, Tanzania CNN — ...

Many residents of Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania, can’t swim. A special program at “Burkini Island” is teaching Muslim girls how to swim with the aim of saving lives.

STONE TOWN, Zanzibar (Reuters) – The “spice island” of Zanzibar would seem to have little in common with Somalia, torn by Islamist rebellion, and with Kenya, where a storm is brew… ...

The role of Zanzibar and Pemba within the Swahili spirit cult complex Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Object Details Author Giles, Linda L Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI Date ...

Three high schoolers in Zanzibar have won a prize for a film tackling a fierce debate in African classrooms: Should the teacher instruct in English or the mother tongue?

Thousands of visitors to the historic city of Stone Town, Zanzibar, have followed the sound of music to the Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA), a music school that promotes and preserves the islands’ ...

All schools on the island of Zanzibar are closed temporarily due to flooding after heavy rains. ... The schools were closed for the safety of the students and teachers. ... News in Swahili.

The "spice island" of Zanzibar would seem to have little in common with Somalia, torn by Islamist rebellion, and with Kenya, where a storm is brewing over demands for the touristic coastal strip ...