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Participants celebrate cultural unity through dance at the 3rd EAC World Kiswahili Language Day.

"Kiswahili Kitukuzwe!" Regional leaders push for amendment of the EAC Treaty to fast-track the use of Kiswahili as an EAC official language

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 8th July, 2024: Regional leaders and stakeholders have renewed the call to the East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers to fast-track the process of amending the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community (EAC) to enable the utilisation of Kiswahili as an official language of the bloc.

As hundreds of people gathered on Sunday to celebrate the 3rd EAC World Kiswahili Language Day in Mombasa, Kenya, regional leaders and Kiswahili experts also called upon all EAC Partner States to pass laws and policies that will promote the use of Kiswahili. They emphasised the role of the language in fostering unity and solidarity across the region.

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Group photo of the EAC Ministers in charge of Foreign Affairs and East African together with EAC Secretary General at the three-day retreat in Zanzibar.

EAC Ministerial Retreat on Peace and Security, Partner States Relations and Integration process kicks-off in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 7th July, 2024: The East African Community (EAC) Ministerial Retreat on Peace and Security, Partner States Relations and Integration Process organised by the EAC Secretariat in partnership with the United Republic of Tanzania kicked off on Saturday in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania.

The main objective of the EAC Ministerial Retreat that brings together Partner States’ Ministers of Foreign and EAC Affairs is to discuss critical issues affecting the EAC region.

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(L-R) The Judge President of the East African Court of Justice, Justice Nestor Kayobera; Kenya’s Gender, Culture, the Arts, and Heritage Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Aisha Jumwa; the Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly, Rt. Hon. Joseph Ntakirutimana; and the East African Kiswahili Commission Executive Secretary, Dr. Caroline Asiimwe during 2nd East African Kiswahili Commission International Conference in Mombasa, Kenya.

East African Community citizens urged to support the development of the Kiswahili language to foster regional unity

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 6th July, 2024:  East African Community (EAC) citizens have been called upon to proactively develop and embrace Kiswahili, in a move aimed at promoting and celebrating the language's rich cultural heritage and fostering its unifying impact across the region.

Delivering the keynote address during the official opening session of the 2nd East African Kiswahili Commission (EAKC) International Conference in Mombasa, Kenya, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary in charge of Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage, Hon. Aisha Jumwa, urged East Africans to be proactive in developing Kiswahili and other African languages to enhance their global competitiveness.

“Kiswahili is spoken by over 200 million people worldwide. This demonstrates that our efforts to promote the language are yielding results and we should continue to advance these efforts,” she stated.

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