Will Somalis hack the EAC lingua franca, Kiswahili?
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan (left) shakes hands with her Somalian counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during the EAC summit in Arusha, Tanzania on November 24, 2023. PHOTO | POOL
Somalia may have joined the East African Community (EAC) last week, and Somalis are facing a dilemma on where that leaves their national language: Somali.
A minister’s decision to address the press in Kiswahili was criticised in some quarters, with critics accusing him of violating the law.
