Dotting East Africa’s Swahili coast, Zanzibar, Lamu and Mombasa are synonymous with pristine waters and white sandy beaches. But many tourists are unaware that these UNESCO World Heritage Sites ...

For over 1,000 years, African merchants gathered on the Swahili coast, known as Azania ... Learn more in Africa's Great Civilizations with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., premiering at 9/8c February ...

The Swahili Coast is the ultimate slow-travel destination ... iAfrica stands as one of South Africa's most enduring portals. In 2018, Africa.com acquired iAfrica, consolidating its position ...

When you land at the miniature airport in Lamu, a group of islands off the coast of Kenya ... the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The people of the east coast of Africa first came into touch with Arabian traders many centuries ago, which led to the development of the Swahilu language. Swahili was created as a linguistic ...

By Declan Walsh Reporting from Nairobi, Kenya Africa’s coup belt spans the continent: a line of six countries crossing 3,500 miles, from coast to coast, that has become the longest corridor of ...

eventually landing on the shores of East Africa. Each prince founded a town across this stretch of land known as the Swahili Coast. Today, people who identify as Swahili view this legend as an ...

An incredible map shows the most widely spoken ... The most popular language in Africa is Arabic, while English is second and Swahili comes third. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT As of ...

March 29 (Reuters) - A study of centuries-old DNA has deciphered the complex ancestry of coastal East Africa's Swahili ... the study showed. The Swahili coast region stretches roughly from the ...

Next, we head for Mombasa, Kenya's second city, aboard a dhow – a traditional sailing boat from the Swahili coast. It was here, in East Africa's largest port, that enslaved people transported by ...