DAR ES SALAAM, July 7 -- BACK home in Dar es Salaam, the sun played its part with a warm and breezy weekend, while in Stockholm (in this late spring) tulips were still showing off and Swedes debated if the sun was ever going to return, something extraordinary happened.

On July 5, 2025, the Embassy of Tanzania in Sweden, teaming up with Tanzanian community associations, threw a festival-sized celebration to honour World Kiswahili Language Day.

It was not just any celebration, it was a vibrant showcase of culture, unity and the sheer joy of language.

If you are thinking, “Wait, World Kiswahili Language Day is not until July 7,” you would be right.

The day has been officially marked each year since 2022, thanks to a United Na...