Tanzania: Can Language Unite a Nation?
What has Swahili contributed to the success and stability of Tanzania?
The Real Story · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
We travel to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania - a country that many believe can teach a lesson to others seeking unity and stability, because right from the start the first post-independence leader Julius Nyerere insisted that everyone should learn Swahili. Well over a 100 other languages are still spoken in Tanzania but many people believe that Nyerere – partly because of his language policy - was a successful nation builder. Join Owen Bennett Jones and his guests as they discuss language and politics in Tanzania.
(Photo: School children sitting in a classroom. Credit: Getty Images)