A two-day translation marathon has resulted in a version of Mozilla’s Firefox browser Firefox in Luganda, Uganda’s most widely spoken language. The software will be made available by Makerere ...

Ugandan presidential candidate Mubarak Munyagwa has proposed banning Swahili, the country’s official language, in favour of French, saying French offers broader regional coverage.

As the world commemorates the annual United Nations (UN) Chinese Language Day on Wednesday, Ugandan youths are gearing up to learn Chinese. They see the language used in the second largest economy as ...

Kampala — As Parliament starts debating the White Paper, one other proposal, beyond the one on presidential term limits, is likely to excite much debate and emotion. It's the proposal on national ...

A student shows Kung Fu skills during the "Chinese Bridge" language proficiency competition in Kampala, Uganda, June 2, 2024. The Ugandan finals of "Chinese Bridge" language proficiency competition ...

You no longer hear so much Kirundi or Congolese Lingala or even Swahili spoken on the streets of the country's major towns. A decade and a half after the end of mass exile for many Rwandans, ...

Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, Zhang Lizhong (4th from left), with guests, school heads, and Chinese language teachers at the 2025 Chinese Language Competition held at Ndejje Secondary School.