Tanzania: Kiswahili Status Delights Samia

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Tanzania: Kiswahili Status Delights Samia

[Daily News] President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said Tanzania is well prepared to commemorate the World Kiswahili Language Day to be marked on July 7th.

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