DAR ES SALAAM, (Xinhua) — Tanzania will set up a Kiswahili poster on top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, as part of celebrations to mark the country’s independence day due on Dec. 9.
James Mdoe, the deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, handed over the poster to a team of mountain climbers in the capital Dodoma on Saturday.
“The ministry has been honored to teach Kiswahili within and outside the country. There is every reason to honor Kiswahili as we mark independence day,” said Mdoe.
Kiswahili is one of the widely used African languages, encompassing more than a dozen main dialects.
Mount Kilimanjaro, one of Tanzania’s leading tourist destinations, is about 5,895 meters above sea level. Roughly 50,000 trekkers from across the world attempt to reach the summit of the mountain annually. – Xinhua
