Ouidah has some of the most bustling markets filled with local crafts and textiles. You can explore stalls offering handmade ...

Traditional Swahili interiors were invariably made with classic coral and stone walls that were covered in intricate hand-carved designs called vidaka in Kiswahili, niches in English. A few ...

The traditional Swahili society is strongly matriarchal. Because mothers were largely African, medieval children retained their language and culture, while certain outside influences like ...

Lamu Old Town is the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa, retaining its traditional functions. Built in coral stone and mangrove timber, the town is characterized by the ...

"Something wasn't quite right." Sponsor Message Kusimba grew up in western Kenya and is not Swahili, but he became fascinated by the thousand-year-old culture of the Swahili people, who live along ...

Today, millions of east Africans living on the coast identify as Swahili although this identity is often secondary to other local identity markers. The site of tombs along the Swahili Coast in ...

A University of South Florida anthropologist has uncovered the first ancient DNA from the Swahili Civilization, which included prosperous trading states along the coast of East Africa dating back ...