Tanzania, July 22 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's Ambassador to Oman, Maulidah Hassan, has called for Kiswahili to be used as a tool for promoting trade, investment and economic cooperation between Oman and East African countries.

She said the language carries greater development opportunities than previously recognised, noting that Oman holds a unique place in the history of Kiswahili as the country with the largest number of Kiswahili speakers outside Africa.

Ambassador Maulidah made the remarks in Muscat during Kiswahili celebrations organised by the Tanzanian Embassy in Oman, bringing together diplomats, academics and cultural stakeholders.

The event was held five years after the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Org...