Swahili Version Of Facebook Released

By News One June 16, 2009 12:06 pm

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From WebProNews.com:

Facebook’s reach in Africa may have been extended today.  A Swahili version of the social networking site was formally released, and there’s word that alternatives in both Hausa and Zulu are liable to appear in the near future, as well.

Swahili is spoken in at least seven countries, including Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda.  A BBC report notes that, following Afrikaans, it’s the second African language in which a version of Facebook’s been released.

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  • 6-16-2009 4:53 pm

    Hell yeah, tell them bastards to keep that stupid spam to themselves. Has a matter of fact…BLACKPLANET, WHEN THE HELL ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO CRACK DOWN ON THE NIGERIAN SPAM THAT FLOODS EVERYBODIES INBOX??? How about you report that instead of info about Facebook.

  • 6-16-2009 4:22 pm

    wats dat supposed to mean lam intriguing?

  • 6-16-2009 2:46 pm

    aww s**tt here comes the spam

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