Dar es Salaam, March 15 -- DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA is taking all necessary steps including learning from the International Organisation of La Francophonie (IOF) to commercialise and boost Kiswahili language globally, Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry for Culture, Arts and Sports, Gerson Msigwa has said.

Mr Msigwa revealed this to reporters at Francophonie reception held in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday evening saying the ministry will soon stage similar events to promote the language that has approximately 500 million people globally.

The PS who represented the Minister for Culture, Arts and Sports, Dr Damas Ndumbaro at the event hosted at the Swiss Residence in Dar es Salaam, said as the IOF uses French to push its agendas globally...