Shrinking Planet Headline of the Day: ‘Facebook Swahili Version Launched’

Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 06.15.09 | 2:15 PM ET

Facebook is now available in roughly 50 languages, and Swahili was the second African language to get its own version of the social networking site, the BBC reports.

Tags: Languages, Travel and Technology, Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, News and Briefs, Shrinking Planet

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