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The restored Swahili Cultural Library was inaugurated at the Fort Jesus World Heritage Site in Mombasa County, Kenya, with financial support from the Azerbaijan International Development Assistance Agency. The event also featured the presentation of the first issue of IRS-Urithi, a Swahili-language edition of the IRS international journal.
Mombasa County Governor Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir received an Azerbaijani delegation comprising Musa Marjanli, Editor-in-Chief of the international IRS magazine and Director of the Centre for Cultural Heritage Studies at Baku State University, and Sultan Hajiyev, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Kenya.
The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the current state of Azerbaijani-Kenyan cooperation in culture and education, cultural heritage preservation, and the expansion of international academic and cultural ties.
In his remarks, Musa Marjanli highlighted the importance of educational partnerships between the two countries. He noted that the enrolment of two students from Mombasa at Azerbaijani higher education institutions this year under the Heydar Aliyev International Education Grant Programme represents a significant contribution to strengthening bilateral educational relations.
Governor Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir expressed his gratitude to Azerbaijan for supporting the modernisation of the Swahili Cultural Library at the Fort Jesus World Heritage Site. He also praised the publication of the first Swahili-language issue of IRS.
The visit marks an important step in promoting BSU’s academic and cultural activities internationally, supporting cultural heritage preservation, and strengthening the university’s role in global educational and cultural initiatives.
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