Mandarin: Chinese language to become a compulsory subject in Ugandan schools

The ministry of education is planning to introduce the Mandarin language as a compulsory subject to Uganda's secondary school curriculum.

About 35 schools have been selected countrywide to teach the Chinese language starting from next year.

Daily Monitor reports that 35 teachers have completed their course in Mandarin language and will be posted to different schools in five regions.

The Chinese language will be compulsory for two years of secondary school level but optional in the third year of high school.

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The program will be supported by the Chinese government which has already supplied textbooks.

Ugandan schools already teach vast languages including German, Latin, French, English and Arabic.

Makerere University, Uganda's oldest institution, is expected to introduce a bachelor's degree in Chinese language and culture in the next academic year.

China is increasingly becoming a large cultural footprint in Africa as they continue to become the continents most important partner.