<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliTo help stimulate the economy, the islands were finally relieved of the long-standing and controversial requirement that, as colonial appendages of France, they could trade only with the French and usually only in French ships.  <response>: Ili kuchochea uchumi, visiwa hivyo viliondolewa hatimaye kutoka kwa sharti la muda mrefu na lenye utata kwamba, kama viungo vya kikoloni vya Ufaransa, vingeweza kufanya biashara tu na Wafaransa na kwa kawaida tu katika meli za Ufaransa. 