Tanzania

Five dead as Tanzania detects first-ever Marburg virus outbreak
Three of the eight confirmed cases are receiving treatment even as 161 contacts are being monitored, according to WHO.
Published On 22 Mar 2023
KLM ‘unrest’ travel warning for Kenya, Tanzania sparks anger
Kenyan and Tanzanian governments accuse the carrier of spreading ‘unfounded’ claims about purported ‘civil unrest’.
Published On 29 Jan 2023
Tanzania opposition leader Lissu returns from exile
His return follows President Hassan’s announcement this month of the end of a ban on political gatherings in Tanzania.
Published On 25 Jan 2023
First opposition rally in six years excites Tanzanian politicians
President Hassan’s decision to end a six-year ban on political gatherings has been lauded by the opposition.
Published On 22 Jan 2023

Former presidential candidate Lissu says he will return home on January 25 and ‘get back to work’.

Her predecessor John Magafuli banned political rallies by opposition groups in the country in 2016.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan redirected this year’s budget to building dormitories for children with special needs.

Wayne Lotter, who was murdered in Dar es Salaam in 2017, may have been killed because of his anti-poaching activities.

Tanzanian villagers accuse Canadian mining giant of being complicit in killings and torture at the North Mara gold mine.

The government should ‘build adequate capabilities’ for its search and rescue teams, a transport ministry report says.

The team of investigators includes technical advisers from Franco-Italian planemaker ATR, which made the crashed plane.

Rescuers attempt to recover the Precision Air passenger plane that crashed and left at least 19 people dead.

At least 26 rescued after the aircraft plunged into Lake Victoria while attempting to land during stormy weather.

Uganda and neighbouring Tanzania are seeking funding from China to develop an export pipeline before 2025.

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