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Tanzania activists urge government to begin COVID-19 vaccinations
Workers prepare face shields from recycled plastics at the Zaidi Recyclers workshop as a measure to stop the spread of coronavirus...
Jun 1, 2021
UN says Tanzania refusing asylum to Mozambicans fleeing war
Temporary houses in the Napala Agrarian Center of Metuge District, Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, on Feb. 24. (Alfredo...
May 19, 2021
Covid-19: Counting the cost of denial in Tanzania
For much of the pandemic, Tanzania’s government has denied the seriousness of the pandemic. Its doctors are facing the consequences,...
Apr 28, 2021
UN deplores torture of Burundian refugees in Tanzania
A mother and her baby at Nyabitara Transit site were among other Burundian refugees in Tanzania repatriated voluntarily by UNHCR in...
Apr 26, 2021
The roots of repression and the prospects for democracy in Tanzania
Supporters of ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM - Party of the Revolution) drive with the party’s flag on their heads on a...
Apr 21, 2021
‘We cannot drink oil’: campaigners condemn east African pipeline project
Activists say the ‘heart of Africa’ line shipping crude from Uganda to Tanzania is unnecessary and poses a huge environmental risk...
Apr 20, 2021
Burundi refugees in Tanzania living in fear: UN rights expert
Repatriated Burundians from Tanzania in the transit center of Mabanda, Makamba province, Burundi. (OCHA/Christian Cricboom) The rights of...
Apr 16, 2021
Kenya trails Tanzania, UG in gender parity - report
According to the World Economic Forum, gender-sensitive recovery strategies will be critical in making up ground lost during 2020. (The...
Apr 14, 2021
Ugandans criticize oil pipeline deal with Tanzania and Total
Ugandans are making disparaging comments on social media about the multibillion-dollar oil pipeline deal that the country has signed with...
Apr 14, 2021
Tanzania Tourism Board’s Devotha Mdachi suspended
(Photo: The Citizen) By Lilian Ndilwa The Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, Dr. Damas Ndumbaro has suspended the Director...
Apr 13, 2021
Tanzania has a female president. Does it have a feminist president?
The late Magufuli had open contempt for women. President Suluhu has the power and political capital to change course. (AFP/Getty Images)...
Apr 9, 2021
Tanzania says only ban on online TV has been lifted
President Samia has said government must not be seen to curtail media freedom. (AFP) Tanzania has clarified that the lifting of a media...
Apr 8, 2021
Tanzania’s new president changes policy on COVID-19, media
In this Tuesday, March 16, 2021, file photo, Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan speaks during a tour of the Tanga region of...
Apr 7, 2021
Tanzania’s new president surely can’t be worse than the old one
Will Samia Suluhu Hassan reverse one of the most self-defeating coronavirus policies in the world? Tanzania’s new president, Samia Suluhu...
Apr 1, 2021
Tanzania Ports Authority boss arrested for questioning on graft claims
(Nation Media Group) Tanzania's anti-corruption watchdog said on Tuesday it has arrested the Director General of Tanzania Ports Authority...
Mar 31, 2021
The complex legacy of Tanzania’s John Magufuli
The late president has left behind a nation divided in its memory of a leader who was simultaneously revered and loathed. John Magufuli...
Mar 30, 2021
Tanzania’s new leader sacks Magufuli-era port boss
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has warned state corporations. (Getty Images) Tanzania’s new President Samia Suluhu Hassan has suspended...
Mar 29, 2021
Tanzania’s first female president has inherited a Covid mess
Samia Suluhu Hassan’s first test will be deciding whether to replace the country’s eccentric health minister. New Tanzanian President...
Mar 26, 2021
Opinion: Tanzania's John Magufuli hid his tyranny behind a blame game
It's tempting to blame the West for all of Africa's problems. But it's an all too common tactic used by so-called benevolent dictators...
Mar 25, 2021
Tanzania’s Samia Hassan has the chance to heal a polarised nation
By Nicodemus Minde Samia Suluhu Hassan becomes the first female president in Tanzania taking over from President John Magufuli who died...
Mar 24, 2021
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