SPOTLIGHT EAST AFRICA

Hassan received a Covid jab live on television as she launched a mass vaccination drive for Tanzania's 58 million-strong population....

Freeman Mbowe (C) was arrested last week along with 11 other party officials (Getty Images) Detained Tanzania opposition leader Freeman...

(AFP) By Joseph Warungu Like any other couple on their wedding day, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto wore broad...

The government now admits the country is facing a challenge from Covid. By Peter Mwai President Samia Suluhu took over three months ago...

Although President Hassan has overseen a welcome change of tone, a political vision capable of tackling Tanzania's deep-rooted challenges...

Samia Suluhu Hassan was the running mate and vice president of the late president John Magufuli (right) (DW/Said Khamis) A prominent...

A side-by-side image of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu and President Samia Suluhu Hassan. (Courtesy) By Ian Omondi Exiled...

In this file photo of January 3, 2014, Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) Chairman Joseph Warioba displays copy of the Second Draft...

Mbogwe MP Nicodamus Maganga. (FILE) By Sharon Sauwa A Member of Parliament has asked his fellow lawmakers to publicly state what they are...

People queue at the Kimara Bus Station in Dar es Salaam. Tanzania last reported its Covid numbers in April 2020. (Nation Media Group) By...

The Looming Threat of Eviction: The Continued Displacement of the Maasai Under the Guise of Conservation in Ngorongoro Conservation Area,...

Workers prepare face shields from recycled plastics at the Zaidi Recyclers workshop as a measure to stop the spread of coronavirus...

Temporary houses in the Napala Agrarian Center of Metuge District, Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, on Feb. 24. (Alfredo...

For much of the pandemic, Tanzania’s government has denied the seriousness of the pandemic. Its doctors are facing the consequences,...

A mother and her baby at Nyabitara Transit site were among other Burundian refugees in Tanzania repatriated voluntarily by UNHCR in...

Supporters of ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM - Party of the Revolution) drive with the party’s flag on their heads on a...

Activists say the ‘heart of Africa’ line shipping crude from Uganda to Tanzania is unnecessary and poses a huge environmental risk...

Repatriated Burundians from Tanzania in the transit center of Mabanda, Makamba province, Burundi. (OCHA/Christian Cricboom) The rights of...

According to the World Economic Forum, gender-sensitive recovery strategies will be critical in making up ground lost during 2020. (The...

Ugandans are making disparaging comments on social media about the multibillion-dollar oil pipeline deal that the country has signed with...