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Apr 28

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 26

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 21

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 20

‘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 16

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 14

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

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 13

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 9

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 8

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 7

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 1

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...

Mar 31

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 30

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 29

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 26

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 25

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 24

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 22

We shall neither smile nor sneer at Magufuli’s funeral

(AFP) By Gawaya Tegulle Still beats me how one decides to become a judge but does not have the stomach, or the gall to make tough...

Mar 19

Samia Suluhu Hassan - Tanzania's new president

(AFP) On Wednesday evening she had the task of announcing to Tanzanians that President John Magufuli had died and now Vice-President...

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