Kenya, Tanzania tighten controls ahead of protest anniversaries
Kenya and Tanzania have intensified security measures ahead of politically significant protest anniversaries, highlighting a broader regional trend towards the...
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Algeria’s International Fair sparks Tanzanian investment interest
Several Algerian companies have been reported to seek economic partnerships with Tanzania during the annual Algiers International Fair. According...
A fuel shortage looming Africa by 2040
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has come out and said Africa is heading towards a 86 million tonne fuel shortage...
African central banks turn to domestic gold to strengthen reserves
African central banks are increasing their gold reserves by prioritising domestic production, RFI reported on April 22, in a shift...
Tanzania tries to save fuel through vehicle reduction
Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan is reducing the amount of luxury and official vehicles in a bid to cut fuel...
Tanzanian tycoon takes control of East Africa’s largest media group
Tanzanian businessman Rostam Aziz has acquired a controlling stake in Nation Media Group (NMG), East Africa’s largest media company, the...
Morocco reaches AFCON quarter-finals after beating Tanzania
Morocco beat Tanzania 1-0 in Rabat on January 4th, a result that sent the Moroccan team through to the quarter...
Fergus Kell: Tanzania’s elections test the nation’s future
Tanzania will never be the same again after the violence that engulfed its October elections. A crackdown on protesters by security services –...
Cholera and Marburg outbreaks strain African healthcare sectors
According to Africa News on November 17th, Ethiopia recorded its first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus, which is a fatal...
Tanzania: Internet access partially restored amid election violence
Tanzania's government has announced that internet access will be partially restored after a six-day shutdown related to post-election violence, according...
Watchdog condemns Tanzanian election violence
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned the violent crackdown on protestors in Tanzania amid a contentious election, as reported by...
Tanzanian elections: over 700 killed in protests
Over 700 people are reported to have been killed in widespread protests, following reports that gave President Samia Suluhu Hassan...
Protests over Tanzania’s disputed election spill into Kenya
Violent protests in Tanzania following controversial elections have now spilled into neighbouring Kenya, reports Reuters on October 31st. After a...
The Zanzibar women driving the seaweed farming economy
As global demand for seaweed rises, thousands of women in Zanzibar’s women are driving a new 'blue economy', cultivating seaweed...
Nanjala Nyabola: Democracy in East Africa must be saved
Last week, Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire was finally set free five days after she was detained by the Tanzanian police for unclear...
