Tanzania: 19 dead in the crash of a plane into Lake Victoria
Tanzania is in mourning after a Precision Air Flight crashed in the northwestern part of the country on Sunday morning, November 6. The plane crashed […]
Samia Suluhu Hassan
Tanzanian president reshuffles cabinet
Tanzania’s president warned critical members of her government on Monday not to challenge her authority after she reshuffled her cabinet again and sacked the Foreign […]
Tanzania signs LNG deal with gas giants Shell and Equinor
The government signed a framework agreement on Saturday 11 June with Shell and Equinor, British and Norwegian companies, for the construction of a liquefied natural […]
Tanzania: A man killed by an elephant in the Ngorongoro reserve
A man was killed by an elephant in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Game Reserve, where the cohabitation of humans and wildlife has been a source of great […]
Tanzanian opposition figure Freeman Mbowe released
Tanzania has released the leader of the main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, after prosecutors dropped terrorism charges against him last year, his party said. Mbowe, […]
Tanzania: President appointed a woman as Minister of Defense
Tanzania’s first female president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has appointed a woman, Stergomena Tax, as Minister of Defense. This is the latest in a number of […]
Tanzania: President Samia Suluhu Hassan declared “flat-chested” female footballers not being attractive enough to marry
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan sparked an outcry on the country’s social networks after remarks on Sunday about “flat-chested” female footballers not being attractive enough […]
Tanzania’s Chadema party says leader Freeman Mbowe arrested
The chairman of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, was arrested along with 10 other party members in the northwestern city of Mwanza where they […]
Covid-19 in Tanzania: Experts warn of the dangers of a third wave
The special Committee of scientists set up by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to assess the progress of Covid-19 in the country delivered its report […]
Tanzania loses its President John Magufuli
The Tanzanian president died on Wednesday, March 17, at the age of 61, Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on national television. John Magufuli, a skeptical […]