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Tanzanian police detained 20 over homosexual practices

September 18, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

Authorities in Tanzania have arrested 20 people accused of homosexuality in the East African nation’s semiautonomous region of Zanzibar. Twelve women and eight men were […]

Tanzania seizes British miner’s diamonds

September 11, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Tanzanian government has seized British Petra Diamonds’ ores worth nearly $30m amid a government investigation, the company said on Monday. “Petra confirms that a […]

Tanzania: Gold miner Acacia reduces operations, cuts workforce

September 4, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Canadian gold miner, Acacia, on Monday, announced that is has reduced operations and cut its workforce in Tanzania, few months after the East African […]

Bill Gates Foundation grants Sh777 billion to Tanzania

August 11, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday, announced plans to disburse about Sh777 billion ($ about 350 million) to finance agriculture, health and Information […]

Tanzania’s first quarter growth slows to 5.7 %

August 10, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

Tanzania’s economic growth slowed to 5.7 percent in the first quarter of this year from 6.8 percent previously, the statistics office of the East African […]

Tanzania: About 479 people accused of witchcraft killed

August 1, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

Human Rights watchdogs are calling on authorities in Tanzania to take action as about 479 people accused of being witches have been killed in the […]

Fertilizer industry: Zambia seeks to attract Moroccan investors

July 18, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Zambia, which remains a net importer of fertilizers, has called on Moroccan operators to invest in the fertilizer industry, to help curb the high cost […]

South Sudan seeks assistance to adopt Swahili as official language

July 6, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

The South Sudanese government on Wednesday announced plans to introduce Swahili language in school curriculum ahead of its adoption as an official language. In a […]

Tanzania to get $4 million from Holland to boost potato production

June 22, 2017 Pawla Nibramich 0

The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs will inject about $4 million in Tanzania to finance the construction of a center for the development of the […]