Tanzania: 40% drop in cashew harvest due to poor rains
Cashew nut output in Tanzania, Africa’s fourth-largest producer, could decline by 40 percent this year as poor rains in major growing areas hurt harvests in […]
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Burundi-Violence: Obama worried, UN could send peacekeepers
U.S. President Barack Obama, in a phone call with South Africa’s President on Wednesday, expressed “deep concern” about the situation in Burundi and urged regional […]
Tanzania: President restricts Gov’t officials’ foreign travels
The Tanzanian new president has ordered restrictions on foreign travel by government officials and cuts in tax exemptions, as fiscal belt-tightening measures by his government. […]
Tanzania’s new President sworn in
Tanzania’s new President John Magufuli was sworn into office Thursday, despite continuing disputes over the October 25 election. The inauguration ceremony was attended by several […]
U.S. allocates additional $300 Mln to fight HIV in Africa
The Obama administration is allocating an additional $300m to the effort to reduce HIV infection among girls and young women in 10 sub-Saharan African countries. […]
Tanzania: U.S to grant $472.8 mln aid if gov’t makes anti-graft effort
The United States promised to grant $472.8 million financial aid package to Tanzania next year, if the government does more to fight corruption. “Despite some […]
Smile Telecom to expand African wireless with $365 mln
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd, which owns and operates mobile wireless 4G LTE broadband networks in Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda, has raised $365 million in debt […]
Tanzania: new talks for $800 Mln loan to strengthen currency
The Tanzanian Minister of Finance said on Wednesday that his country will resume discussions for the $800 million loan from international lenders after abandoning an […]
Burundians vote today despite violent protest
Around 3.8 million Burundians are eligible to vote in Burundi today despite international condemnation and thousands of people fleeing feared violence. Polls opened at 06:00 […]
Burundi: Uganda President starts mediation role
Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni has started mediating talks between Burundi’s government and opposition groups to help ease tensions that have arisen over plans by President […]