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Kenya Shrugs Off Uganda Plan to Build Oil Pipeline Via Tanzania

Kenya Shrugs Off Uganda Plan to Build Oil Pipeline Via Tanzania

Kenya has shrugged off fears over a decision by neighbouring Uganda to consider building a crude oil pipeline through Tanzania. Kenya brushed aside concerns that Uganda’s plan, if it proves cheaper than the alternatives, would scuttle its infrastructural plans for its own oil pipeline. Acting Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia told the Nation on Wednesday […]

Herculean Task for Tanzania President Magufuli, At Home and in the Region

Herculean Task for Tanzania President Magufuli, At Home and in the Region

John Pombe Magufuli, who was inaugurated last Thursday as the fifth President of the United Republic of Tanzania, has his work cut out. Almost immediately, he has to deal with thorny problems — in the country and around the region — bequeathed to him by his immediate predecessor, Jakaya Kikwete. The most obvious issue at […]

Agriculture Minister Stresses Strong Relations With Tanzania

Agriculture Minister Stresses Strong Relations With Tanzania

Agriculture Minister Essam Fayed stressed the strong relations between Egypt and Tanzania in the various fields especially the agriculture domain. The minister made these remarks during leading the Egyptian delegation to the inauguration ceremony of Tanzanian President John Magufuli in the capital Dar es Salaam. The Egyptian minister conveyed the greetings and wishes of President […]

Zambia Blames Tanzania For Fuel Shortage

Zambia Blames Tanzania For Fuel Shortage

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) says the shortage of fuel in Nakonde was triggered by high demand from neighbouring Tanzania in the wake of recent elections in that country while the disruption of supply in Solwezi was caused by some technical faults at two filling stations in the area. ERB public relations manager Kwali Mfune […]

“The Devil”, most wanted ivory trafficker in Tanzania, arrested

“The Devil”, most wanted ivory trafficker in Tanzania, arrested

Tanzanian officials have arrested a poacher and smuggler whom they say is responsible for thousands of elephant deaths across several African nations. Boniface Matthew Mariango—nicknamed “Shetani,” or the “Devil”—was arrested on Oct. 29 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, after evading authorities for more than a year. According to Tanzania’s National and Transnational Serious Crimes Investigation […]

Albinos Pay the Price as Political Ambitions Get Ugly

Albinos Pay the Price as Political Ambitions Get Ugly

The violation of the rights of people with albinism has taken a cruel dimension as some countries in the continent prepare for crucial elections. A spike in such attacks in recent weeks, attributed to the age-old myth albinos’ body parts are a source of good luck, have been blamed on political hopefuls as polls approach. […]

Philip Morris International continues to support sustainable agriculture in Tanzania

Philip Morris International continues to support sustainable agriculture in Tanzania

Philip Morris International (PMI), the largest buyer of tobacco in Tanzania, is ramping up efforts to implement its Sustainable Tobacco Production model among the nation’s 65 000 contracted tobacco-growing families. PMI purchases tobacco from three suppliers in Tanzania, contributing more than US$150-million annually to the economic development of the country’s rural areas. PMI Director Leaf […]

Standard Bank Opens An Office In Ethiopia

Standard Bank Opens An Office In Ethiopia

Standard Bank Group has expanded its already extensive East African footprint with the official opening of a representative office in Ethiopia. This means that Standard Bank, which is Africa’s largest bank by assets, has a continent-wide footprint in 20 African countries. The representative office, which is based in Addis Ababa, was opened by Standard Bank […]

Tanzania Hip-Hop Artiste Professor Jay Wins Parliamentary Seat

Tanzania Hip-Hop Artiste Professor Jay Wins Parliamentary Seat

Tanzanian legendary hip-hop artiste Joseph Haule aka Professor Jay is the new Mikumi Constituency member of parliament. The 40-year-old rapper, who so far has five solo studio albums, beat his fellow contestants in a hotly-contested elections that happened on Sunday. He was running on a Chadema party ticket. “I am not just here to speak […]

Fighting Poverty Is About ‘How’ Not ‘How Much?’

Fighting Poverty Is About ‘How’ Not ‘How Much?’

World leaders gathered at the United Nations last month to adopt a new set of global development goals that aim to end extreme poverty, promote inclusive economic growth, and protect the planet. The result is an ambitious yet achievable agenda for the 21st century, if we harness 21st century development practices. To reach these new […]

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