Dangote says “Sometimes it is just a matter of communication”
Financial Times correspondent John Aglionby’s reporting in the fast FT online column that Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote “accuses ‘Bulldozer’ Tanzanian President of scaring away investors” appears to have caused an overblown row. When Financial Times editor Lionel Barber asked Nigerian business leader Aliko Dangote in a live interview at the FT Africa Summit on Monday […]
‘Aisha’, Tanzanian Movie On Sexual Violence Nominated in Six Categories For African Film Festival
A Tanzanian film ‘Aisha’, which depicts sexual violence has been nominated for awards in six categories by the African Film Festival (Taff) 2016 in Dallas Texas. The film, produced by a Pangani-based organisation, Uzikwasa has been nominated in the following categories, Best Narrative Feature, Best Director (Chande Omar), Best Actor (Aidarus Wali), Best Actress (Godliver […]
Tanzanian classical musician Hekima Raymond Nominated for Top BBC Award
Tanzanian classical musician Hekima Raymond has been nominated among 50 other inspirational individuals for a broadcasting award of a BBC flagship programme, according to the British broadcaster. According to the announcement made earlier this week, Raymond, a self-taught pianist and conductor, joins other 49 nominees from all over the world whose work has been recognised […]
Tanzanian Spy Executed By Al-Shabaab
An alleged jihadist from Tanzanian has been executed in Southern Somalia, reports indicate.Issa Jemes Mwesiga, who hailed from Tanzania, was executed on Saturday at a square in Jilib town, about 400km south of the capital Mogadishu. He was charged, prosecuted, convicted and sentenced to death at an Al-Shabaab court over accusations of espionage. Tanzania’s ministry […]
Tanzanian girl buried alive for 8 months by Kenyan boyfriend found alive
This is the distressing moment a young woman is found naked in a concrete pit after being kept there for eight months by her boyfriend because a witch doctor said it would make him rich. Shocking video shows the victim hunched in a ball on the floor after being discovered by police in Tanzania. The […]
Lupita Nyong’o returns home to Kenya and explains what took her so long
Oscar Award winner Lupita Amondi Nyong’o on Tuesday cleared the air on her long stay from Kenya, a year after bagging the prestigious price, explaining that her schedule has been busy. The question on whether she has been avoiding her homeland after becoming a Hollywood superstar was the elephant in the room during a press […]
