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IndiGo launches daily direct flights from Mumbai to Dar es Salaam from November 20

IndiGo will begin daily direct flights connecting Mumbai and Dar es Salaam starting November 20. This new route establishes IndiGo as the sole Indian airline offering direct flights to this Tanzanian city. The service aims to bolster trade and economic ties between India and East Africa. Flights will depart Mumbai…

The Economic Times

Africa’s rocks hold ancient stories. We need better ways to document and protect them

From the Vredefort Dome in South Africa (the world’s oldest and largest known meteorite-impact structure) to the volcanic lakes of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, Africa’s landscapes hold some of Earth’s oldest stories. Morocco’s M’Goun Unesco Global Geopark records more than 200 million years of geological history, while Tanzania’s…

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In 1994, Jane Goodall's JGI launched Tacare in 12 Gombe villages of Tanzania to fight deforestation. 27 years later, forest cover in community reserves had risen 66% across the area

Jane Goodall went to Gombe in 1960 to study wild chimpanzees. Decades later, she saw something troubling from the air: forests had disappeared from hills around the park. Families needed land, charcoal and income, while erosion damaged the landscape. In 1994, the Jane Goodall Institute launched Tacare with 12 villages.…

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Kenya cracks down on foreign traders

In tonight's edition, Hundreds of Burundians flocked to ⁠their embassy in Nairobi to get travel documents to return home. Also, in his first speech to the National assembly, Senegal’s Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo slams the rise of xenophobic rhetoric on the continent. Also, FRANCE 24's Georja Calvin Smith…

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Husband of Tanzania's president dies while undergoing hospital treatment

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan's husband has died while undergoing treatment in Zanzibar

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John Iliffe: the historian who changed how Africa’s past was understood

John Iliffe, the distinguished scholar renowned for his life’s work in African history, died on 20 August 2026 at the age of 87.

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Farming can help drive southern Africa’s growth if countries in the region make trade easier

The focus on agricultural development at the Southern African Development Community’s 46th summit in August 2026 reflected a clear understanding that the sector can still play a key role in the region’s economic development. Agriculture accounts for around 10% of the GDP of many of the regional community’s members.

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Nigeria's lucrative business of kidnappings

In tonight's programme, we speak to a Lagos analyst behind a new report laying out the figures behind abductions. Also, Tanzania's ruling party kicks the vice-president out even after he announces his plans to step down next week. Finally, in Senegal, the first African-manufactured generic drug to treat sickle cell…

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Refinery rivalry: billion-dollar oil projects expose East Africa’s long-running regional tensions

East Africa, a region that has been working to deepen economic integration for more than 25 years, has a history of disagreements about the location of energy infrastructure. Uganda discovered oil in 2006 with the potential to pump an estimated 210,000 to 230,000 barrels of oil per day at peak…

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The Great Wildebeest Migration in Masai Mara: A Budget Safari Guide for Indian Travellers

What the Crossing Actually Looks LikeNothing prepares you for the sound. Before you see a single wildebeest, you hear the herd, a low, collective grunt that builds like a crowd outside a stadium. Then the bank opposite fills with bodies, thousands of them pressed together, and the animals at the…

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Tanzania Serengeti and Zanzibar: The Africa Safari Indian Travellers Keep Postponing and Should Book

The list that never becomes a ticketYou have had this trip on your mind for a while. Maybe since you watched a wildlife documentary and the Serengeti looked so enormous and so quiet that you felt something shift. Maybe since a colleague came back from Tanzania and you asked too…

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Houthi attack on small cargo ship in Red Sea kills three crew members, sources say

A cargo ship was attacked by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, killing three crew members. The Tanzania-flagged Tihamah was hit by an unknown projectile off the coast of Yemen. Two Pakistanis and one Indonesian national were killed in the incident. The vessel was at anchor near Perim Island when the attack occurred.…

The Economic Times

Explosive 'Mountain of God' spits out the fastest-flowing lava on Earth — Earth from space

A 2020 astronaut photo shows the unique structure of Ol Doinyo Lengai, an active stratovolcano in Tanzania that was recently adorned with a bright white "ash cone." The explosive peak produces a rare type of lava that is unusually cool but travels remarkably quickly.

LiveScience

The world has changed. African countries must rethink how they grow their economies

The prolonged disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has exposed how vulnerable Africa’s economies are to geopolitical shocks. Fuel prices have remained elevated, squeezing economies that depend heavily on petroleum imports from the Middle East. These include Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.

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WAFCON: Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa advance to quarter-finals

Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa moved into the final eight at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, following respective victories over Tanzania and Burkina Faso.

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East Africa’s iconic snow peaks will soon disappear for good – what will be lost when they melt

East Africa’s shrinking mountain glaciers on three peaks in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will soon be no more. The 2025 State of the Climate in Africa report (page 13) estimates that the ice areas on Mt Kenya, the continent’s second-highest peak, have shrunk 96% in the past 115 years. The…

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Countries with most black mambas: From South Africa to Kenya, where the deadly snake is found

The black mamba, often cited as the most dangerous snake on the African continent, occupies a wide array of habitats. This snake thrives in arid savannas and rocky terrains throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Countries such as South Africa and Zimbabwe frequently report incidents of black mamba bites. Remarkably, sightings have increased…

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MEA 'in touch' with families of two missing Indians seafarers from MV AG N Ragnar

Two Indian nationals remain missing after their vessel was attacked near Odesa port. Search and rescue operations are underway by Ukrainian and Romanian authorities. The Indian government is in close contact with the families of the missing seafarers. Thirteen Indian nationals are also on board a Tanzania-flagged vessel in the…

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Vice President CP Radhakrishnan, Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi hold "wide-ranging, productive discussions" in bilateral meeting

Vice President CP Radhakrishnan met Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi in New Delhi. Discussions focused on strengthening trade, investment, and development partnerships between the nations. Zanzibar's President praised the new IIT Madras campus as a landmark educational initiative. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also met President Mwinyi to deepen bilateral…

The Independent UK

Nine African countries see UK aid slashed by more than 80% as ‘devastating’ cuts laid bare

A number of long-standing UK partners in Africa – including Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and Mozambique – are seeing their UK aid relationship virtually eliminated, or reduced to £5m or less

The Times of India

During Tanzania's deadly 1993 drought, an elephant matriarch's memory helped save her entire herd, while a younger leader stayed behind and more calves died

During a brutal drought in Tanzania back in 1993, one elephant's memory ended up making the difference between life and death for her entire family. Researchers tracking family groups in Tarangire National Park found that herds led by older matriarchs, elephants who had lived through droughts before, left the park…

The Times of India

World’s 10 largest freshwater lakes are so vast they look like inland seas, and one of them holds about 20% of Earth’s unfrozen freshwater

North America and Africa host the planet's largest freshwater lakes. Lake Superior leads the list, holding a tenth of global surface freshwater. Lake Victoria is Africa's largest and the world's biggest tropical lake. Lake Tanganyika is the longest and second-deepest freshwater lake globally. Lake Baikal contains the most freshwater and…

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Tanzania’s foreign policy has changed. How it’s being shaped by domestic power struggles

Tanzania’s foreign policy has changed in the past five years. There is a clear break from the mood, tone and actions of President John Magufuli, who ran the country from 2015 until his death in 2021. His rule was marked by challenges to foreign investors, an emphasis on sovereignty, reduction…

The Independent UK

British Council to close offices in nine countries to survive financial problems

The British Council – core to UK cultural influence abroad – is to end its permanent presence in nations including Tanzania and Mozambique, closing its offices and withdrawing staff

The Times of India

Tanzania's Lake Natron is one of the world's deadliest lakes, yet a paradise for flamingos

At first glance, Lake Natron in northern Tanzania appears almost otherworldly. Its shimmering red waters, highly alkaline chemistry and scorching temperatures create one of the harshest aquatic environments on Earth. Yet this seemingly inhospitable lake supports one of nature's most remarkable survival stories. Every year, millions of lesser flamingos gather…

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