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I trained with Kilimanjaro mountain guides – this is what it takes to become one

In Tanzania, Annaliese Smith joins the students from the College of African Wildlife Management as they attempt to pass one of the hardest tests of their lives

The Independent UK

Tanzania’s independence leader Julius Nyerere built a new army fit for African liberation: how he did it

Tanzania has long enjoyed a reputation as a peaceful country. In contrast to most of its neighbours, this east African nation of 67 million people has largely avoided large-scale violence within its borders.

The Conversation

US has slashed global vaccine funding – if philanthropy fills the gap, there could be some trade-offs

The U.S. government is relaxing federal vaccine requirements and cutting vaccine research and development funding here at home. Elsewhere, it’s going even further.

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Endangered US contraceptives put 1.4 million women at risk, NGO claims

More than 1.4 million women and girls in Africa will lose access to contraceptives as the U.S. plans to burn $10 million worth of supplies stored in Europe.

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US destruction of contraceptives denies 1.4m African women and girls lifesaving care, NGO says

Incineration of $9.7m of contraceptives to lead to 174,000 unintended pregnancies and 56,000 unsafe abortions, IPPF says

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s destructive plan ‘will deny 1.4m women and girls birth control’

The supplies could prevent an estimated 174,000 unintended pregnancies and 56,000 unsafe abortions if they were handed out, the International Planned Parenthood Federation says

The Independent UK

UK aid cuts will cause untold damage, wildlife charities warn – as they fear for future of key programmes

IN FOCUS: Nick Ferris talks to groups around Britain and Africa about the cost-cutting that is already taking place, and the difficult few years ahead

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Tanzania Betting Apps Comparison - Who is Faster, More Convenient and Safer

Mobile sports betting in Tanzania continues to rapidly gain popularity. More and more bettors are switching from desktop versions of websites to smartphone apps.

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The Egyptians finding a ‘second home’ after migrating south to Tanzania

As Europe fortifies its borders, growing numbers of North Africans are moving southwards into other African countries.

Al Jazeera

Livestock and lions make uneasy neighbours: how a fence upgrade helped protect domestic and wild animals in Tanzania

Protecting livestock in areas where large carnivores (like lions) live is increasingly important as human land use expands, wildlife habitat shrinks, and climatic changes reshape the ways in which humans and wildlife interact. Protecting the carnivores from livestock owners is important too. Intact carnivore populations support more resilient food webs…

The Conversation

A gay migrant and his quest for freedom across the English Channel

Isaac, a 35-year-old from Tanzania, is preparing for a dangerous English Channel crossing on a small boat

The Independent UK

River frog scales new heights on Tanzania's Kilimanjaro in rare alpine find

Local guides in Tanzania have made an unexpected discovery on the icy heights of Kilimanjaro – a river frog spotted at over 4,000 metres altitude. While its spectacular leap to Africa's highest mountain reveals the potential of the continent's little-known alpine wildlife, it also raises concerns over climate change.

Radio France Internationale

Zanzibar’s baobab trees used to be a valued part of society – drone images help prove it

Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are used as shrines and markers on landscapes. Archaeologists have long suspected an association between baobabs and human settlements. Wolfgang Alders, who researches early urbanism and the first migrations…

The Conversation

‘We won’t let them get away with this’: activists to sue Tanzania’s government over ‘sexual torture’

Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire vow to hold authorities accountable as repression intensifies before October elections

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Visa income rules discriminate against working-class people, British father says

Leighton Allen, who cannot bring his family to the UK, says it feels as if he is being punished for not earning enough

Radio France Internationale

From Goma to Cape Town, the young Congolese athlete pedalling for peace

Miguel Masaisai, a 23-year-old athlete from Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo, is cycling 6,000 kilometres from his hometown to Cape Town in South Africa, in a bid to promote peace and unity in his troubled country. He talks to RFI about his Pedals for Peace project and the message…

The Independent UK

Trump’s aid cuts leave ‘critical’ Jane Goodall chimpanzee conservation project in crisis

Foundation warns USAID’s withdrawal could have wider ecological consequences

The Guardian - UK

Jane Goodall chimpanzee conservation project in Tanzania hit by USAID cuts

US agency had pledged almost $30m over five years to Hope Through Action initiative, which was launched in 2023

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Tanzanian opposition leader to represent himself in court over treason charges

Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu told a court on Monday that he had been denied his basic legal rights and that he would defend himself against a treason charge that carries the death penalty.

Radio France Internationale

Silencing dissent in Tanzania, reckoning with genocide in Namibia

In East Africa, politicians and civil society members are increasingly alarmed by political arrests, as opposition figure Tundu Lissu remains imprisoned in Tanzania, facing the death penalty in a trial that continues to be repeatedly postponed. In this week's Spotlight on Africa podcast, we hear from Robert Amsterdam, legal counsel…

The Guardian - UK

Brighton’s trailblazer Aisha Masaka: ‘It was my dream to play in Europe’

Tanzanian’s career has been defined by a series of firsts and the 21-year-old is keen to make a mark at her first Wafcon

Evening Standard

The Aiyana Resort, Pemba Island, Tanzania: stripped-back luxury at its finest

This picturesque resort on the remote East African archipelago will leave you enchanted, says Lillie Rage

The Conversation

Eating wild meat carries serious health risks – why it still happens along the Kenya-Tanzania border

Pastoralist communities, their livestock and diverse wildlife species coexist within a biodiversity-rich landscape stretching along the Kenya–Tanzania border.

Radio France Internationale

Tanzanian politician's lawyers ask UN to declare his detention arbitrary

Lawyers for Tanzania's jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu filed a complaint on Friday to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in a bid to ramp up international pressure for his release.

LiveScience

Kilimanjaro's giant groundsels: The strange plants that thrive on Africa's tallest mountain

Giant groundsels are rare plants that grow up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall. They are endemic to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania and Africa's tallest mountain.

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