DARK SECRETS: Tanzania - The Real Truth

Hunter-gatherer societies are often put on a pedestal as paragons of equality – but the reality is more complicated

On the shores of Lake Eyasi in Northern Tanzania, a small number of people still hunt and gather their food. Today a Hadza hunter has taken down an animal – a kudu. He can’t carry it by himself, so he cuts his poisoned arrow from its flank, covers the carcass…

The Conversation · Oct 3

Popular safari destination introduces £33 mandatory travel insurance for tourists

The fee must be paid before travellers can enter the country

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Tanzania Has Unlocked Abundant Power; Now It Needs To Realise Its Industrial Ambitions

The global critical minerals boom has made that opportunity even greater: Africa holds about 30% of the world's reserves of metals such as cobalt, copper and manganese, which are essential to products ranging from electric vehicles to AI data centres.

International Business Times · Sep 30

Poisoning suspected in deaths of 10 lions in Tanzania conservation area

Authorities in northern Tanzania suspect poison may have caused the deaths of 10 lions inside a protected conservation area and UNESCO World Heritage site

The Independent UK · Sep 21

Ten lions found dead in Tanzania wildlife park following suspected poisoning

Concerns have been raised over the conservation of large mammals in the wildlife reserve

The Independent UK · Sep 20

Garbage Turned Into Fish Feed: Tanzanian startup ferments waste into protein; fish grow 40% faster

A groundbreaking biologist from Tanzania has pioneered a unique approach to fish feed production by transforming waste fruits and vegetables into a potent protein source. This innovative fermented feed not only accelerates fish growth but also significantly boosts profits for farmers. By minimizing dependence on imported feed, this method aids…

The Times of India · Sep 13

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 · Sep 10

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…

The Conversation · Sep 9

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.…

The Economic Times · Sep 9

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…

France 24 · Sep 8