Maasai leaders arrested in protests over Tanzanian game reserve Dozens wounded in clashes with police over eviction from ancestral lands to make way for hunting and safaris The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2022
Oman, Tanzaina Set up Joint Investment Fund Oman and Tanzania have set up a mutual investment fund that aims to invest in several sectors, including agriculture, fishing and mining, the Sultanate's Foreign Minister, Badr al-Busaidi, announced on Monday. Busaidi expected the volume of bilateral trade exchange to increase in the future as both countries have signed several… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 14, 2022
Mining firm prospecting for rare metals in Kirkcudbrightshire hits a snag Walkabout Resources, which is examining the potential for mining the Galloway Hills, has hit a financial roadblock in Tanzania Daily Record · Jun 13, 2022
Sunil Gavaskar named Goodwill Ambassador of Zanzibar MUMBAI: In yet another feather in his highly decorated cap, Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has been named as the Goodwill Ambassador of Zanzibar, an autonomous region of Tanzania in East Africa. The Times of India · Jun 4, 2022
Tony Fitzjohn obituary Wildlife conservationist who devoted his life to Tanzania’s Mkomazi national park The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2022
Rats trained to find earthquake survivors buried under rubble in bid to save lives Research scientist Dr Donna Kean, 33, from Glasgow, has been training rats in Tanzania, East Africa. She said the animals can get into small spaces and are 'perfect for search and rescue-type work' Daily Mirror · Jun 3, 2022
Four of eight missing miners found dead in Burkina Faso Six of the missing men are Burkina Faso nationals, one is from Tanzania and another from Zambia. Al Jazeera · May 25, 2022
Peddler arrested from Hyderabad airport ingests 108 heroin capsules HYDERABAD: Customs officials have arrested a drug peddler from Tanzania at Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport and seized 1,389 grams of heroin worth 11.5 crore. The peddler has ingested capsules containing the contraband and customs sleuths had to get them purged under medical supervision. Incidentally, this was the second case… The Times of India · May 4, 2022
A total of 108 capsules of heroin worth ₹11.53 crore seized from Tanzania national at Hyderabad Airport These capsules were cut opened and the smuggled Heroin weighed 1389.100gm and valued at ₹11.53 crore The Hindu · May 4, 2022
‘Back online’: Tanzania’s president rights predecessor’s wrongs President Samia Hassan is mending frayed relations with the West and getting neglected projects back on stream. Al Jazeera · May 3, 2022
The tale of Lake Victoria's 'Saviour Fish' On an island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, fishermen are barely eking out a living, where a crisis due to a combination of factors, including climate change and overfishing, has changed the fabric of the community. Journalist Mark Weston spent two years living on Ukerewe Island and wrote The Saviour Fish,… Radio France Internationale · May 2, 2022
Evicting people from Tanzania's Ngorongoro conservation area is a bad idea, there are alternatives The Ngorongoro Conservation Area in northern Tanzania is a spectacular area made up of expansive plains, forests and savanna. It’s also home to a huge caldera – a depression that forms when a volcano erupts and collapses – known as the Ngorongoro Crater. The Conversation · Apr 28, 2022
Tanzanian who swallowed cocaine capsules to smuggle in India caught at Hyderabad airport 1,157 grams of cocaine worth ₹11.57 crore seized by DRI The Hindu · Apr 26, 2022
Changes in sub-Saharan maize trade spell potential trouble for Kenya Maize production in some of the sub-Saharan African countries that dominated maize supplies during the 2021/22 marketing year is expected to be lower this coming season. This will bring about some changes in the sub continent’s maize trade in the 2022/23 marketing year, in particular creating complications for Kenya. In… The Conversation · Apr 26, 2022
The Times of India · Apr 26, 2022 Hyderabad: Tanzanian peddler caught trying to smuggle in 1,157 gram of cocaine HYDERABAD: In one of the biggest cocaine seizures in Hyderabad, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths arrested a peddler from Tanzania at Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport and seized 1,157 grams of Cocaine worth Rs 11.57 crore.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2022 Tanzania’s Maasai appeal to west to stop eviction for conservation plans Thousands of Indigenous people sign letter to UK, US and EU protesting at appropriation of land for tourist safaris and hunting
The Conversation · Apr 20, 2022 Big development projects can have negative effects on nature and people There are some major development projects in progress on the continent. They include the Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya and irrigation and hydropower projects in Tanzania’s Rufiji Basin. Projects like these have potential to change people’s lives for good. But they also come with risks.
Daily Mirror · Apr 18, 2022 Man-eating crocodiles eat at least SIX people collecting water from river's edge Villagers in Tanzania have been preyed upon as they collect water from a river swarming with man-eating crocodiles, with at least six falling prey since the start of the year
The Conversation · Apr 17, 2022 Digital banking is the in-thing -- but it excludes many users in Tanzania and Senegal Across countries in Africa, only 33% of adults have an account at a bank or another financial institution. Among the women, this rate is only 27%.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 17, 2022 Rare Rough Ruby Goes on Show in Dubai Ahead of Auction A rare rough ruby dubbed one of the world's biggest has gone on display for the first time ahead of an auction in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. The 8,400-carat stone - nicknamed Burj Alhamal and weighing 2.8 kilograms - was mined in Tanzania and made its debut at a…
The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022 East African oil pipeline hits the headwinds Climate activists are urging more banks and insurers not to back the controversial $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline that is primed to transport oil from the Hoima oilfields in Uganda to the Tanzanian coastal city of Tanga
The Conversation · Apr 11, 2022 Tanzania's Hassan has put out positive signals: deeper change is yet to come After the death of President John Magufuli on 17 March 2021, Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan became Tanzania’s sixth president, and the first woman in the office.
Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2022 Tanzania: Displaced petty traders struggle with new market rules Tanzania’s latest’s sweeping directives to remove petty traders from the streets is throttling their livelihoods.
Radio France Internationale · Apr 6, 2022 East African Community expands with the recent addition of DRC The East African Community’s (EAC) membership has grown to seven with the official admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo as a new member. The other members are Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan.
Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2022 Tanzania - a Covid anti-vaxxer’s holiday paradise? Anti-vax tourists are heading to Tanzania to avoid having to get jabbed, and some are even using their holiday to pick up fake vaccine certificates, says Joanna Bell