Planned Ksh.1T Tanzania port backed by China stalls: official

By Reuters,

A planned $10 billion (Ksh.1trillion) Tanzania port project backed by China has hit an impasse, with the two sides disagreeing on terms of the infrast...

Tanzania Ports Authority

Abducted Tanzanian opposition activist found beaten, dumped in village

By Reuters,

A Tanzanian opposition activist has been found beaten and unconscious at a village five days after unidentified people abducted him, stoking new fears...

#BringBackMdudeAlive , Mdude Nyagali

Exclusive: Gold worth billions smuggled out of Africa

By Reuters,

Billions of dollars’ worth of gold is being smuggled out of Africa every year through the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East – a gateway to m...

Magufuli rewards Taifa Stars players with parcels of land after AFCON qualification

By Julius Jumah,

Tanzanian President Dr. John Pombe Magufuli has gifted each of the Taifa Stars players a parcel of land in Dodoma following their 3-0 win over neighbo...

AFCON qualification , Dodoma , gift land , President John Magufuli , Taifa Stars players , Tanzania , uganda

On solid ground: armed with land titles, Tanzania’s slum dwellers tackle poverty

By Reuters,

For Maria Mkwawa, the Tanzanian government’s decision to issue her with a formal land title to her home in January was a pleasant surprise. “It wi...

land title , Tanzania

Tanzania MPs grant government sweeping powers over political parties

By Reuters,

Tanzania’s parliament passed amendments to legislation late on Tuesday that give sweeping powers to a government-appointed registrar over political ...

parliament , President John Magufuli , registrar , Tanzania

Raila holds talks with President Magufuli in Tanzania

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday morning held a meeting with President John Magufuli in Tanzania. In a brief statement on his Twitter accou...

President Magufuli , raila odinga , Tanzania

Why Fred Matiang’i is President Kenyatta’s Mr Fix-it

By Stephen Letoo,

Dr. Fred Okengo Matiang’i has been touted as the Magufuli of Kenya. He is now flying multiple flags from CS for Interior and Coordination of Nati...

Fred Matiang'i , Uhuru kenyatta , william ruto

Kagame to Burundi: Leave us out of your problems

By Sam Gituku,

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has distanced his Government from accusations that it had a role to play in the political challenges facing Burundi Pres...

Burundi , EAC , kagame , President Pierre Nkurunziza , Rwanda

As Tanzania LGBT fear for their lives, HIV will thrive

By CNN,

In one day, everything changed. One day, she could walk down the street like anyone else. People still stared and often judged but in their own min...

bisexual and transgender (LGBT) , Christine Stegling , International AIDS Alliance , Paul Makonda , President John Magufuli , Rapid Response Fund , UNAIDS

Presidents Kenyatta, Magufuli open one stop border post at Namanga

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Tanzanian counterpart John Pombe Magufuli on Saturday pitched for small traders facilitation as they officially launc...

African Development Bank , Namanga One Stop Border Post (OSBP).

Kenya,Tanzania trade row deepens

By Citizen Reporter,

Trade Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya has termed the trade relationship between Kenya and Tanzania as unacceptable. This is following a fresh row, a...

kenya , Tanzania , Trade , Trade Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya

Under pressure from Western donors, Magufuli prefers Chinese aid

By Reuters,

Tanzanian President John Magufuli, who has faced threats in recent weeks from Western donors to cut off aid in response to human rights concerns, has ...

chinese loans , magufuli

Miguna: How President Magufuli blocked Raila’s ‘swearing-in’ in Tanzania

By Ian Omondi,

President John Pombe Magufuli allegedly declined to have opposition leader Raila Odinga sworn in as the ‘People’s President’ at the Kenyan embas...

miguna miguna , Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho , People's president , raila odinga , Raila swearing in

Tanzania loses Denmark aid over rights concerns after World Bank scraps loan

By Reuters,

Tanzania’s second-biggest donor Denmark said it would withhold $10 million worth of aid money, citing concerns over human rights abuses and “unacc...

Denmark , Denmark aid , Tanzania loses aid

More women in poor countries use contraception, says report

By VOA,

More women and girls in poor countries are using modern contraception, signifying progress in efforts to involve women in family planning, according t...

Contraception use , contraceptives , Poor countries

President Magufuli fires two ministers over cashew nut prices

By Reuters,

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli said the government could buy up the country’s cashew nut stock after he fired two ministers and dissolved the ...

Magufuli fires ministers , President Magufuli , Tanzania cashew nut prices , Tanzania minsters fired

U.S. concerned by rising attacks on human rights in Tanzania

By Reuters,

The United States has spoken out against Tanzanian moves to cut back human rights and civil liberties, including arrests and harassment of “marginal...

LGBT , President John Magufuli , U.S. State Department

US warns citizens over Tanzania’s new anti-gay crackdown

By Linda Ngari,

The United States embassy in Tanzania has sent out a warning to its citizens planning to visit Tanzania over a planned anti-gay crackdown announced by...

Hamisi Kigwangalla , Paul Makonda , Tanzania anti-gay crackdown , Tanzania President John Magufuli , U.S Embassy in Tanzania

Students expelled from school after failing mandatory pregnancy tests

By CNN,

It happens twice a year at Arusha Secondary School. Each one of the school's 800 female students is accompanied into a toilet and told to pee in a jar...

Arusha Tanzania Schools , Expelled from school , Pregnancy tests