Njeri appointed as the BBC’s Regional Director for Africa

The BBC has appointed Juliet Njeri as Regional Director for Africa. The role will be based in the BBC’s regional hub for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. Responsible for both the BBC’s editorial output and operational matters across the continent, the...

Veteran politician urges opposition to prepare, not protest

ARUSHA: Prominent political figure and veteran CCM member, Christopher ole Sendeka, has urged opposition parties in Tanzania to focus on preparing solid candidates and crafting coherent policies rather than looking for excuses when faced with...

Evaluating AI-Supported Cervical Cancer Diagnostics in Kenya and Tanzania

AI can identify cervical cancer in women in resource-constrained areas of the world. To be effective, this technique requires investments in healthcare workers, dependable supply systems, and community confidence. This was demonstrated in a new...

Makini presidential candidate pledges to make air travel affordable for all Tanzanians

Dar es Salaam. Demokrasia Makini presidential candidate, Mr Coaster Kibonde, has pledged to make air travel a normal and affordable means of transport for every Tanzanian if elected in the October 29 General Election. Speaking on October 12 in...

Tanzania police investigating reported abduction of government critic

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Tanzania’s police force said it was investigating reports that a former ambassador turned government critic had been kidnapped after his family said he was forcefully taken from his house. Several critics of the government of...

Tanzania, Oman hold talks to deepen bilateral ties in trade, investment

DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA and Oman have convened at a Special Business Forum in Dar es Salaam in a move seeking to strengthen and expand cooperation in the trade and economic sectors between the two nations. The forum brought together businesspeople...

Tanzania’s PM directs Ministry of Minerals to monitor inactive mining companies

Lindi. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has instructed the Ministry of Minerals to closely monitor mining companies that have held on to exploration areas for extended periods without developing them, citing three firms operating in Ruangwa District...

Tanzania’s electoral body revises 2025 voter roll after Zanzibar updates

Arusha. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made minor adjustments to the number of registered voters and polling stations ahead of Tanzania’s 2025 General Election, following updates from the Zanzibar Electoral Commission...

The New African Order

As U.S. President Donald Trump dismantles the post-1945 liberal international order, some analysts insist that the disruption could be positive for countries that have found themselves on the periphery of the old regime. According to this logic,...

East African Governments Coordinate Efforts to Quash Dissent, Activists Say

KAMPALA, UGANDA — Agather Atuhaire, a journalist and human rights activist, traveled to Tanzania in May to observe the trial of Tundu Lissu, a Tanzanian opposition leader charged by the government with treason. But a day after she arrived, she...

Inside Nigeria’s Criminal Rosewood Economy

The cold bites harder at night. Nathaniel Bitrus* feels it on his face as the motorcycle roars along the dirt path to Sunawara, a small community in the Toungo area of Adamawa State, North East Nigeria. A chainsaw sits carefully on his lap, and...

Tanzania attracts 6tri/-in new investments in first quarter

DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA has recorded remarkable progress in attracting investment during the first quarter of the current financial year (July to September), with 201 projects valued at 2.5 billion US dollars (about 6tri/-) expected to create more...

Uganda refinery to start operations by early 2030

Uganda’s oil refinery is scheduled to begin operations in the 4Q29 or the 1Q30, according to Michael Nkambo Mugerwa, General Manager of Uganda Refinery Holding Co. Speaking during the Invest in Uganda panel sponsored by Uganda National Oil Co....

Barrick Gold hailed as tax benchmark with $92m payment to Tanzania

Bulyanhulu. The government has praised Barrick Gold Corporation for its exceptional tax compliance, highlighting the company’s $92 million income tax payment in 2024 as a benchmark for the mining sector. Barrick, which operates in partnership with...

Tanzania receives credentials from the Netherlands, Angola envoys

DAR ES SALAAM: THE Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Ambassador Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, has received credentials from two nations at the Ministry’s Sub-office in Dar es Salaam. According to information from the Ministry, the...

Mutharika appoints former Speaker Msowoya to head SADC observer mission for Tanzania’s polls

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-President Peter Mutharika has appointed former Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya, as Head of Mission for the SADC Electoral Observer Mission (SEOM) to Tanzania. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Chaponda, has...

Tanzania issues social media warning after video

Tanzanian police/Screengrab Tanzanian police have warned against the use of social media to spread misinformation following a widely shared video of an alleged military officer criticising the government, three weeks ahead of general elections....

Naomi Van Rampelberg Exhibition: Tension, Touch and the Collective Self

By Shazia Nigar My hands hover over an oval glass dome patiently covered by the artist, Naomi Van Rampelberg, in thousands of greenish-purple dots, like the wings of the Hadeda ibis. “You can touch it,” she says. I am immediately soothed by the...

Tanzania’s Samia Hassan has ushered in a new era of authoritarianism: here’s how

As Tanzania’s national elections approach, a familiar humdrum of coverage has emerged. It goes like this. In its crackdowns, censorship and harassment of the opposition, Tanzania is becoming increasingly repressive. President Samia Suluhu Hassan,...

Sexual assault isn’t necessarily rape, do not say risk ‘potential’ infertility

On Page 3 of Bongo’s huge and colourful broadsheet of Wednesday, October 15, there’s a story entitled, ‘Government warns against misuse of emergency contraceptive pill’. The story is attributed to advice given by senior a reproductive health...