China’s Appetite For Furniture Depletes Africa’s Rosewood Trees
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — China’s insatiable appetite for rosewood tree species is still driving illegal deforestation in Tanzania and elsewhere in Africa, killing forests and sowing civil strife,...
Tanzanian Opposition Leader Suffers Broken Leg After Midnight Attack
Dar es Salaam, June 9 — The leader of Tanzania opposition in the parliament and national chairman of the country’s main opposition party Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA),...
As Federal Government of Somalia pursues fugitive minister, a Governor in Kenya is on...
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The South Sudan Government Announces Assassination Of The 7 October Movement Leader
Juba, June 15 — In a statement of the South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF), spokesperson today said that the leader of the 7 October Movement Kerbino Wol has...
Indigenous communities in Tanzania map own land to deter foreign grabbers
MANYARA, TANZANIA — As you trek down a rocky terrain dotted with thorny shrubs, that form a rosette of gray-green leaves with sharp spines on the tips, you can...
Uganda’s Quest For Sustainable Energy Poses Fresh Environmental Threats
A flurry of oil and gas discoveries along Uganda’s western border has lured dozens of investors seeking to develop sub-Saharan Africa’s largest oil discovery in decades. However, renewed interest...
Public Leaders Wealth Declaration in Tanzania Goes Digital
Dar es Salaam — As part of its broader push for transparency and efficiency, Tanzania has launched a new digital platform that allows public leaders to declare their assets...
President Kenyatta Launches Port Of Lamu Amid Uproar From Environmentalists In Coastal Kenya
Kenya’s President, Uhuru Kenyatta on the 3rd week of May inaugurated the Lamu Port that seeks to link the Indian Ocean to the ambitious regional project, the Lamu Port...
Former Tanzanian Opposition Leader Granted Asylum In Canada
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Former Tanzanian opposition leader, Godbless Lema and his family, who fled Kenya a month ago fearing for his life, has been granted asylum in...
Tanzania Summons U.S Envoy Over Misleading COVID-19 Health Advisory
Dar es Salaam, May 28 — Tanzania government on Tuesday this week summoned the acting U.S Ambassador, Inmi Patterson, to vent off its frustration over the embassy’s health advisories,...
Healthcare Staff Nationwide Strike Exacerbates Kenya’s Health Crisis
Kenya’s public hospitals are likely to ground to a halt as nurses and clinicians vow to stay off work even as millions are facing three weeks in a row...
Continued Floods In East Africa Threatening To Jeopardize Fight Against COVID-19 Spread
BUDALANGI April 5, 2020 — For 54-year-old Esther Anyango, who resides in Maduwa village nestled in the swampy Yala, an island within the Lake Victoria waters is not her...
Tanzania’s New Bill Seeks To Extend Presidential Immunity
Dar es Salaam, June 8 — A controversial bill seeking to protect the sitting president and other top political leaders from prosecution has provoked anger in Tanzania, with campaigners...
Confusion Over South Sudanese Students’ Funds in Morocco
Juba, June 24 — In a leaked official document dated 22nd June 2020 signed by Director General for Administration and Finance in the South Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...
Tea farmers in Kenya find reprieve as international market opens up for their produce.
Kericho, April 20 — On a fine Monday morning, and as the sun beats down on the tea farms in Kaptoroi village in Kenya’s Kericho County, Sarah Keter plucks...
Tanzania’s New President Vows To Sustain Magufuli’s Legacy
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — In his maiden budget speech in June 2016, Tanzania’s finance minister, Philip Mpango described foreign aid as “toxic.”
Amidst thunderous applause from packed legislators, Mpango said...
Tanzania’s Accidental Journalist To Serve One Year Suspended Sentence
Dar es Salaam — A Tanzanian court on Tuesday, November 17 sentenced a well-known media entrepreneur to one year suspended sentence after he was found guilty of obstructing police...
BREAKING: Kenya confirms first case of Novel Coronavirus as WHO declares its outbreak officially...
NAIROBI MARCH 13, 2020 — The virus which exploded in China’s Wuhan City in Hubei Province has claimed 4,600 lives with over 126,000 people infected globally out of whom...
Tanzania Asks For Clarification On U.S Visa Sanctions
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Barely a day after the U.S Department of State imposed visa restrictions on unspecified number of Tanzanian officials it accused of subverting the electoral...
Protests Hit Uganda After Politicians Arrest
Kampala, November 20 — Dozens of people have been killed in raucous street clashes pitting supporters of presidential candidate Bobi wine and security forces, the country’s worst election-related violence since President Yoweri...
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