Tanzania News

[AI London] Responding to news that treason charges were brought against Tundu Lissu, leader of Tanzania's main opposition Party for Democracy and Progress (Chadema) on 10 April, following his arrest on 9 April, Amnesty International's Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah said:

[allAfrica] France Threatens Retaliation If Algeria Expels Embassy Staff

[RFI] Chadema,Tanzania's main opposition party, has been disqualified from running in this year's general election, the country's election chief said, after it refused to sign an electoral code of conduct. It comes just days after its leader was charged with treason.

[Nile Post] We must fight together for good governance in this region, so that we eventually win together as a people

[allAfrica] Tanzania Opposition Leader Lissu Charged With Treason

[Daily News] Dodoma meat production in Tanzania has continued to increase, reaching 1,054,114.03 tonnes by February 2025, up from 963,856.55 tonnes produced in the 2023/2024 period.

[Daily News] Tanzania has made great efforts in the construction and renovation of sports facilities as well as building strong national teams ahead of major continental-level tournaments.

[Daily News] DODOMA: TANZANIA has spent 10.1bn/- between July 2024 and January 2025, to purchase livestock vaccines, which enabled over 370 million livestock to be vaccinated against priority diseases.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A Kenyan delegation is in Tanzania to defend the country's progress in addressing strategic deficiencies flagged by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in its mutual evaluation.

[IPS] Ukara, Tanzania -- The night after her husband was laid to rest, 24-year-old Vivian Magesa sat in the dimly lit brick-walled house, surrounded by women from her late husband's family. She had spent the past few days in mourning, wrapped in a white shroud, her head shaved as custom dictated. But as the hushed voices of her in-laws filled the room, Magesa realized her grief was far from over.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's chances of securing a place in the 2026 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup suffered a massive blow following a shocking batting collapse against Tanzania in their latest qualifier match.

[Daily News] PRECISION Air's financial distress worsened in 2023, with the Tanzanian airline reporting a net loss of 57.4bn/-, a stark contrast to the previous year's profit, according to filings.

[Afrobarometer] Respondents offer mixed assessments of government efforts to support vulnerable children.

[CAF] Uganda and Tanzania both suffered heavy defeats in their opening fixtures at the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025 and will seek victory in their Group A fixture at the El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia on Thursday (kick-off 17:00 local time / GMT).

[allAfrica] Tanzania is winning the battle against maternal and newborn deaths, as the latest numbers reveal a significant decline.

[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The president of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, received Tuesday the former president of the United Republic of Tanzania, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, who handed over to him a letter from Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu, the presidency of the Republic said in a statement.

[World Bank] A new World Bank-financed investment will enhance mobility and accessibility in Tanzania's capital, Dodoma, unlocking economic opportunities and creating over 10,000 new jobs by 2030, while boosting the city's economic output by 2%.

[IPS] What started with a 'salty' cup of tea ended with one couple losing their home to climate-change-induced rising sea levels. Solutions, like sea walls, restoration of mangroves, and water management, are too slow to stop the ruin of once-thriving coastal communities.

[The Conversation Africa] The ancestors of humans started making tools about 3.3 million years ago. First they made them out of stone, then they switched to bone as a raw material. Until recently, the earliest clear evidence of bone tool making was from sites in Europe, dated to 400,000 years ago. But archaeologists have now found and dated bone tools in Tanzania that are a million years older.

[Nile Post] Mr Dar took the first three letters of "Tanganyika" (TAN) and "Zanzibar" (ZAN). He then added an "I" from his own name, Iqbal, and an "A" to represent his connection to the Ahmadiyya Muslim community

[allAfrica] Tanzania has nominated Professor Mohamed Janabi as the next Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa to advance healthcare on the continent.

[Namibian] Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan says Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has set the bar high for African girls.

[SAnews.gov.za] Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson will tomorrow host the Minister in the Presidency from the United Republic of Tanzania.