The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling on authorities in Tanzania to release two CPJ staffers they say were detained Wednesday night in Dar es Salaam. Angela Quintal, the CPJ coordinator for Africa, right, and colleague Muthoki Mumo went missing from their hotel room after officers who said they were…
African billionaire Mohammed Dewji, who has been missing from Tanzania since an October 11 abduction, is now home and safe after his release over the weekend. “I thank Allah that I have returned home safely. I thank all my fellow Tanzanians, and everyone around the world for their prayers,” said a…
Tanzania on Wednesday launched its new e-immigration system, designed to improve border security and migration at home while the new passports comply with international travel standards across the globe. “Tanzania is taking a leap forward in providing an electronic passport for our citizens,” said Anna Peter Makakala, Tanzania’s Commissioner General…
Tanzanians mourned on Friday the loss of eight police officers killed in the country’s coastal Kibiti region, where authorities vowed to stop recent killings they insist are not related to terrorism, but rather violent gangs of criminals. The officers died in an ambush late Thursday along the Dar es Salaam-Lindi…
Nearly 2 million people in Tanzania are expected to benefit from newly approved World Bank financing for improvements in the East African country’s water services and infrastructure. The USD$225 million will come from the International Development Association (IDA), through the Second Water Sector Support Project, the World Bank said in…
John Pombe Magufuli earned a doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Dar es Salaam in 2009 and five years later became president of Tanzania. He has since impressed many, including his former critics with his hands on leadership style in the East African nation. “I will fight corruption without fear or favor; I will…
Diana Taremwa Karakire is a freelance journalist based in Uganda.