Faith in Motion: U.S. Teen Tours Seven African Nations to Promote Children’s Rosary

After his Kenyan mission, he is set to depart for Madagascar on November 7, where he is expected to continue the promotion of the Children’s Rosary movement for the remainder of the month. Asher has also been invited to the Catholic Archdiocese of...

What you need to know about Tanzania's election

How does Tanzania's electoral system work? Tanzania has a first-past-the-post system, with the president and vice president jointly and directly elected via simple majority popular vote. They serve five-year terms, which are renewable once. The...

Tanzania targets Asia-Pacific travellers to diversify tourism markets

Tanzania is eyeing Asia-Pacific visitors as it seeks to diversify its source markets and maximise consumer travel demand in the region. The east African nation welcomed a record 2.14 million inbound tourists in 2024, up from 1.81 million in 2023,...

Ex-Malawi Speaker Msowoya leads SADC team observing Tanzania polls

Dar es Salaam. With just eight days to go before Tanzania’s general election on October 29, 2025, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Election Observation Mission (SEOM) has begun preparations to assess the country’s democratic...

Tanzania's general election risks becoming 'devoid of legitimacy,' Amnesty In'tl warns

Tanzania’s upcoming elections “risk becoming a procedural affair devoid of legitimacy,” international rights watchdog Amnesty International is warning. President Samir Suluhu Hassan’s government is instilling a climate of fear and stepping up...

Tanzania cherishes the benefits of its close ties with religious institutions

TANGA: THE Tanzanian Vice President Dr. Philip Mpango, Vice President Dr. Phillip Mpango said the government has been maintaining a strong collaboration with religious institutions, saying such partnerships are essential for national development....

Tanzania apprehends Bangladeshis, Ethiopians,  Somalians  for illegal entry 

Home/Featured/Tanzania apprehends Bangladeshis, Ethiopians, Somalians for illegal entry MOROGORO: THE Immigration Office in Morogoro Region has apprehended 11 illegal immigrants who were found hiding in a forest located in Lachi Hamlet, Wami...

Tanzania’s agricultural processing, value-adding plant nears completion

BARIADI: THE Tanzanian government is in the final stages of completing the installation of agricultural processing and value addition machinery, including a mini sugar production plant located in Busega District, Simiyu Region, which is expected...

Constitutional Amendment: IAD Mobilizes Support For ‘Reserved Seats For Women Bill 2025’

2 A civil society pressure group, Inclusive Access Development (IAD), has mobilized support from stakeholders in Gombe on the need to pass the Reserved Seats for Women Bill 2025. Women are said to constitute about half of Nigeria’s population, but...

Tanzania-Nordic Cooperation strategy inked to promote investment  

DAR ES SALAAM: THE Tanzanian government has launched a Tanzania–Nordic Cooperation Strategy, which aims to strengthen economic diplomacy and promote investment rather than dependence on aid. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African...

What you need to know about Tanzania's elections

How does Tanzania's electoral system work? Tanzania has a first-past-the-post system, with the president and vice president jointly and directly elected via simple majority popular vote. They serve 5-year terms, which are renewable once. The...

Religious leaders in Mwanza call for peace ahead of elections

Mwanza. With nine days remaining before the October 29, 2025 General Election, religious leaders in Mwanza have issued a joint statement urging Tanzanians to maintain peace and unity, and to turn out in large numbers to vote. The statement was...

EACOP community programme: WASCO trains, equips Tanzanians to contribute to local development

Wasco Energy, through its whol­ly owned subsidiary Wasco ISOAF, has trained 124 young Tanzanians in technical and vocational disciplines as part of its community develop­ment efforts in regions along the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)...

Africa celebrates top women leadership …leaders demand action, not promises

Top African women political leaders said real progress in advancing women will only happen when political will is matched with action, resources, and preparation of future generations. This was the view of various women political leaders from...

Young voters enlightened to shape Tanzania’s democratic future

DAR ES SALAAM: AS Tanzanians prepare to cast their votes next week with a renewed sense of purpose, a new generation of first-time voters, many of them university students, have expressed optimism about exercising their civic right as a means of...

Amnesty warns Tanzania General Elections won’t be free and fair

Prime Africa Amnesty International has accused Tanzanian authorities of carrying out “systematic human rights violations” in the run-up to the country’s October 29 presidential election, which has already been marred by the exclusion of key...

Heroes of sight: How Tanzanian health workers are fighting trachoma

Chalinze. In a small village in Chalinze District, laughter fills the air as 63-year-old Mwanaidi Seleman, a traditional birth attendant, welcomes visitors. Her eyes gleam with life—a sharp contrast to the years she endured the blinding pain of...

American Fact-Finding Team Confirms Religious Killings In Nigeria As Group Makes Recommendations To Tinubu Govt

The American fact-finding mission has confirmed the ongoing persecution and killings of Christians in Nigeria as “a calculated and long-running genocide,” while suggesting urgent measures for the President Bola Tinubu-led government. The U.S....

Govt fulfills key promises to teachers, says Dodoma RC

DODOMA: THE government has made significant progress in addressing longstanding issues affecting teachers, including promotions, salary adjustments and various benefits, a move that has greatly improved teacher welfare and strengthened the public...

Trumann/Lepanto women arrested by Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin Monday issued the following statement announcing seven arrests made recently by his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: “On Oct. 3, Kimberly Rios, 39, of West Memphis, was arrested and charged with...