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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Burundi’s government on Friday asked Tanzania to arrest several leaders of the main opposition attending peace talks in Arusha in a bid to resolve a nearly two-year political crisis. The talks are the latest effort by former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa to mediate the crisis …

Mediator Benjamin Mkapa and Burundi’s  foreign minister Nyamwite at previous talks.Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Burundi’s government affirmed Tuesday it will shun peace talks with opposition figures planned for later this week in Tanzania, dragging out a political crisis that has stretched for over a year. The talks are intended …

President Museveni, Magufuli to discuss EPA, Burundi Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni and Tanzania’s President Dr. John Magufuli will meet February to agree on East Africa’s way forward on the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The EPA is supposed to be negotiated between the EU and member states of the East African Community (EAC). Kenya …

Tanzania urges speed as study starts on 1450km export pipeline Excitement on Jan.9 filled the boardroom on the fourth floor of Amber House, the headquarters of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development in Kampala, as high ranking officials of the governments of Uganda, Tanzania alongside three oil firms jointly …

Kitimbo’s unusual go-green art Art has long been a catalyst for social change, from the anti-war Dadaists during World War I to the music of Nina Simone during the 1960s civil rights movement in America. For as long problems and tragedies remain, art appears to always seek to play an …

Without a survey of the actual fish stock, fisheries managers focus on what they get out to ensure sustainability For some time now, fish catchers, processors, traders and government officials involved in Uganda’s fish sector have been saying that fish stocks in Lake Victoria are declining. The problem appears to …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | AFP |  Tanzanian authorities on Friday charged the editor of a whistle-blowing website for failing to reveal the identity of contributors to the site, court documents revealed. Maxence Melo, who co-founded the website Jamii Forums, was charged with operating a website without a local domain, …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has marked its first year of operations in Tanzania, as it continues to support the growing two-way flow of business and leisure travellers flying between Dar es Salaam and the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi. Over …

Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli has commended Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta’s nomination of Ambassador Amina Mohamed  for the position of African Union Commission Chair and assured her of Tanzania’s endorsement. Amina Mohamed is Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs. She joins the race after the withdrawal of Uganda’s Dr. Wandira …

VIDEO: Tanzania 2 Kenya 1. The outcome of the CECAFA women’s tournament final, was not one many expected with Tanzania on top. The Kilimanjaro Queens shocked Kenya’s Harambee Starlets in the final to become kings of the region. Mwanahamisisomari inspired the victory in front of a packed gallery . Uganda however, failed …