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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Saturday launched the Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim Digital Archive, aimed at preserving the country’s renowned international diplomat’s leadership legacy. Launching the digital archive in Tanzania’s port city of Dar es Salaam, Hassan described Salim as a leader who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In response to the disruptions in the global supply chains as a result of COVID-19, Global conflicts and Climate change, TPA offered several incentives to the Ugandan shippers, among which is a 30–day free storage period for all imports, to support the users and customers …

Mwanza, Tanzania | Xinhua | Rescuers have found 12 bodies of the people who went missing after two boats capsized in Lake Victoria in Tanzania Sunday evening, authorities said Wednesday. The two boats were ferrying about 28 people returning to Bulomba village after prayers in a church in Mchigondo village, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The move by the government of Tanzania to restrict food exports to Uganda and Kenya is facing opposition from the private sector and politicians that it is not progressive. This financial year, Tanzania reintroduced food export restrictions including new tariffs and forcing traders …

When local hopes are dashed by global realities Kampala, Uganda | AIDEN BARLOW | Rising international commodity prices can shape or reshape the fortunes of places. When large mining and oil and gas prospectors suddenly show an interest, a remote area can become a resource frontier a place that’s far from …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has called for the removal of trade barriers on the East African nation’s border with Malawi to boost trade between the two countries, the presidency said late Friday. A statement by the Directorate of Presidential Communications said Hassan made …

But how ready is Dodoma? Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDEENT | Tanzania designated Dodoma as its new capital in place of the seaside city of Dar es Salaam following a public referendum 50 years ago. Since then, the country has made small steps towards this goal including the relocation of Parliament …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania’s conservation efforts ary paying off as the populations of elephants, rhinos, lions and other wild animals go up, Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Mohamed Mchengerwa said Friday. Mchengerwa told parliament in the capital, Dodoma, that enhanced conservation efforts have contributed to a …

Mwanza, Tanzania | Xinhua |  More than 7,000 hectares of grazing land have been raided by invasive species in Monduli, Longido and Ngorongoro districts in Arusha Region in northern Tanzania, officials said on Sunday. The invasive species caused by climate change have hugely affected grazing areas for domestic and wild …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua |  China on Wednesday started running a two-day training seminar aimed at assisting Tanzania to increase its capacity in water conservation and management in the country’s Great Lakes. The training seminar on Eco-environment and Water Security in Lake Basin System was jointly organized by the …