The Latest Breaking News from Tanzania

Authorities say at least 47 people are dead and 85 others injured following heavy flooding and landslides in northern Tanzania

East Africa has been hit for weeks by torrential rain and flooding linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon.

IIT Madras launches Zanzibar campus; 50 students admitted. 8 Indian students join PG programme. 22 UG students from Africa, 40% women. IIT to invest in knowledge, Zanzibar govt to bear expenses. 5 new programmes planned in 5 yrs. Banks to facilitate loans for Indian students. Permanent campus to be built…

Visiting Tanzania this week, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier asked for forgiveness for Germany’s brutal quelling of the Maji Maji uprising over a century ago. Around 300,000 Tanzanians died during this dark episode of Germany’s colonial history; some combattants beheaded and their remains yet to be returned to Tanzania.

Steinmeier sought forgiveness from the descendants of hundreds of thousands of victims of violence over a century ago.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Nigeria and Ghana on Sunday, as the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, is to visit Tanzania and Zambia from Monday.

Tanzania's government has signed a controversial port management deal with a Dubai-based company that had fueled protests in the African country and led to arrests of dozens of critics

IIT-Madras to open offshore campus in Zanzibar, Tanzania in November offering BSc & MTech in Data Science & AI, it will provide world-class tech edu to African students, driving nation-building, economic growth & research. MoU signed in July paved the way for the campus.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan became first woman to receive honorary doctorate from JNU. She was awarded for her role in fostering India-Tanzania relations, promoting economic diplomacy and achieving success in regional integration & multilateralism. PM Modi held talks with her to boost bilateral ties.