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Discovered in the deep: the extraordinary sawshark with a weapon-like snout

With the help of fishers in Madagascar and Tanzania, scientists named two new species of rare sixgill sawsharks

The Guardian - UK

Tanzania scraps independence celebration, diverts funds to kids

President Samia Suluhu Hassan redirected this year’s budget to building dormitories for children with special needs.

Al Jazeera

Tanzania drops murder charges against 24 Maasai leaders

The pastoralists had been detained over the death of a police officer during protests against government plans to evict them from ancestral land

The Guardian - UK

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Tanzanians sue Canada’s Barrick Gold over alleged abuses at mine

Tanzanian villagers accuse Canadian mining giant of being complicit in killings and torture at the North Mara gold mine.

Al Jazeera

Tanzanians sue Barrick Gold in Canada over alleged mine shootings by police

A group of 21 Tanzanian nationals on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in Canada alleging the world's second-biggest gold miner, Barrick Gold, was complicit in extrajudicial killings by police guarding its North Mara mine.

Reuters

Tanzania travel guide: Everything you need to know

It’s known as Africa’s classic safari destination for a reason; here’s how to make the most of a trip

The Independent UK

Pregnant students in Tanzania may stay in school according to a new ruling by African child rights experts

The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of Children recently made what experts call a landmark ruling. The committee is a regional quasi-judicial organ of the African Union. Its task is to monitor and implement the African Charter on Child’s Rights and Welfare, interpret the provisions of…

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What Tanzania tells us about Africa’s population explosion as the world hits 8bn people

Dar es Salaam, which is heading for megacity status, typifies a region growing three times faster than the global average

The Guardian - UK

As the 8 billionth person is born, here's how Africa will shape the future of the planet's population

In mid-November 2022 the eight billionth person will be born, according to the United Nations. In its analysis of this milestone, the UN makes two key observations. The first is that the global population has been expanding at its slowest rate since 1950. The growth rate dropped below 1% in…

The Conversation

Being light-skinned can lead to 'reverse colorism' in many parts of the world

Racism is often debated, discussed and analyzed in politics, the classroom and the workplace.

The Conversation

Tanzania plane crash survivors, rescuers describe heroics laced with tragedy

When the waters of Lake Victoria started gushing into the cabin of Flight PW494, passenger Mectrida Samuel knew she had to act fast. Around her, others were frantically trying free themselves and keep above the fast-rising water.

Reuters

Man risks life to save plane crash survivors

A fisherman dived underwater and tried to save the pilots stuck in the cockpit of a plane that crashed. He then woke up in hospital.

The New Daily

Mourners weep over 19 coffins after Tanzania plane crash

Weeping relatives of the 19 people who died when a plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania filed past a row of coffins in the lakeside town of Bukoba on Monday as religious and political leaders gathered for a ceremony to honour the victims.

Reuters

Hero fisherman describes being knocked unconscious trying to save pilots from Tanzania plane crash

‘The next thing I know, I am here at the hospital’

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Radio France Internationale

19 killed after Tanzanian plane plunges into Lake Victoria

At least 19 people have died after a Precision Air passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria on Sunday as it attempted to land in the northwestern city of Bukoba.

Daily Mirror

Tanzania plane crash: 19 dead after passenger jet crashes into Lake Victoria

Flight PW494, from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, crashed into Lake Victoria at 8.53am local time. Rescuers rushed to the scene but sadly 19 people, including two pilots, lost their lives

France 24

Death toll rises after plane crash in Lake Victoria in Tanzania

The death toll from Sunday's plane crash in Lake Victoria in Tanzania jumped to 19, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said, after the Precision Air flight with dozens of passengers aboard plunged into water while approaching the northwestern city of Bukoba.

WEKU

A plane crash in Tanzania has left at least 19 people dead

The plane crashed into Lake Victoria after taking off from Dar es Salaam. Authorities said at least 26 people who were on the Precision Air flight were rescued and taken to the hospital.

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Evening Standard

Nineteen dead after passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

The state broadcaster said the crash landing took place amid storms and heavy rains

Dynamite News

Commercial Plane Crashes In Tanzania's Lake Victoria, Rescue Operations Underway

Tanzania's precision air crashed into Lake Victoria which is Africa's largest lake by area on Sunday, CNN reported citing the officials. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Tanzania: Small passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria

A small passenger plane has crashed into Lake Victoria on approach to an airport in Tanzania

Al Jazeera

Tanzania plane crash death toll rises to 19: PM

At least 26 rescued after the aircraft plunged into Lake Victoria while attempting to land during stormy weather.

Reuters

Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 dead

At least 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday while trying to land at a nearby airport, the prime minister and airline said.

Radio France Internationale

Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline project a 'carbon bomb', analysis shows

The multibillion euro East African crude oil pipeline project, being financed by France's TotalEnergies and the China National offshore Company, will produce far more carbon emissions than claimed, new data shows.

The Independent UK

Tanzania plane crash: 19 dead as Precision Air flight goes down in lake

Cross country flight had ‘accident’ as it came in to land, says airline

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