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Attacks on people with albinism in Tanzania: African court holds government responsible – why it matters

People with albinism face widespread discrimination in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Tanzania, this minority has been subjected to extreme forms of violence. The government’s failure to protect their rights prompted the filing of a case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The case was brought by…

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1.5 million-year-old bone tools crafted by human ancestors in Tanzania are oldest of their kind

The discovery of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools upends what we know about tool manufacturing in East Africa.

LiveScience

As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting?

Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.

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M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war

At a recent summit in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, leaders of eight African states released a statement calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The Conversation

Rwandan And Congolese Leaders To Meet Over Eastern DRC Conflict

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame was due to meet his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi in Tanzania on Saturday as regional leaders convene in a bid to defuse the conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo.

International Business Times

Regional leaders gather in Tanzania for high-stakes summit on DRC crisis

A joint summit between the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community will take place today and Saturday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Paul Kagame and Félix Tshisekedi, are both expected to attend.

Radio France Internationale

Lake Tanganyika fishers fight for their future amid declining catches

From 2020-2024, fish production dropped 20% in the world’s longest freshwater lake serving Tanzania and its neighbours.

Al Jazeera

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African nations set to light up the homes of 300 million people by 2030

Several African nations have committed to open up their electricity sectors to attract investors and light up the homes of 300 million people currently lacking power over the next six years. "Mission 300" is driving the agenda at a two-day energy summit in Tanzania.

Radio France Internationale

Thais send smuggled tortoises home to Tanzania as evidence against suspected wildlife traffickers

More than 100 baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network

The Independent UK

Tanzania confirms outbreak of highly infectious Ebola-like virus

Neighbouring Rwanda reported 15 deaths and 66 cases in last year’s outbreak of Marburg

The Independent UK

Tanzania's president Hassan to run in October polls

Tanzania's ruling party on Sunday nominated President Samia Suluhu Hassan as its candidate in general elections due in October in the east African country. Hassan took office in 2021 after the sudden death of her authoritarian predecessor John Magufuli.

Radio France Internationale

Tanzania Confirms Marburg Case, WHO Chief Addresses Outbreak

Marburg disease confirmed in Tanzania with one positive case. No specific treatment available. WHO supporting containment efforts.

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WHO Reports Suspected Marburg Outbreak In Northern Tanzania

Recent Marburg disease outbreak in Tanzania with 8 fatalities, high national risk, and no specific treatment available. Learn about the symptoms, transmiss...

Al Jazeera

WHO says at least 8 dead in suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania

Marburg virus can spread between people through direct contact or via blood and other bodily fluids of infected people.

International Business Times

Tanzania Rights Activist Latest Abduction Victim In Kenya

A renowned Tanzanian rights activist was kidnapped on the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, only to be released after a rapid intervention by rights groups.

Louder

"That song has been my passport, my bank manager and my lover down through the years": Cutting Crew's Nick Van Eede on (I Just) Died In Your Arms, gangster rap and Tanzanian bandits

Not-one-hit-wonders Cutting Crew are about to celebrate their 40th anniversary

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The new hotels you’ll want to stay at in 2025

Where to stay in 2025? Let six of the most-read-about hotel openings of the past 12 months inspire your escape – from a tiny Tokyo bolthole to a Tanzanian safari retreat

The Guardian - UK

Stolen skulls and colonial trauma: the Tanzanians searching for ancestral remains

Documentary about families’ mission to return relatives’ remains reveals how pain passes through generations

The Guardian - UK

Labour government discussed Tanzania asylum camp plan in 2004, files show

Newly released files show proposals to divert £2m – earmarked to prevent conflict in Africa – to fund scheme

The Guardian - UK

Nay wa Mitego, the Tanzanian rapper who has been banned, jailed and threatened but says he won’t stop

Making hip-hop critical of the government has caused him trouble, but Nay insists his music is a force for change

The Guardian - UK

Cheap, smart and efficient: how giant rats are transforming the fight against TB

After success in Tanzania, other African countries may introduce the rodents to help sniff out the disease

Radio France Internationale

TotalEnergies accused of abuses linked to €10bn East African oil pipeline

Rights groups have accused France's TotalEnergies and Chinese oil company CNOOC of human rights violations and environmental damage linked to a €10 billion oil project in Uganda and Tanzania.

The Guardian - UK

Tanzania opposition laments its ‘naivety’ over president as repression intensifies

Recent killings and arrests of government critics suggest end of reformist approach under Samia Suluhu Hassan, say political rivals

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