The Latest Breaking News from Tanzania

Tanzanians go to the polls this year in local elections to vote for street and village chairpersons. This will be followed by a general election next year for councillors, members of parliament and the president.

So close! That's actually in Africa :heart_hands:

In tonight's edition: South Africa's MK Party says it will engage with the ANC as coalition talks continue. Also, for the first time, Zanzibar commemorates the abolition of slavery. The island is part of Tanzania and was a key stopping off point for Arab slave traders across East Africa. Plus…

The Rufiji River, which drains into Tanzania’s south-east coast, experienced a major wave of flooding in April 2024. The flooding caused tragic loss of life and affected at least 88,000 individuals. More than 28,000 hectares of crops were damaged.

Nestory Irankunda says his dream is to play for the Socceroos but he would be prepared to switch to Tanzania or Burundi if he continues to be overlooked.

An Italian science museum has created a butterfly forest inside a tropical mountain greenhouse in the city of Trento

On 26 April 2024, Tanzania celebrated 60 years of the union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The union, which created the present-day United Republic of Tanzania, stands out among the longest lasting political arrangements of its kind in Africa, and has shaped the country’s construction of national identity. Nicodemus Minde, who…

The death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen to 228 in Kenya, as authorities in the country and in neighbouring Tanzania warned that there was no sign of a let-up in the crisis.

Beaches were deserted and many shops closed on Saturday as heavy rains and winds from a tropical cyclone buffeted coastal areas of Tanzania and Kenya.