The Latest Breaking News from Zanzibar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, on his visit to Tanzania, said that unlike some other countries, India is not “an extractive economy” and it was not pursuing “narrow economic activities” in the resource-rich African continent

Kiswahili originated in east Africa, spreading around the continent and the globe. It’s been adopted as a working language at the African Union and there’s a push for it to become Africa’s lingua franca or common language. Morgan J. Robinson is a historian of east Africa with a research focus…

Eastern Africa’s Zanzibar is transforming from the largest slave trade center in the world into the largest African center for economic tourism with it accounting for about 30% of GDP. President Hussein Mwinyi confirmed that Zanzibar’s political parties have abandoned their differences to maximize economic and food security and accelerate…

At least 20 men have gone missing from the island since August. But a culture of concealment around terrorism means families have been left to guess at their fate

Deserted beaches and endless turquoise sea — no wonder the style set want to keep this off-grid paradise near Tanzania to themselves, says Rosalyn Wikeley

Metal on Merseyside will celebrate with an official launch at Zanzibar later this month

Rob Jones' children received their passports more than a month apart ahead of jetting off from their Devon home to a big multi-destination holiday to Tanzania, Zanzibar and Greece

Alexandra Hallman purchased some henna paint while on holiday in Zanzibar to finish her new tattoo off herself, and says she'll always regret her decision after it left her in excruciating pain

A wealthy British hotelier and his wife are being held in a ‘hell hole’ prison after being charged with money laundering by cops on the paradise island of Zanzibar.