China backs Tanzania prison sentence for ‘ivory queen’
BEIJING — China says it backs Tanzania’s sentencing of a Chinese woman labeled the “ivory queen” to 15 years in jail for smuggling elephant tusks....
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Tanzania convicts Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’ Yang Fenglan
A Tanzanian court on Tuesday convicted a Chinese woman dubbed the “Ivory Queen” for her role in trafficking tusks from more than 400 elephants. Yang...
Tanzania defends cashew nuts deal with Kenya’s Indo Power
DAR ES SALAAM, A top government official has defended the $180 million (Sh18 billion) cashew nuts deal with Indo Power Solutions, a Kenyan company whose...
Ethiopia tops, Tanzania flops – 2018 Freedom In The World Report
Ethiopia under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made the biggest democratic gains in the world in 2018, this is according to a recent report released by...
Little-known Kenyan firm buys Tanzanian cashew nuts for Sh18bn
Tanzania will earn $180.2 million (Sh18.1 billion) from its stock of cashew nuts after it entered into an agreement with a little known Kenyan-registered firm,...
Tanzania busts suspects in recent witchcraft related murder of kids
Tanzania has launched a manhunt for suspects in the abduction and murder of up to 10 children this month in cases believed to be linked...
Tanzania’s parliament gives government sweeping powers over political parties
Tanzania’s parliament passed amendments to legislation late on Tuesday that give sweeping powers to a government-appointed registrar over political parties, a move that opposition legislators...
Six Tanzanian children killed ‘for body parts’, others missing
Six children in south-western Tanzania have been killed and had their ears and teeth removed, the authorities say. Some of the bodies of the children,...
Tanzania: Magufuli reshuffles cabinet after tracking ministers’ phone conversations
Tanzania’s president, John Pombe Magufuli explained some of the reasons behind changes in his cabinet, as announced on Tuesday, saying he had been aided by...
Magufuli secures more shares for govt in Airtel Tanzania
Tanzania’s government has succesfully negotiated a stronger stake in telecommunications company Airtel, raising its holding to 49 percent from 40 percent, the president’s office said...
