‘Take advantage of refugee crises’: Magufuli tells Tanzanians
Tanzania’s president John Magufuli told members of his cabinet to “take advantage” of refugee crises and make money by selling food to international aid organisations....
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S.African, Tanzanians among suspected jihadist leaders in Mozambique
Mozambican prosecutors on Monday named a South African and two Tanzanians among leaders of a jihadist group operating in the northern gas-rich region, saying the...
Donors cut aid to Tanzania after rights crackdown
Tanzania’s tough-talking president John Magufuli has earned respect by fighting corruption, but international donors are now concerned by crackdowns on human rights. The European Union,...
US warns on Tanzania travel due to ‘crime and terror’
The State Department has urged US citizens to “exercise increased caution” whilst in Tanzania due to concerns over crime, terrorism and official actions targeting people...
EAC heads of state summit in Arusha cancelled, again
Signs of widening cracks among East African Community (EAC) member states have emerged after a heads of state summit was cancelled for the second time...
Tanzania bans Diamond Platnumz from performing
One of Africa’s top musicians – Diamond Platnumz – has been banned from performing in Tanzania. Basata, the regulatory arts board in the East African...
Tanzania opposition unite to arrest ‘backsliding of democracy’
A coalition of opposition parties in Tanzania say the country is in a state of democratic backsliding reiterating accusations of authoritarianism on the part of...
Inside Tanzania’s ‘repressive’ amendments to Political Parties Act
Tanzania’s opposition parties have mounted stiff resistance against amendments to the Political Parties Act, which they say are designed to undermine their activities and consequently...
Tanzania says it won’t accept gay rights as donors pull cash
NAIROBI, — Tanzania’s government says it’s facing a difficult financial time after donors pulled funding over its treatment of the gay community, but it says...
Opposition parties in Tanzania protest new law: ‘It will criminalise politics’
Opposition parties in Tanzania have called upon legislators not to pass proposed amendments to a law governing political parties, saying it would criminalise their activities....
