The Latest Breaking News from Tanzania

The late archaeologist Mary Leakey and her husband once drank puddles of rhinoceros urine during a dig in Tanzania, according to a new book. “They filtered it through charcoal, boiled it and drank it as a tea with lemon,” wrote Michael Scott. “But they could still taste rhino.” On another…

In tonight's edition: In Uganda, parents of children still missing since Friday's horrific attack on a school dorm offer up their DNA in the search for their missing loved ones. Meanwhile in Burundi, hundreds of thousands of people who fled their country in 2015 amidst political turmoil have started returning…

In many postcolonial contexts, early learning is conducted, and assessed, in a language that is unfamiliar to learners. About 40% of the world’s population cannot access schooling in a language that they understand and that is regularly used in their communities. This figure may be as high as 80% in…

A couple from West Lothian found themselves targetted by a notorious fantasist. Bill and Heather were convinced to travel 7000 miles to Tanzania where they received the fake invites.

Bill said: “It’s hard to believe the lies this man has told, always seeking to make himself out to be a very important and powerful person.”

Tanzania designated Dodoma as its new capital in place of the seaside city of Dar es Salaam following a public referendum 50 years ago. Since then, the country has made small steps towards this goal – including the relocation of Parliament in 2017 – but Dodoma remained the national capital…

The film-maker captured her striking image while visiting a Tanzanian village healer who diagnoses patients by fair means or fowl

Performers from Ghana, Ethiopia and Tanzania have helped launch a five-year project to try to secure more funding for arts and culture, aiming to persuade African governments to allocate at least 1% of their budgets.

On her debut safari in Tanzania, Prudence Ivey discovers just how near the wildlife likes to get

There are close to 4 million people living in refugee camps across Africa. Of the more than 300 camps, nearly 70% are situated within 30km-50km of an international border. They include some of the largest camps in the continent, such as Kakuma in northern Kenya, Nyarugusu in western Tanzania and…

The start of shoulder season in many countries brings the opportunity for more affordable and less crowded trips abroad