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The University of Strasbourg in north-east France has undertaken the task of verifying the origins of its collections of human skulls, bones and other remains that were collected in the wake of abuses under German colonial rule in Namibia and Tanzania. It comes as part of a restitution process demanded…

Researchers speculate honeyguides switched to work with humans after learning guiding behavior from badgers.

Tricia Sinclair completed the 250km five-day feat called Ultra X Tanzania, which saw her traverse parts of Mount Kilimanjaro, on June 16.

Five million children under five years old died in 2021. Of these, nearly half occurred within the first month – a time of high vulnerability. Sub-Saharan Africa had the highest death rate in the world: 27 in 1,000 newborn babies (1,067,000). This is 11 times higher than in countries with…

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