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Tanzania confirms outbreak of highly infectious Ebola-like virus

Neighbouring Rwanda reported 15 deaths and 66 cases in last year’s outbreak of Marburg

The Independent UK

Tanzania's president Hassan to run in October polls

Tanzania's ruling party on Sunday nominated President Samia Suluhu Hassan as its candidate in general elections due in October in the east African country. Hassan took office in 2021 after the sudden death of her authoritarian predecessor John Magufuli.

Radio France Internationale

Tanzania Confirms Marburg Case, WHO Chief Addresses Outbreak

Marburg disease confirmed in Tanzania with one positive case. No specific treatment available. WHO supporting containment efforts.

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WHO says at least 8 dead in suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania

Marburg virus can spread between people through direct contact or via blood and other bodily fluids of infected people.

Al Jazeera

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Tanzania Rights Activist Latest Abduction Victim In Kenya

A renowned Tanzanian rights activist was kidnapped on the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, only to be released after a rapid intervention by rights groups.

International Business Times

"That song has been my passport, my bank manager and my lover down through the years": Cutting Crew's Nick Van Eede on (I Just) Died In Your Arms, gangster rap and Tanzanian bandits

Not-one-hit-wonders Cutting Crew are about to celebrate their 40th anniversary

Louder

The new hotels you’ll want to stay at in 2025

Where to stay in 2025? Let six of the most-read-about hotel openings of the past 12 months inspire your escape – from a tiny Tokyo bolthole to a Tanzanian safari retreat

Wallpaper

Stolen skulls and colonial trauma: the Tanzanians searching for ancestral remains

Documentary about families’ mission to return relatives’ remains reveals how pain passes through generations

The Guardian - UK

Labour government discussed Tanzania asylum camp plan in 2004, files show

Newly released files show proposals to divert £2m – earmarked to prevent conflict in Africa – to fund scheme

The Guardian - UK

Nay wa Mitego, the Tanzanian rapper who has been banned, jailed and threatened but says he won’t stop

Making hip-hop critical of the government has caused him trouble, but Nay insists his music is a force for change

The Guardian - UK

Cheap, smart and efficient: how giant rats are transforming the fight against TB

After success in Tanzania, other African countries may introduce the rodents to help sniff out the disease

The Guardian - UK

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TotalEnergies accused of abuses linked to €10bn East African oil pipeline

Rights groups have accused France's TotalEnergies and Chinese oil company CNOOC of human rights violations and environmental damage linked to a €10 billion oil project in Uganda and Tanzania.

The Guardian - UK

Tanzania opposition laments its ‘naivety’ over president as repression intensifies

Recent killings and arrests of government critics suggest end of reformist approach under Samia Suluhu Hassan, say political rivals

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Students In Tanzania Clean Streets To Combat Deforestation

Floresta NGO in Tanzania organizes street cleaning event to promote environmental conservation and community engagement.

International Business Times

Opposition Figures Killed As Tanzania Holds Local Election

Tanzanian opposition party Chadema, said two of its members were killed on the eve of Wednesday's local elections, and accused the authorities of rigging the vote.

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The Independent UK

Rescue ends in Tanzania building collapse as death toll rises to 29

Rescue operations at a building that collapsed in Tanzania's commercial capital have ended after 10 days as the number of dead rose to 29

Wallpaper

Step inside Tanzania’s new luxurious safari retreat

Set in the Grumeti Reserve, Singita Milele redefines safari luxury with modern design inspired by the Serengeti

Evening Standard

The Manor at Ngorongoro review: a luxury base for safari-seekers

This hotel in Tanzania’s north combines high-end service with the call to adventure

The Independent UK

Tanzanian government says rescue efforts will continue at collapsed building where 13 died

Rescue efforts continued for a third day Monday after a building collapsed and killed at least 13 people in Tanzania’s commercial capital, with the government saying it will push on until all those trapped inside are saved

Bangkok Post

Four Africans held for prostitution in Phuket

Three Ugandan women and one woman from Tanzania have been arrested in Phuket for selling sex.

The Conversation

Food security in Africa: managing water will be vital in a rapidly growing region

Sub-Saharan Africa’s population is growing at 2.7% per year and is expected to reach two billion by the year 2050. The region’s urban population is growing even faster: it was at 533 million in 2023, a 3.85% increase from 2022.

The Conversation

Who is Tundu Lissu? Tanzania’s opposition leader is fighting for change in the face of fresh attacks on political freedoms

Tundu Lissu has become the face of opposition in Tanzania following his defiant and unrelenting criticism of the government. Since he came into the national limelight in 1995 when running for a parliamentary seat, Lissu has been a champion of democracy and human rights. He has taken on the ruling…

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