Rapidly urbanising Africa to have six cities with populations above 10m by 2035
Youthful, growing cities expected to create wealth and opportunities but stretch public and utility services Six African cities will have more than 10 million people...
Category : Tanzania
Tanzania opposition leaders and supporters arrested in crackdown
Senior Chadema party figures including vice-chair detained as well as about 400 people heading to youth gathering Police in Tanzania have arrested leaders of the...
Ugandan oil pipeline protester allegedly beaten as part of ‘alarming crackdown’
Stephen Kwikiriza is one of 11 campaigners against EACOP targeted by authorities in past two weeks, rights group says A man campaigning against the controversial...
Kenya flood death toll rises as more torrential rain forecast
Total deaths reach 76 and more than 130,000 displaced as weeks of flooding also affects east African neighbours Seventy-six people in Kenya have died because...
World Bank suspends Tanzania tourism funding after claims of killings and evictions
Plan to expand Ruaha national park has been beset by allegations of abuse, leading bank to withhold final $50m of $150m budget The World Bank...
Eight children and an adult die in Zanzibar after eating sea turtle meat
Another 78 people taken to hospital after consuming delicacy, which is known to cause food poisoning Eight children and an adult have died after eating...
HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing initial results
African-led trial ended a year early as researchers conclude there is ‘little or no chance’ new combination vaccines cut HIV risk The first trial in...
At least 47 people killed and 85 injured by landslides in Tanzania
Toll expected to rise after heavy rains caused flooding in Katesh in country’s north At least 47 people have been killed and 85 others injured...
Investigation launched into killings and evictions on World Bank tourism project
Tanzania government blamed for violence against villagers in national park, while thousands more people face losing their homes The World Bank is investigating allegations of...
Germany matches DNA from skulls stolen from African colony to living relatives
Remains pillaged in colonial era for ‘scientific’ experiments are DNA matched to Tanzanian descendants Researchers in Berlin have identified living relatives of people whose remains...
