Africa Tanzania All regional and zonal referral hospitals in Tanzania have been ordered to establish dedicated cancer diagnosis and treatment units as part of efforts to reduce cancer-related deaths and bring specialised services closer to communities
Africa Tanzania Drugs Control and Enforcement Authority is targeting public servants by expanding awareness across institutions; the crackdown on drug abuse led to 550 arrests
Africa Tanzania All public meetings by political parties have been momentarily suspended; the move is announced as a mean to address threats of public disorder and illegal demonstrations allegedly being coordinated by some individuals through social media platforms
Africa Tanzania At the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, President Samia, sitting beside Russian President Putin, dismissed suggestions that her presence would signal a shift in foreign policy, insisting that Tanzania would remain non-aligned
Africa Tanzania The global shock caused by disrupted global energy and freight flows due to the closure of Strait of Hormuz are accelerating structural shifts that could redirect investment towards emerging markets such as Tanzania, stakeholders and policymakers said
Africa Tanzania Aside Tanzania–Kenya Investment Forum during President Ruto's visit, a renewed drive to reconnect railway networks and expand electricity interconnection between Tanzania and Kenya is taking shape to unlock trade and industrial growth in the region
Africa Tanzania A London Stock Exchange listed exploration firm has identified nine prospective gold license areas in Lake Victoria goldfields using an AI-assisted exploration program
Africa Tanzania Evidence is leading to confirm that a scheme was set were people were paid to take part in the unrest following Tanzania's October 2025 general election; commission of enquiry into violence following the vote interviewed a number of witnesses
Africa Tanzania Medicins continue to be out of stock in a number of public health facility, despite the government pledged to improve access to medicines nationwide
Africa Tanzania Nairobi-based Nation Media Group, East Africa’s largest media house, has been acquired by Tanzanian business magnate Rostam Azizi, raising concerns about potential political interference with the region’s most influential news outlets
Africa Tanzania Prime Minister has acknowledged that Tanzania is grappling with a significant abduction problem and has ordered local authorities to protect citizens who speak out, marking a rare public admission of a crisis that has gripped the nation for years
Africa Tanzania 60 to 80% of the population relies on traditional medicine for primary healthcare needs, latest Performance Audit Report on the Regulation of Traditional and Alternative Medicine shows; Dar es Salaam has become a distribution hub for traditional remedies
Africa Tanzania Transport services and Dar es Salaam’s transit reforms are stalling; though 49 buses were delivered and will be shortly followed by 50 more, popular anger over poor services continues, worsened by an escalating sense of political risk among investor