Tanzania

Through the Higher Education for Economic Transformation program, government will build the Mwalimu Nyerere University of Technology and Agriculture in Butiama; land acquisition, master plan and environmental and social impact assessment are underway

The country has allocated about US$39,2 million for the implementation of 23 projects aimed at revitalizing the tourism sector, from the renovation of infrastructure to the installation of security systems and the use of mobile test kits

After hosting the 1st EAC Regional Tourism EXPO in Arusha until yesterday, the familiarisation trip for hosted international buyers and media begins today at some of the region's iconic tourist sites

The Tanzania Coffee Board, the government body managing the coffee sector, said it has started taking steps to increase crops productivity from the current annual harvest of around 70.000 tonnes to 300.000 tonnes by 2025

Authorities in Zanzibar have launched a research project aimed at improving the use of herbal medicines as an alternative treatment for non-communicable diseases

The government has finalized plans to introduce cage fish farming in the Kagera region in an effort to increase revenue from fisheries resources

The government has suspended from publishing a private newspaper for 30 days after linking a 'terrorist' gunman who killed four people to the country's ruling party

More than 1.2 million wildebeest and zebra have begun their annual migration from Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve to the country's Serengeti National Park

Uhuru newspaper, a publication of the ruling party, has been suspended for 14 days for claiming that President Samia Suluhu will not run in 2025

President Samia Suluhu has largely revised the late president's anti-Covid policy, which advocated prayer and natural products, by focusing on the vaccination campaign and security measures

The leader of the main opposition party along with 10 other members was arrested before a planned forum to call for constitutional reform

Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) and the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute have undertaken a joint ecological survey aimed at relocating rhinos to Arusha National Park in the northern part of the country

The workshops following the 7th African Islamic Finance Summit ends today, an event for the improvement of socio-economic conditions in rural and urban areas of the country