Tanzania

Authorities have developed a five-year strategy to protect and improve the welfare of people with albinism by providing them with health services, protection of their rights and more inclusiveness in the education process

The shortage of alcohol and the consequent soaring prices have left Zanzibar in severe difficulties at the beginning of the tourist season, with expected deep consequences as the tourist season generates 90% of the archipelago's revenue

UNICEF has pledged to support Tanzania to improve nutrition and thus end child stunting, which refers to a child being too short for his or her age and is the result of chronic or recurring malnutrition

The country will participate, for the first time in its history, in Venice Art Biennale 2024, from 20 April to 24 November; Tanzania pavilion will be hosted in the Fabbrica del Vedere with artists Happy Robert, Naby, Haji Chilonga and Lute Mwakisopile

The Tanzania Railway Corporation has taken delivery of three new electric locomotives and 27 passenger coaches for the new standard gauge railway under construction between Dar es Salaam and Morogoro, which will extend to the border with Rwanda

During the New Year festivities, there was a large influx of Tanzanian visitors (around 400) to the Mikumi National Park; according to the Tanzania National Parks Authority, the promotion campaign for wilderness visits was a great success

The eviction of the indigenous Maasai people in Tanzania, has been condemned by the European Parliament, stating that indigenous rights are 'a non-negotiable part of any wildlife conservation initiative'; Tanzania claims they moved 'spontaneously'

An agreement for one of largest land-based carbon credit projects in East Africa involving 6 national parks covering 1,8 million hectares has been signed: polluting companies will pay other organisations to reduce or remove their greenhouse gas emissions

A group of organisations is launching a study to evaluate emergency response tools for severe malaria cases in rural areas in Tanzania, Zambia and DR Congo, and to seek further care in remote settings where transfer to health facilities is not feasible

The French oil company TotalEnergies would not respect the sanctity of hundreds of graves in a controversial project to build a heated pipeline from the oil fields of Uganda to a port in Tanzania, according to GreenFaith's complaint

A group of Czech specialists collaborated with the operators of the Mkomazi National Park in Tanzania to track and study the lions' movements by placing trackable collars on selected lions in order to collect data to help conservation workers protect them

Internet subscriptions in Tanzania have increased by almost 45% over the past five years, in a trend the regulatory agency attributes to the expansion of online content in the native Kiswahili language

For the fifth consecutive time since 2019, the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania has been named the best in Africa; a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981, the Serengeti is recognised as one of the country's top tourist attractions