Africa Tanzania A $60 million loan has been granted by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries International Development Fund for the construction of a 166 km overhead power transmission line that will connect consumers in the Kagera region to the national grid
Africa Tanzania Zanzibar will host the first Indian Institute of Technology campus outside India, following a newly signed agreement
Africa Tanzania A $309 million power transmission line will be built by Tanzania and Kenya by the end of the year for import and export of electricity
Africa Tanzania Air Tanzania celebrated the delivery of Africa's first 767 Freighter, which arrived at the airline's hub in Dar es Salaam and will provide the operator with dedicated airlift capacity to serve the country's growing cargo market
Africa Tanzania WHO, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health are working to provide key community groups living in regions affected by the recent cholera epidemic with the hygiene and awareness-raising skills needed to prevent and respond to it
Africa Tanzania Artists from Tanzania, Ethiopia and Ghana have helped launch a five-year project to seek more funding for art and culture, with the aim of convincing African governments to allocate at least one per cent of their budgets
Africa Tanzania Shops at Kariakoo market, the country's largest, closed for the third day in protest over the new tax that the government will place under moratorium
Africa Tanzania The Julius Nyerere hydroelectric project is about to become a reality with the construction of the dam currently at 86% completion, placing the country among the power generation giants on the African continent
Africa Tanzania Moody’s gives Tanzania favourable credit rating; the positive outlook is due to lessened political risks in Tanzania, the country’s engagement with the international community and its structural reform agenda
Africa Tanzania At least 42.954 female students dropped out of school in Tanzania between July 2021 and June 2022 after becoming pregnant, according to the latest report by the Comptroller General of Tanzania
Africa Tanzania WHO has praised Tanzania for its achievements in the health sector, including protecting its population from disease and destruction
Africa Tanzania A majestic 12-year-old lion who lived in the Serengeti National Park and earned the nickname 'king of the lions' died in a territorial battle with young rivals
Africa Tanzania The school milk feeding programme 2023-2028, initiated by the Dairy Council of Tanzania in collaboration with the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, currently needs USD 6,4 million to be implemented