Tanzania

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

Speaking at the Tanzania International Cashew Conference in Dar es Salaam, the Tanzanian Vice-President emphasised the need to make cashew nuts and related products more accessible to the majority of people by promoting regional consumption

Five million quelea birds have been killed by Tanzania to prevent them from destroying rice paddies, using drones and aircraft

A digital health project is using SMS text messages automatically sent to participants' mobile phones to increase the timeliness of routine immunisations and promote vaccination coverage among children

Researchers have identified living relatives in Tanzania of people whose skulls were looted and brought to Germany during the colonial era, a discovery hailed as a 'small miracle'