Live wild animals export to be banned
The Tanzanian government will suspend export of live wild animals for a year and a half to put in place…
Museveni mends fences, gets inspired in Rwanda
It had been on the cards for a while but when it happened, President Yoweri Museveni’s four-day visit to Rwanda…
Kissinger, Nyerere held private meeting on US policy on SA
A newly published State Department history volume includes a record of a 1976 meeting at which then Tanzanian leader Julius…
Africans: Surviving at the mercy of others?
While Europeans and Americans are now basing themselves on Mars and outer-space, Africa has almost forgotten how to make the…
President Obama Meets with Leaders of Nations Representing Africa’s Democratic Progress
Today, President Obama welcomed President Yayi of Benin, President Conde of Guinea, President Issoufou of Niger, and President Ouattara of…
A record! Four East African presidents set to retire
East Africa is set to chalk up political records in the next few months and years, with four presidents stepping…
South Sudan ‘free to join the EAC’
Newly-independent South Sudan is welcome to join the East African Community (EAC) because it offered a range of opportunities for…
East Africa to have monetary union by next year
An East African Community Monetary Union protocol will be in place by 2012 as per the schedule, the new EAC…
Pinda’s confession on leadership crisis
Dar es Salaam. Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda has cited poor leadership in Africa as a major factor behind a number…
Ways sought to raise global food supply
Oxfam recently published an analysis of the food situation and the risks in coming decades. One of the major conclusions…
Defence rejects extradition of bomb suspect to Uganda
The defence in a case in which a Kenyan national is charged with murdering 74 Ugandans on Thursday protested extradition…
Tanzania tops EAC members in peace
TANZANIA is the most peaceful country among the five members of the East African Community (EAC), according to the 2011…
Turkey and the Arab Spring
As the Arab Spring enters its fourth month, it faces challenges but also presents opportunities. Despite setbacks in Libya, Yemen,…
Special Report:The Osama bin Laden kill plan
A pivotal moment in the long, tortuous quest to find Osama bin Laden came years before US spy agencies discovered…
Don’t tell me M7 ordered Besigye to make the long walk back home
Kizza Besigye’s first name means “darkness,” and he was understandly alarmed when KQ, the airline that proclaims to be the…
Chinese in fake drug business?
CHINESE traders are reported to have set up two ‘factories’ at Temeke and Kiwalani in Dar es Salaam for manufacturing…
TANZANIA rejects BAE radar pay plan
TANZANIA on Tuesday strongly rejected BAE Systems’ decision to pay the country 29.5 million pounds (about 74bn/-) in settlement arising…
All Tanzanians above 60 to be covered by pension
THE Government has started a process of designing a Universal Social Pension scheme (USP) that will enable all Tanzanians aged…
EAC experts draft bill on good governance protocol
Experts on good governance from the East African Community (EAC) recently held a conference in Moshi town to discuss a…
