Good news for cassava as new varieties to combat deadly viral diseases are officially released in Tanzania
Four new high-yielding cassava varieties that are tolerant to the deadly Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and resistant to the equally devastating Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD), were last week officially released in Tanzania, providing a ray of hope to the millions of small-scale farmers who depend on the crop for their food and income in sub-Saharan [...]
Arms depot blasts kill 17 in Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, February 17, 2011 (AFP) – A series of blasts levelled arms depots at a Tanzanian army base and killed at least 17 people, Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda said Thursday, in the second such incident in two years. The blasts, which the prime minister said also left at least 145 people wounded, went off [...]
Tanzania lawyers say police used excessive force
DAR ES SALAAM, January 10, 2011 (AFP) – Tanzania’s police used excessive force against civilians when they stopped a demonstration last week, the Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) said in a statement Monday. ”The TLS strongly condemns the actions taken by the police force in denying the constitutional rights of association and assembly and of expression,” TLS [...]
Tanzania’s leader regrets fatal violence
DAR ES SALAAM, January 8, 2011 (AFP) – Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has expressed deep regret over recent violence in the country’s northern town of Arusha where four people were killed by police fire during an opposition rally. ”This is very unfortunate. I believe it is an isolated case and the government will make sure that [...]
President Jakaya Kikwete appoints a new Cabinet in Tanzania
Tanzania’s Head of State, Jakaya Kikwete, was elected on October 31 for another presidential term. He wasted no time in solidifying his position by naming a new cabinet. As new as the cabinet may seem, the Head of State retained most of the old guard in his government. Most senior ministers were not surprised at [...]
Christian Aid calls for an end to tax anomalies in Tanzania
Christian Aid is calling on the winner of this Sunday’s general election in Tanzania to commit to ending tax anomalies that have deprived a country rich in mineral resources of badly needed revenue that could have been spent on schools, hospitals and other infrastructure improvements. With two former Government ministers and a permanent secretary currently facing [...]
Presidential elections in Tanzania as Jakaya Kikwete is set for a second-term re-election
Jakya Kikwete must be reflecting on the progress that has taken place in his country since he assumed power as Head of State of this East African Country. KIkwete stands out as one of the most respected African leaders of our generation and he is soon to discover that his work has been fully recognised [...]
Tragedy in Tanzania as eighteen children drown in Lake Victoria
37 people were on board a small boat when it sank in lake Victoria on Thursday. Eighteen of them who were were children from Tanzania drowned when their crowded boat capsized in strong winds on Lake Victoria, a regional official said. According to news reports, Mwanza regional commissioner Abbas Kandoro, said that all 36 passengers [...]
New training programs for EAC students
Undergraduate and graduate students from the East Africa Community partner states will now train on Human Rights Law in Africa. The scholarship programmes will enable them examine contemporary international human rights law in Africa and explore human rights issues. According to EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge of Political Federation, Hon. Beatrice Kiraso, the programme [...]
Mo Ibrahim Foundation announces decision not to award 2010 Ibrahim Prize
The Prize Committee met yesterday to discuss the award of the 2010 Mo Ibrahim Prize. Following its deliberations, the Prize Committee informed the Board of the Foundation that it had not selected a winner. Last year the Prize Committee announced that it had considered some credible candidates, but after in depth review could not select [...]
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