TTU vows to tackle challenges facing Tanzania teachers

DAR ES SALAAM: IN a passionate address that has stirred hope among teachers nationwide, the President of the Tanzania Teachers’ Union(TTU), Mr. Suleiman Ikomba, said he will take bold and immediate action to resolve the long-standing challenges Tanzanian …

Tanzania reaps 3.9bn US dollars from 5.5m tourists in 2025

SIMIYU: THE Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism has successfully increased the number of tourists visiting Tanzania from 1.7 million in 2021 to 5.2 million in 2024. International tourist arrivals rose from 922,692 in 2021 to 2,141,895 in 2024, while …

Mid-Missouri charities fund preschool in Tanzania

ASHLAND — Staying in the Ashland A-frame home of Humanity for Children President Bob Hansen, Maasai tribe representative and Humanity for Children employee Paulo Lengai has been making rounds across mid-Missouri with one thing to say: Thank you. "This …

Tanzania secures seat on UN forum for Indigenous issues

Arusha. Tanzania has secured a seat on the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), marking a major milestone in its global recognition and representation of Indigenous communities. The Executive Director of the Pastoralists Indigenous …

Concerns ahead of elections in Tanzania and Uganda about the state of democracy

Over the past couple of months, governments in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya have enacted a steep rise of oppressive practices threatening democracy and fundamental rights. The normalisation of regime policing, weaponisation of state agencies, enactment of …

Tanzania opens up airspace to foreign airlines after EU ban

This interim measure, valid for six months, seeks to bridge the gap left by the ban and ensure continuity in travel, tourism, and trade. According to a statement from the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA), the decision was made “to safeguard tourism …

Tanzania’s Mafia Island eyes sea cucumber farming to prevent extinction

Residents of Mafia Island in Tanzania don’t really eat sea cucumber; they call it jongoo bahari, or “ocean millipede” in Swahili. But sea cucumbers are a prized delicacy in East Asia, where demand has fueled a black market for the spiny sea creatures, …

AU mission commends Tanzania's preparations for 2025 general elections

Let Africa power itself, Tanzania insists at Global Energy Forum

ST PETERSBURG: IN a bold insistence, Tanzania said Africa must power itself and should no longer be denied the rights to harness its own energy destiny, Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Doto clarified in a Russian city today. At one of the world’s …

Tanzania’s President Suluhu Hassan names 112-kilometer iconic highway after outgoing President of  AfD Bank – Adesina

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 June 2025: The Government of Tanzania, last week honoured the outgoing President of the African Development Bank Group Dr Akinwumi Adesina describing him as “a visionary leader, a tireless son of Africa who has dedicated his life …