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Tanzania calls for more adaptation finance as GEF assembly ends in Uzbekistan

Tanzania, June 6 -- Uzbekistan. Tanzania has called for increased climate adaptation financing and stronger support for vulnerable developing countries as the 8th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Ass... Read More


Tanzania ordered to remove hanging from criminal justice system

Tanzania, June 6 -- Arusha. The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR) has ordered the Tanzania government to amend its Penal Code and abolish the mandatory death penalty for persons conv... Read More


Tanzania bars debt-default coffee buyers from next season

Tanzania, June 6 -- Dodoma. Government has directed Regional, District Security and Defence Committees to ensure all buyers with outstanding debts to coffee farmers and other crops are barred from par... Read More


PM Nchemba backs plan to split Iringa District for better services delivery

Tanzania, June 6 -- Iringa. Residents of Maperamengi Village have raised concerns over persistent transport challenges that hinder access to administrative and social services due to the area's geogra... Read More


Swiss-based Tanzanian artiste Muchi Melo pushes Bongo Flava beyond borders

Tanzania, June 6 -- Dar es Salaam. A Tanzanian musician based in Switzerland is pushing Bongo Flava onto the international stage after independently producing and releasing a 16-track album that blend... Read More


US shoots down four Iranian drones and strikes radar sites

Tanzania, June 6 -- Washington. The United States military has released footage showing what it says were precision strikes on Iranian coastal radar installations after American forces intercepted fou... Read More


Zimbabwe wins UN Security Council seat, set to represent Africa

Tanzania, June 6 -- Harare. Zimbabwe has been elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) after securing 182 votes from 191 member states during elections held at t... Read More


UAE restricts travellers from Uganda, DRC and South Sudan over Ebola concerns

Tanzania, June 6 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended the issuance of new visas and barred travellers from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan as part of measures... Read More


Tanzania National Assembly Speaker Zungu cracks down on absentee lawmakers

Tanzania, June 6 -- Dodoma. Members of Parliament (MPs) have been signing attendance registers on behalf of colleagues and travelling without authorisation have prompted National Assembly Speaker, Mr ... Read More


Air Tanzania to launch direct Moscow flights from July 2

Tanzania, June 5 -- St Petersburg. Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) will launch direct flights linking Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and Moscow from July 2, President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Fri... Read More