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Our culture is our identity; we must preserve it
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Our culture is our identity; we must preserve it

President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania has urged Tanzanians to let their differences in cultures unite the country rather than disunite it at the cultural heritage festival held in Moshi, Kilimanjaro, today, January 22, 2022. Tanzania has over 120 tribes, each with its indigenous language, unique traditions, and culture. People of different tribes get to...

Five go missing in Dar es Salaam for three weeks
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Five go missing in Dar es Salaam for three weeks

Parents gripped in fear as five young men, Kariakoo traders, went missing from Boxing Day when they left for a beach party in Kigamboni. Some said they got a communication from the young men that they had been arrested by police but never told where the police took them. Speaking to the Citizen, Longili Martin,...

Tanzania and Burundi to benefit from a 282 km SGR deal
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Tanzania and Burundi to benefit from a 282 km SGR deal

Tanzania and Burundi signed a multimillion-dollar deal to build a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) linking Gitega, Burundi, to the Indian Ocean. According to a statement released by Tanzania’s Ministry of Finance and Planning, a 282 kilometre SGR railway line will run from Uvinza in Tanzania’s Kigoma region to Gitega in Burundi. Officials from both countries...

Tanzania – Burundi seals a $900 Million Railway Deal.
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Tanzania – Burundi seals a $900 Million Railway Deal.

In a move to strengthen relations between the two East African Countries, Tanzania and Burundi have made significant strides into signing an agreement to construct a $900 million railway that will connect the two countries. The two have already signed a memorandum of understanding to construct a 282-Kilometer (175-mile) line from Kigoma in Uvinza to...

A new dawn for teen mothers as they get back to school
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A new dawn for teen mothers as they get back to school

It is Monday, January 17, 2022, a day that most girls will forever cherish as they get a second chance to re-live their dreams. Not so long ago, in late 2021, under President Samia Suluhu Hassan, news that revived hope in so many young girls, the hope that they can finally relive their dreams and...