The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission), through the Chairperson of the African Commission’s Working Group on the Rights of Indigenous Populations/Communities and Minorities in Africa, is following the ongoing eviction of the Maasai community in the Loliondo division of the Ngorongoro district of the United Republic of Tanzania. The Commission...
Today June 11, the President of Tanzania witnessed the signing of the framework agreement with Norway’s Equinor and Britain’s Shell at Chamwino State House in Tanzania’s capital Dodoma. The Minister for Energy, Hon January Makamba, who signed the agreement for Tanzania, said that the signing would pave the way for a final investment decision in...
The post-COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to disruption of the global oil market that has spread rampant hiking of food prices and other human’s basic needs across the world. Countries worldwide are now grappling to contain commodity rapid prices soaring by adopting measures to control fuel rises that spread havoc to every...
Tanzania is one of the countries positioned in Sub-Sahara Africa that encounters a severe shortage of clean & safe water. According to reports, over 23 million people do not have access to clean drinking water and almost twice as many do not use improved sanitation facilities. However, things have been swiftly changing over time as people...
Queen Elizabeth II became 96 years old on April 21 and was the longest-reigning monarch in British history. She uses her handbag to send signals to her staff. If there is one thing about The Queen, you never catch her without her purses and bags. She reported owning 200 types of the same type of...
One of the most pressing problems lingering the Dar es Salaam is the delay in clearing consignments. The underlying factor to taking a long time to clear cargo at Tanzania’s largest port is red-tapism. Philanthropists dispatching donations to Tanzania have decried the long time their containers have taken at the Dar port due to lengthy...
Africa is one of the fastest-growing continents in the world. The continent has been bedevilled with infrastructure projects, but some African countries are currently bent on developing by investing heavily in infrastructural projects. Some infrastructural development includes roads. The citizens know how essential roads are to access quality and important services such as health care,...
Tanzania on Sunday reversed its decision to lift a controversial ban on wildlife exports a day after the move triggered an uproar in the East African nation. The ban imposed in 2016 was to safeguard the country’s protected animals and birds who were illegally being shipped abroad. On Saturday, however, wildlife authorities announced they would...
Tundu Lissu, a self-exiled politician and Chadema (Mainland) Vice-Chairman, has applauded President Samia’s frequent meetings with the opposition as it signals imminent attaining of the new constitution and massive structural and administrative reforms in Tanzania. Lissu also thanked President Samia’s government for paying all of his parliamentary dues that the government has retained since he...
The Minister of Information, Communication and Information Technology, Hon Nape Nnauye, has unleashed a stern warning against TCRA and Telecoms in Tanzania to stop sending texts to people without their prior consent. Hon Nape made those remarks in Dodoma, calling TCRA and telecoms in Tanzania to forge a unanimous plan to stop sending clients texts...