The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has elected RwandaAir’s Chief Executive Officer, Yvonne Makolo, as the group’s next chair. Makolo becomes the first female to hold that position in the office of IATA as she will replace Mehmet Nane, who secured a one-year term from this year. Ms Makolo will assume the chair in June...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Amb. Liberata Mulamula has assured the international community that Tanzania will is committed to embracing the voluntary repatriation of refugees since it heeds to human rights principles and the dignity of the people who are forced to flee their native countries for different reasons. Amb. Mulamula...
Tanzania Ports Authority is currently implementing a 5-year strategic plan to overhaul all ports in the country. The Deputy Minister of Works, Engineer Godfrey Kasekenya, said the plan was implemented from 2021/22 to 2025/26. The government revealed its zeal to improve ports around the country when the CCM MP, Ms Tunza Malapo, raised the question...
Here are some habits that are capable of ruining your day. 1. Checking your phone The first thing most people do when they wake up is pick up their phones to check what’s new on social media. Social media is full of bad news that can put you in a sore mood for the rest...
Tanzania is set to inoculate young girls and boys with the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for girls and boys between nine and fourteen. The program is a significant step toward reaching the WHO global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer. Among other targets outlined in the plan is tha by 2030, 90% of...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced Europe to seek other options for their energy supply and cut their dependence on Russia. Looking for substitutes for Russia’s gas, the EU has turned its eyes to Africa’s most untapped gas potential. There are multiple LNG gas producers in Africa that the EU has been importing gas from...
President Samia’s visit to Oman set a benchmark for a better business environment for Tanzanian producers and services providers. Her trip to Oman makes her second trip to the Middle East this year, saying her government is setting a feasible environment for investors to enter the local market and Tanzanians to benefit from investment and trade...
Since its Independence, Tanzania has never come close to signing a record-breaking contract as it signed with Shell and Equinor on LNG extraction in Lindi, one of Tanzania’s southern regions. The project will cost 70 trillion, the biggest since Independence. What does this project mean to Tanzania’s economy and development in individual lives? Tanzania will...
In the past week, pictures and video clips showing scenes of the injured Maasais in Ngorongoro conservation area in northern Tanzania, bordered by Kenya, circulated online and sparked a wide controversy amongst activists calling for an end to the allegedly forceful eviction of the Maasai by the police from the area. Unfortunately, the flood of...
As the Maasai evacuation from Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) continues under the government’s assistance to Msomera village in the Handeni District of the Tanga region, the government wants to ensure that the Maasai community gets all the needed services while living on their new residents. Under the government’s directives, Airel, the leading telecom company, camped...