Understanding diplomacy is not as complex as understanding rocket science. It’s simply the government’s methods and tools to engage with other governments. I presume you must have come across the term diplomacy. Etymologically, it comes from the Greek word diplōma, meaning “an object folded in two”. At the beginning of the 18th C, the use of...
An open letter from President Samia Suluhu. TODAY, Tanzania marks 30 years since we officially restored the multiparty political system. During that period, our nation has passed through happiness, sadness, turmoil and endured all kinds of challenges whilst treading the new path. This was never meant to be a smooth transition because such times have...
Uganda Investment Authority has awarded TDPC for its remarkable role in ensuring the successful implementation of the crude oil deal (EACOP) between the two East African Community members. According to TPDC Director Dr James Mataragio, Tanzania has contributed over 60% to the deal’s success with Uganda, which he confirmed yesterday at the award-receiving ceremony in...
The mission of the Minister of Culture, Arts and Sports Hon, Mohamed Mchengerwa, led by the Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr Saidi Yakubu, met and held a meeting with the Ambassador of Qatar in Dar es Salaam Hon. Hussain Ahmad Al Homaid on Tanzania’s participation in the World Cup. The leaders held a...
Rwanda and Congo are on the verge of sliding back into bloody war again. If the regional powers like Tanzania and Kenya won’t take drastic measures to halt the imminent bloodshed, the two long enemies might fall into bloody war for the third time. Rwanda and Congo are countries in the great lakes region, one...
The CCM central committee meeting ended after two days in Dodoma at Chamwino State House. Chairperson of the revolutionary party, CCM led the meeting, who is also an incumbent President Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan. CCM Ideology and publicity secretary Shaka Hamdu Shaka took the press to make brief statements on the resolutions of CCM’s executive...
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...
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...
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...
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...