Tanzania raises Feb petrol prices, diesel unchanged

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's energy regulatory body on Friday raised the price of petrol in east Africa's second biggest economy, but left diesel prices unchanged in its latest monthly review. Fuel prices in Tanzania, like elsewhere in the region, have been rising in recent months, helping to push the annual inflation rate to 19.8 percent in December from 19.2 percent previously. The ...

MAUREL & PROM - ZIWANI-1 spud in Tanzania

PARIS, February 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Maurel & Prom is pleased to announce the spud of Ziwani-1 well, onshore Tanzania. This well will be drilled vertically on the Mnazi Bay exploration license approximately ...

Tanzania coffee prices rise on higher demand

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's coffee prices rose at last week's auction, driven by demand from exporters for high-quality beans, the regulator Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB) said on Tuesday. The number of bags offered for sale at the auction more than doubled from the previous sale as growers increased supply to take advantage of rising prices. State-run TCB said 18,616 60-kg bags were ...

Research and Markets: Tanzania Mining Report Q1 2012: nickel to be a significant driver of the country's mining sector ...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Tanzania Mining Report Q1 2012" report to their offer

Tanzania: Refugee children learn art basics in UN-sponsored workshop

Dar es Salaam, Feb 2 : In a novel way to impart new skills to children while improving their social interaction, the United Nations refugee agency has sponsored an arts workshop for refugee pupils from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Tanzania, where they were introduced to the basics of painting with water colours, pastels and acrylics and making collages.

Lake Victoria Begins 2012 by Advancing Existing Gold Projects in Tanzania, East Africa

Lake Victoria Mining Company, Inc. is pleased to announce resumption of field activities, after the rainy season, which includes adv

Tanzania's Hadza group sheds light on ancient social networks

The Hadza, who live primitively in Tanzania, have social networks similar to modern ones. People prefer the company of those with attitudes similar to their own, a study finds. Long before Facebook made it possible to share photos of your breakfast with hundreds of friends and let them know just how you feel about your latest parking ticket, humans were forming social networks with essentially ...

Tanzania Dec inflation rises, seen continuing

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's annual inflation rate rose for the 14th consecutive month in December, with some analysts expecting food and fuel costs to keep pushing consumer prices higher in the coming months. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday prices rose 2.0 percent during December, pushing the year-on-year inflation rate to 19.8 percent from 19.2 percent in ...

Tanzania: Workplace Mount Kilimanjaro - the Guides to the Roof of Africa

[RFI] Situated only a few hours away from Tanzania's border with Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro and its 5,896 metres stands as the African continent's highest point. Every year, thousands of people from across the world come to Tanzania to try to make it to the rooftop of Africa.

Tanzania: Good Results in Programme to Boost TB Detection

PlusNews (Johannesburg)-A pilot community programme to improve TB detection in northern Tanzania has shown good results and could be replicated nationwide as the country seeks to improve its TB treatment and prevention systems.