Tanzania News Journal
Key signs that Al Qaeda's Islamic extremism is moving into southern Africa
A surge of sectarian strife and Al Qaeda-linked terrorism in Tanzania signals that Africa's jihadist wave is expanding south. The failure of the international community to assist Tanzania in tackling the roots of Islamic extremism will likely allow it to grow.
Key signs that Al Qaeda's Islamic extremism is moving into southern Africa
“I pointed out to you the stars, and all you saw was the tip of my finger.” This Tanzanian proverb should resonate deeply with anyone who fears the spread of Islamic extremism in Africa. On Tanzania 's island paradise of Zanzibar, the killing of a Catholic Priest by Muslim extremists last month points to a series of mounting and long-ignored signals that the continent’s jihadist wave is expanding ...
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Zambia, Congo, Tanzania railways sign deal to free up traffic
LUSAKA (Reuters) - The national railways of Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania have signed an agreement to make it easier to transport goods such as copper by rail between the countries, an official said on Monday. Until now, railway traffic has often been held up by paperwork and procedures such as unloading goods for inspection at every border crossing. Railway companies in ...
Tanzania : DRC Cargo Theft Curbed At Dar es Salaam Port
[Daily News]THEFT of cargo destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been dramatically curbed, compliments of recent changes in the top management at the Dar es Salaam port and Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA), according to an official of DRC Customs.
Tanzania : Doctors Link Miscarriages to Violence
[Daily News]DOMESTIC violence is a major cause of miscarriages, a problem that afflicts millions of women around the world, a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report has said.According to the report, up to 70 per cent of women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.
Tanzania : Kidney Disease Stalks More Tanzanians
[Daily News]AN estimated five to six million Tanzanians could be suffering from kidney disease related complications, a health expert has said.Speaking at a media conference focusing on the seriousness of the problem in Dar es Salaam on Friday, the founder of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), Dr Linda Ezekiel said a two day camp in Dar es Salaam in 2010 tested 3,500 people and diagnosed over ...
Incubators and warming blankets: Clemson students look for ways to make sustainable medical supplies
HAYDOM, TANZANIA – Taking cues from local basket makers and mechanics, Clemson University researchers are designing new easy-to-make medical products in Tanzania and other low-income countries, an effort they hope will reduce dependence on donated supplies.
Tanzania to buy back Bharti Airtel's stake in state telecom firm
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania 's government is set to start talks to buy back a stake in a state-run telecoms company from the local subsidiary of India's Bharti Airtel, gaining full ownership of the telecoms provider, the president's office said on Friday. It did not say why the government would buy back the 35 percent stake in Tanzania Telecommunications Corp (TTCL) from the local unit of ...
Tanzania : Editors' Forum Probes Brutal Attack on Journalist
[Daily News]THE Tanzania Editors' Forum (TEF) has formed a probe team of five people tasked to investigate on the incident that left the forum's chairman and Managing Editor of New Habari (2006) Corporation, Mr Absalom Kibanda seriously wounded.
MN Daily Salute: Tanzania Alexander
Tanzania Alexander is a former Marine recruiter who currently works as an Aviator Supply Specialist. Read her story here.
Tanzania to buy back Bharti Airtel's stake in state telecom firm
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania 's government is set to start talks to buy back a stake in a state-run telecoms company from the local subsidiary of India's Bharti Airtel, gaining full ownership of the ...
Tanzania 's Pres Kikwete Pledges Fair Trial For Pirates
DAR ES SALAAM, March 8 (BERNAMA-NNN-DAILYNEWS) -- President Jakaya Kikwete has said that the government of Tanzania will, invariably, carry out fair trial for suspected Somali pirates arrested in the Indian Ocean.
Tanzania 's Pres Kikwete Pledges Fair Trial For Pirates
DAR ES SALAAM, March 8 (BERNAMA-NNN-DAILYNEWS) -- President Jakaya Kikwete has said that the government of Tanzania will, invariably, carry out fair trial for suspected Somali pirates arrested in the Indian Ocean.
Tanzania : Journalist Brutally Attacked in Dar es Salaam
[SANEF]The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) is distressed to hear of the savage attack on Absalon Kibanda, Chairman of the Tanzanian Editors’ Forum.
