January 14

• Tanzania: Five Jailed for Transporting Ethiopian Immigrants

  THOUGH human trafficking cases involving people from the Horn of Africa are rife in Arusha, it is rare for local culprits who act as conduits to be arraigned. Read more »

January 12

• Tanzania/Ethiopia: Stars Go Down in Ethiopia

  THE national soccer team Taifa Stars went down 2-1 against hosts Ethiopia in an international friendly match played at the National Stadium in Addis Ababa on Friday evening.... Read more »

January 05

• Tanzania/Ethiopia: Stars Land Ethiopia Friendly

  THE national soccer team Taifa Stars has landed an international friendly match against Ethiopia away in Addis Ababa next Friday. A statement released by the Tanzania Football... Read more »

December 08, 2012

• East Africa: Roads and Power Projects East Africa's Pride

  THE inauguration of Athi River-Namanga (Kenya) through Namanga to Arusha in Tanzania this past week graced by Tanzania's President Dr Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and Kenyan President... Read more »

December 01, 2012

• Tanzania: AU-EU Expert Groups Meet in Addis

  THE Africa-European Union (EU) Joint Expert Group (JEG) on Peace and Security met on Thursday at the African Union headquarters here within the framework of the Joint Africa-EU... Read more »

November 29, 2012

• Tanzania: Coffee Supply At Moshi Auction Market Rises

  COFFEE supply at the Moshi Exchange increased to 30,957 bags during last week's trading session, up from the 28,497 bags of the previous auction, because of a significant rise in... Read more »

November 28, 2012

• Tanzania: TRA Warns Public Over Duty Free Shops

  THE Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has warned civilians against buying goods from duty-free shops meant for members of armed forces. Read more »

November 26, 2012

• Tanzania: Arusha Hosts VAT Forum

  FIFTEEN African Countries are expected to hold a two-day Annual Conference in Arusha from Wednesday to discuss how best to solve Value Added Tax (VAT) technical and administrative... Read more »

November 23, 2012

• Tanzania/Uganda: Hopeful Stars Off to Uganda

  MAINLAND's national soccer team, Kilimanjaro Stars, jets off on Friday for Kampala, Uganda ready to launch their campaign at the Council of East and Central Africa (CECAFA) Senior... Read more »

• Tanzania: Mbeki Lays Bare Africa's Woes

  FAILURE by African countries to internalise and implement policies formed by the African Union (AU) is to blame for continuous existence of poverty and dependence on aid, former... Read more »

November 22, 2012

• Tanzania/Uganda: Stars Plot Cecafa Cup Success

  MAINLAND's national soccer team, Kilimanjaro Stars, head coach Kim Poulsen believes his charges are ready to launch their campaign at the Council of East and Central Africa... Read more »

November 19, 2012

• Tanzania: Miss EA Attracts More Participants

  THIS year's Miss East Africa finals planned for next month has all to cherish as it will occasion beauty pageants not only from the region but three from Europe as well. Read more »

November 18, 2012

• Ethiopia: Addis Ababa, the New York of Africa? [analysis]

  ADDIS Ababa loosely translated means a 'new flower'. The capital city of Ethiopia is indeed blooming and very fast, Addis is also known as the home to the African Union, formerly... Read more »

November 07, 2012

• Tanzania: Drug Traffickers Caught Before Boarding Planes

  THREE Tanzanians were arrested for having swallowed heroin pellets. By Tuesday they had discharged 204 pellets worth USD 204,000. Head of the Anti Drugs Unit, Senior Assistant... Read more »

October 30, 2012

• Tanzania: Low World Market Coffee Prices Frustrate Farmers

  FARMERS' earnings from coffee production are likely to decline due to the continued fall of prices in the world market, the trend that will impact negatively on the country's... Read more »

September 18, 2012

• Tanzania: Eight Aliens Nabbed in Singida

  POLICE in Singida Region are holding eight Ethiopians for allegedly entering and living in the country illegally. Singida Regional Police Commander ACP Linus Sinzumwa, told the... Read more »

September 03, 2012

• Tanzania: Kikwete Pledges Good Ties With Ethiopia

  PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has reassured Ethiopia's Acting Premier Hailemariam Desalegn of Tanzania's continued support of the Horn of Africa country whose Prime Minister, Meles... Read more »

September 02, 2012

• Tanzania: Ethiopian Zenawi to Be Laid to Rest on Sunday

  PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete paid his last respect to former Ethiopian Prime Minister, the late Meles Zenawi. The president is also expected to participate at the burial ceremony along... Read more »

• Tanzania: State Spends 60m/ - On Illegal Migrants' Transport

  THE government has spent 60m/- as transportation cost to fly back to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a total of 80 illegal immigrants who survived the Dodoma tragedy that claimed lives of... Read more »

August 28, 2012

• Tanzania: APRM - Zenawi Leaves Behind a Productive Life

  THE African Peer Review Mechanism, an African Union (AU) programme for assessing good governance in Africa, has praised the fallen Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi as a... Read more »

August 26, 2012

• Tanzania: Over 20 Ethiopians Found Hiding in Moshi

  Saturday, at around 8.00 pm, 24 illegal immigrants from Ethiopia were arrested at Kitogoto village at Jipe ward in Mwanga district, hiding at the residence of one Anwar Ramadhan.... Read more »

August 22, 2012

• East Africa: World Leaders Mourn Zenawi

  PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete and other world leaders are mourning the death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi with high praise. Read more »

July 16, 2012

• Tanzania: UN Official Banks Dr Migiro's Legacy

  THE new United Nations Deputy Secretary General, Mr Jan Eliasson from Sweden, has hailed his predecessor, Dr Asha-Rose Migiro, for her exemplary records at the world body and... Read more »

June 28, 2012

• Tanzania: Dead Immigrants' Burial Planned

  THE government is communicating with Ethiopian authorities for burial arrangements of 43 illegal immigrants whose bodies were discovered in Kongwa District on Tuesday. Read more »

June 27, 2012

• Tanzania: Refugees Suffocate in Truck

  Some 43 foreign nationals believed to be of Somali and Ethiopian origin have been found dead in a truck that they were reportedly travelling in from Arusha to Mbeya through Dodoma. Read more »