Kenya:   Planned Highway a Threat to the Serengeti

ISS, 15 November 2010

The name Serengeti is a corruption by English and Swahili of the Maasai word Siringet. Siringet means a vast land that runs forever. Our modern understanding of Serengeti is that… Read more »

Tanzania:   Serengeti Faces Axe From Heritage Body

Citizen, 17 September 2010

The Paris-based World Heritage Centre (WHC) has warned the Tanzanian government that if the construction of the 53km stretch of the highway across the Serengeti National Park… Read more »

Tanzania:   Environmental Groups Appeal to Kikwete Over Serengeti Highway

Citizen, 16 September 2010

Heads of three global environmental conservation organisations have officially appealed to President Jakaya Kikwete to re-examine his decision to construct a highway through the… Read more »

Tanzania:   Dar, Nairobi in Talks on Serengeti Road Project

Citizen, 10 September 2010

Negotiations are underway between Tanzanian and Kenyan regarding Tanzania's plans to build a highway through the Serengeti National Park, a project that would disrupt the annual… Read more »

Tanzania:   Serengeti Highway to Go Ahead - President

East African, 16 August 2010

The international green activists' campaign against construction of a highway in the Serengeti National Park has suffered a major blow - the head of state says the project will go… Read more »