December 01, 2025
Rwanda: RwandAir Flights to Zanzibar a 'Boost to Regional Business, Leisure Industry
RwandAir's newly launched route to Zanzibar represents more than just a new destination as it unlocks several opportunities for travellers and the region, a senior airline official… Read more »
Rwanda: RwandAir Launches Zanzibar Flights, Resumes Mombasa Route
RwandAir, on Monday, December 1 launched its first-ever flights to Zanzibar and resumed its service to Mombasa, Kenya. Read more »
November 20, 2025
Rwanda: How RPF Warned Habyarimana Regime Against Deviation From Arusha Process
In the last article in this serialised narrative, we saw how, from September 10, 1993, Rwanda entered an institutional vacuum that the forces opposed to the Arusha Accords took… Read more »
November 05, 2025
Tanzania: How Arusha Accords Sparked a Sense of Reconciliation and Hope
In the last piece of the serialised narrative, we observed that after the Kinihira attack of February 8, 1993, the RPA withdrew to its former positions on March 20, leaving a… Read more »
August 13, 2025
Tanzania: 22 Missing, 3 Rescued in Gold Mine Collapse in NW Tanzania
Three mining technicians have been rescued while 22 remain missing following the collapse of a gold mine in Tanzania's northwestern Shinyanga region, local authorities said… Read more »
August 07, 2025
Tanzania: I Know Some Kids I Raised Are Not Mine - Diamond Platnumz
Tanzanian music star Diamond Platnumz has made a surprising confession about his children, stating that he is aware some of them may not be biologically his--but he still takes… Read more »
Mauritania: CHAN 2024 - Kapombe On Fire As Taifa Stars Beat Mauritania
Hosts Tanzania maintained their momentum at the on-going championship with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Mauritania in Group B at the Benjamin Mpaka national stadium,… Read more »
July 28, 2025
Tanzania: Businesses Welcome Rwanda-Tanzania Ports Agreement
Rwandan importers and freight forwarders have welcomed the formalisation of a bilateral agreement between Rwanda and Tanzania, signed on Saturday, July 26, to operationalise the… Read more »
July 27, 2025
Tanzania: Tanzania Eyes Boost in Railway, Air Links With Rwanda
Tanzania and Rwanda have reaffirmed their commitment to deeper bilateral ties, with expansion of air connectivity, a railway project, and the promotion of Kiswahili as a shared… Read more »
July 28, 2025
Rwanda: Why Rwanda-Tanzania Rail and Air Links Matter
The announcement this past weekend that Tanzania and Rwanda are seeking to bolster their railway and air connectivity marks a timely and strategic move in reshaping the economic… Read more »
June 03, 2025
Tanzania: Diamond Platnumz Weds Zuchu After Years of 'On-and-Off' Romance
Tanzanian music fans were stunned this week when a video surfaced showing songstress Zuchu and Diamond Platnumz looking radiant as they rode together after what appeared to be a… Read more »
March 05, 2025
Tanzania: Tanzania to Halt Steel Imports Following Growth in Local Production
Tanzania is set to officially cease the importation of steel, following massive growth in local production which marks a major achievement in the industrialisation agenda. Read more »
February 09, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: For Dar es Salaam Resolutions to Hold, Stop Holding Kinshasa With Soft Gloves
The resolutions this past weekend by leaders from the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) calling for direct talks between the… Read more »
January 21, 2025
Africa: Africa CDC Mobilizes Immediate Response for Tanzania's Marburg Outbreak
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on January 20 announced that it is mobilizing strong support to help Tanzania contain the Marburg virus disease (MVD)… Read more »
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