East Africa: EAC Eyes Single Currency By 2024

EAST African Community (EAC) states are aspiring for a single EAC currency by 2024. Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda are determined to merge their respective shillings with Rwanda and… Read more »

Tanzania: Fight Against Cybercrime Is Here to Stay

The recent High Court's decision, confirming the Cybercrimes Act does not abrogate the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, is another sign that the government has been… Read more »

Tanzania: New Condom Brand Comes Aboard in Tanzania

The Ministry of Health, Social Welfare, Community Development, Elders and children in collaboration with Population Services International (PSI) and Tanzania Commission for AIDS… Read more »

Tanzania: Ritual Killings Resurface in Muleba

Ritual killers, head hunters and sexual predators are out of their lairs again. They are on the prowl. Read more »

East Africa: Region Urged to Formulate Common Anti-Poaching Policy

The East African governments have been advised to formulate a common policy that would set conducive environment for curbing the rampant poaching. Read more »

Tanzania: Ban Imposed On Political Rallies - a Critical Lesson in Political Education

THE DAILY NEWS of Tuesday, 28th June, 2016, carried the following news item under the heading TLP SUPPORTS MAGUFULI ON POLITICAL RALLIES : "The Tanzania Labour Party (TLP) has… Read more »

Tanzania: Police Force Bans All Political Rallies, Until Further Notice

The police force has intervened in what seems to be narrowing down to a political showdown between the ruling CCM and the opposition, CHADEMA, banning all rallies until further… Read more »

East Africa: The Bitter-Sweet Kenya-Uganda Sugar Deal - Public or Private

One of the outcomes of the 3-day official visit of President Uhuru Kenyatta to Uganda, the signing of a deal to open up the Kenyan market for Ugandan sugar, has created a storm in… Read more »

Tanzania: ADB to Fund Rural Road Projects

THE African Development Bank (AfDB) through the Marketing Infrastructure, Value Addition and Rural Finance Support Programme (MIVARF) will fund rural road upgrading projects in… Read more »

Tanzania: Reasons Behind the Zanzibar Revolution

The Zanzibar Revolution saw the 1964 overthrow of the Sultan of Zanzibar and his mainly Arab government by local African revolutionaries. An ethnically diverse state consisting of… Read more »