Tanzania: Has Tanzania's Protest Crackdown Dented Democratic Gains?

When President Samia Suluhu Hassan took office, her easing of opposition restrictions was praised. But a recent protest crackdown shows that progress on political freedom under her… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania Opposition Leaders Released After Mass Arrests

Hundreds of leaders and supporters of the Chadema party had been arrested ahead of a planned youth day rally. Dissidents voiced concerns about a return to the repressive policies… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania Pushing Out Maasai to Attract Rich Tourists

Tanzania's government is expanding its nature preserves, but in doing so, it is displacing Maasai herders from their ancestral lands. The plan is to attract more luxury tourism --… Read more »

Kenya: Flooding in Tanzania and Kenya Claims Scores of Lives

After days of torrential rain across East Africa, Tanzania's prime minister says at least 155 people have been killed in flooding, while at least 13 killed have died in neighboring… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania Landslide After Heavy Rains Leaves Several Dead

A group of small-scale miners were working in northern Tanzania when the ground caved in and buried them inside. Mining in the area was restricted due to ongoing heavy rains. Read more »

Tanzania: German President's Apology a Welcome First Step - Historian

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's move to ask for forgiveness for Germany's colonial abuses has been welcomed by Tanzanians. But it can only be a beginning, they say. Read more »

Tanzania: German President Apologizes for Colonial Crimes in Tanzania

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has asked for forgiveness for the crimes committed by the military during its colonial rule of Tanzania. Read more »

Tanzania: Germany to Address 'Dark' Colonial Legacy in Tanzania, President Says

Germany will confront "the atrocities of the German colonial occupation" in Tanzania, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in Dar es Salaam. Tanzania was a German colony… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzanians Demand Return of Ancestral Skulls

Colonial-era skulls had been lying in a Berlin archive for more than 100 years. Once looted as war trophies, they have now been matched by DNA tests with living descendants in… Read more »

Tanzania: Aids - Tanzania Makes Progress to End Epidemic By 2030

Tanzania is prioritizing early testing efforts and effective treatments to meet the global target of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030. One man is leading his community by… Read more »

Tanzania: Germany Fails to Face Colonial Legacy in Tanzania - Historians

The German government says its wants to confront the legacy of its colonial rule in Africa. But it is still failing to address issues such as its brutal repression of the Maji Maji… Read more »

East Africa: Kenya Protests - Tanzanian Traders Wary of Impact to Business

Tanzanian traders doing business in Kenya have raised concerns that the weekly demonstrations by the opposition are negatively affecting their business. Kenya is the main… Read more »

Tanzania: Clarifying German Colonial-Era Atrocities in Tanzania

The process of coming to terms with German colonial-era crimes in Tanzania is intended to strengthen relations. The two countries are also in talks on reparations. Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzanian President Ends Ban On Opposition Rallies

Tanzania's president has ended a ban on opposition rallies imposed by her autocratic predecessor, John Magufuli. The decision was cautiously welcomed as a win for democracy by… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzanian Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu - 'My Life Is Not Safe'

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has taken refuge at the residence of the German ambassador after losing the country's election. He contests the results, which virtually… Read more »

Tanzania: Country's Biggest Wildlife Reserve Under Threat

Despite major backlash from conservationists, the Tanzanian government plans to start building a hydropower dam inside a UNESCO-protected wildlife reserve this July. More than 2.6… Read more »