The recent wave of abductions, arrests and the brutal killing of an opposition official in Tanzania seems to be dimming the ray of political hope that came with President Samia Suluhu Hassan's rise to power in 2021.
There was huge relief when Samia (...)
Tanzanian police have arrested prominent politician Tundu Lissu and two other opposition Chadema officials, the party has said.
It says the three were detained on Sunday in the south-western town of Mbeya, on the eve of their planned rally to mark (...)
Tanzania's founding father Julius Nyerere has been honoured with a statue outside the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.
Nyerere led what is now Tanzania from independence in 1961 until 1985.
Known as Mwalimu, Swahili for (...)
Tanzania's founding father Julius Nyerere has been honored with a statue outside the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.
Nyerere led what is now Tanzania from independence in 1961 until 1985.
Known as Mwalimu, Swahili for (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a verbal message to the President of the United Republic of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan concerning bilateral relations and ways to enhance cooperation.
The message was delivered by the Royal (...)
A domestic airline plane plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday, and the country's prime minister says 19 people on board were killed.
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa gave the new death toll, up from three.
A total of 43 passengers (...)
A domestic airline plane plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday. At least 49 passengers are believed to have been on board.
The aircraft crashed due to bad weather shortly before landing in the northwestern city of Bukoba, police (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has continued the voluntary medical project for cardiac surgeries and catheterization in the United Republic of Tanzania, which was implemented during the period from August 28 to September (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) inaugurated on Friday the voluntary medical project for cardiac surgeries and catheterization in the United Republic of Tanzania, which was implemented during the period from August 28 to (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has handed over here the gift of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Tanzania, which contained 25 tons of dates, in the presence of Saudi Ambassador to the the Republic of Tanzania (...)
The reported use of live ammunition by security forces in Tanzania, against ethnic Maasai herders, and the death of a police officer, have been condemned by top UN-appointed independent rights experts.
The development follows the alleged (...)
Tanzanian Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in on Friday as the country's first female president, two days after the death of President John Magufuli, one of Africa's most prominent COVID-19 skeptics, was announced.
Hassan took the oath (...)
Tanzania confirmed its first coronavirus death on Tuesday, health minister Ummy Mwalimu said in a statement, according to Reuters.
The 49-year-old Tanzanian male, who had pre-existing conditions, had been admitted to Mloganzila Hospital in Dar Es (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) launched yesterday its voluntary open-heart surgeries and catheterization campaign for children of low-income families in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
At the beginning of the campaign, the (...)
A fuel tanker exploded in eastern Tanzania on Saturday killing at least 60 people, authorities said, as flames ripped through a crowd that had gathered to siphon petrol from it.
Video clips circulating on social media showed the charred remains of (...)
Tanzanian police said on Tuesday they had arrested a prominent investigative journalist and were looking into his citizenship in another case triggering concern over press freedom under President John Magufuli's rule.
Erick Kabendera's detention on (...)
Tanzanian police official Simon Cerro said today that at least 136 bodies had been recovered and scores of people still missing when the ferry MV Nyerere capsized in Victoria lake.
He added that initial estimates suggested there were about 200 (...)
Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh yesterday paid a visit to the Saudi Embassy in the United Republic of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam where he was received by Saudi ambassador to Tanzania, (...)
Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh, Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, visited here today Al Hikma Educational Institution in Dar es Salaam.
Upon arrival, Sheikh Saleh was received by a number of officials.
In a speech (...)
Saudi Ambassador to Tanzania, Mohammed bin Mansour Al-Malik, held on Sunday a Suhur (pre-dawn) banquet in Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam in the honor of Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh (...)
Grand Mufti of Tanzania, who is also the Head of the Supreme Islamic Affairs Sheikh Abu Bakr Al-Zubeir met here today with Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh, Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, currently on a visit to Tanzania, on (...)
Minister of Islamic Affairs Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh, currently on a visit to Tanzania, received here today Somali Deputy Minister of Islamic Affairs, leading his country's delegation participating, in the Competition of the Holy (...)
President of the Federal Republic of Tanzania John Magufuli received at his presidential office in the Tanzanian capital of Dar Al-Salam today the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saleh bin Abdulaziz Al (...)
President of the Federal Republic of Tanzania John Magufuli received at his presidential office in the Tanzanian capital of Dar Al-Salam today the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saleh bin Abdulaziz Al (...)
President of the Federal Republic of Tanzania John Magufuli praised the relations between the Republic of Tanzania and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi participation in East African Nations Competition for Memorizing Holy Quran.
This came (...)