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I went on the same safari as Sydney Sweeney: Inside the A-list Tanzanian getaway

This Sydney Sweeney-approved safari in the Serengeti is a verdant nirvana that’s perfect for off-peak travel, says Will Hosie

Evening Standard

Road to 2026: Morocco maintain surge as Nigeria slip up

Hours after traditional powerhouse Nigeria dropped points at home to Zimbabwe, Morocco maintained their status as the only team with a 100 percent record in the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup with a 2-0 win over Tanzania.

Radio France Internationale

1.5 million-year-old bone tools discovered in Tanzania rewrite the history of human evolution

The ancestors of humans started making tools about 3.3 million years ago. First they made them out of stone, then they switched to bone as a raw material. Until recently, the earliest clear evidence of bone tool making was from sites in Europe, dated to 400,000 years ago. But archaeologists…

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Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah review – love and betrayal from the Nobel laureate

This is a powerful story of debt and obligation set against the tourism boom in post-colonial Tanzania

The Guardian - UK

Defending tradition and language: 'Children of Honey' shines light on Tanzania's Hadzabe community

'Children of Honey' highlights the struggle of the Hadzabe community to preserve its traditions and language. It was one a dozen documentary films shortlisted as part of the 'Impact Days' programme organised by the International Film Festival and Forum for Human Rights in Geneva.

Euronews

Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah review: tightly-plotted excellence

I’ve just finished a story about a man who has everything,” says Karim, the ostensible hero of Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah’s 11th novel, set in 1990s Tanzania. “How do you think the story will end?” he asks Badar, his mother’s servant boy, in a cruel taunt disguised as a…

Evening Standard

South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were sent to fight insurgents in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have killed peacekeepers while overrunning the region this year

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Attacks on people with albinism in Tanzania: African court holds government responsible – why it matters

People with albinism face widespread discrimination in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Tanzania, this minority has been subjected to extreme forms of violence. The government’s failure to protect their rights prompted the filing of a case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The case was brought by…

The Conversation

1.5 million-year-old bone tools crafted by human ancestors in Tanzania are oldest of their kind

The discovery of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools upends what we know about tool manufacturing in East Africa.

LiveScience

This UNESCO World Heritage Site in Africa was once a giant volcano

Deep in the heart of Tanzania lies a place where time seems to stand still—a land of breathtaking landscapes, abundant wildlife, and rich history. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a geological marvel that was once a colossal volcano. Today, it is the world’s largest intact…

The Times of India

This African lake is so toxic, it turns everything into stone

In our search for places remote and bizarre, we stumbled upon a lake in Tanzania so toxic that any living creature that comes in contact with the lakewater, turns into stone-quite literally. However, there is one animal species that finds this super toxic and inhospitable place a haven. We will…

The Times of India

As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting?

Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.

Al Jazeera

M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war

At a recent summit in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, leaders of eight African states released a statement calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The Conversation

Rwandan And Congolese Leaders To Meet Over Eastern DRC Conflict

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame was due to meet his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi in Tanzania on Saturday as regional leaders convene in a bid to defuse the conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Radio France Internationale

Regional leaders gather in Tanzania for high-stakes summit on DRC crisis

A joint summit between the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community will take place today and Saturday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Paul Kagame and Félix Tshisekedi, are both expected to attend.

Al Jazeera

Lake Tanganyika fishers fight for their future amid declining catches

From 2020-2024, fish production dropped 20% in the world’s longest freshwater lake serving Tanzania and its neighbours.

Radio France Internationale

African nations set to light up the homes of 300 million people by 2030

Several African nations have committed to open up their electricity sectors to attract investors and light up the homes of 300 million people currently lacking power over the next six years. "Mission 300" is driving the agenda at a two-day energy summit in Tanzania.

The Independent UK

Thais send smuggled tortoises home to Tanzania as evidence against suspected wildlife traffickers

More than 100 baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network

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The Independent UK

Tanzania confirms outbreak of highly infectious Ebola-like virus

Neighbouring Rwanda reported 15 deaths and 66 cases in last year’s outbreak of Marburg

Radio France Internationale

Tanzania's president Hassan to run in October polls

Tanzania's ruling party on Sunday nominated President Samia Suluhu Hassan as its candidate in general elections due in October in the east African country. Hassan took office in 2021 after the sudden death of her authoritarian predecessor John Magufuli.

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WHO Reports Suspected Marburg Outbreak In Northern Tanzania

Recent Marburg disease outbreak in Tanzania with 8 fatalities, high national risk, and no specific treatment available. Learn about the symptoms, transmiss...

Al Jazeera

WHO says at least 8 dead in suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania

Marburg virus can spread between people through direct contact or via blood and other bodily fluids of infected people.

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