News: Tanzania

We have started to collect the most important news related to Tanzania in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Tanzania: news

Albinos in Burundi flee killings

Thursday, October 2nd 2008, 18:12
related countries: Burundi

Albinos in Burundi take refuge after three are killed by gangs apparently seeking to sell body parts in Tanzania.
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Tanzania disco stampede arrests

Thursday, October 2nd 2008, 15:36

The managers of the hall in Tanzania where a disco stampede killed at least 19 children are arrested.
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Nomad identity

Tuesday, September 23rd 2008, 11:02

Tanzanian tribe cling to their threatened culture
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Mass fainting as Tanzanian schoolgirls take final exam

Thursday, September 11th 2008, 15:39

Junior school pupils in Tanzania experience a mass fainting fit while taking their final year exams.
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East Africa marks terror attacks

Thursday, August 7th 2008, 9:44
related countries: Kenya, United States

Kenya and Tanzania hold ceremonies to mark 10 years since the simultaneous US embassy attacks.
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US embassy attacks commemorated

Wednesday, August 6th 2008, 23:33
related countries: Kenya, United States

Kenya and Tanzania prepare to mark the 10th anniversary of deadly bomb attacks on their US embassies.
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Tanzania albinos targeted again

Sunday, July 27th 2008, 14:06

Attackers in Tanzania kill an albino man - the 26th victim in a year - and leave his wife injured.
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Witchdoctor fury

Thursday, July 24th 2008, 23:47

BBC reporter tells of threats for taking on albino killers
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Living in fear

Monday, July 21st 2008, 18:15

Tanzania's albinos are still targeted by witch doctors
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Exiled Burundi rebel head returns

Friday, May 30th 2008, 15:59
related countries: Burundi

The leader of Burundi's last active rebel group, the FNL, returns from exile in Tanzania four days after a ceasefire.
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Tanzanian minister quits office

Monday, April 21st 2008, 4:35
related countries: United Kingdom

A Tanzanian politician resigns amid allegations he took bribes during the purchase of a British air traffic control system.
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Olympic torch reaches Oman

Monday, April 14th 2008, 18:57
related countries: Oman

The troubled Olympic torch is paraded through Muscat, the capital of Oman, in an evening parade.
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Torch in peaceful Tanzania relay

Sunday, April 13th 2008, 15:46

The troubled Olympic torch completes its first incident-free relay run, as it passes through Tanzania.
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Torch in low-key Tanzania visit

Saturday, April 12th 2008, 21:46

The Olympic Games torch continues its world tour in Tanzania, where less trouble is expected than elsewhere.
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Tanzania targets witchdoctors

Thursday, April 3rd 2008, 8:55

Tanzania's president orders a crackdown on witchdoctors who use albino body parts for good luck potions.
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Tanzanian gem miners feared dead

Sunday, March 30th 2008, 14:08

About 65 miners are feared dead after heavy rainfall triggers the collapse of gem mines in Tanzania.
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Bush highlights malaria campaign

Monday, February 18th 2008, 11:04

George W Bush draws attention to anti-malaria efforts by promising free bed nets in Tanzania.
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Bush calls for fair Zimbabwe poll

Sunday, February 17th 2008, 9:29
related countries: Kenya, United States
related places: Africa, Darfur

US President George W Bush calls for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, as he continues his African tour.
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Tanzania's leader sacks cabinet

Friday, February 8th 2008, 11:02

Tanzania's president dissolves his cabinet in the wake of a graft scandal that forced the prime minister to resign.
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