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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• October 27th 2015 – March 19th 2015
• March 12th 2015 – December 23rd 2014
• December 23rd 2014 – February 25th 2014
• February 6th 2014 – August 12th 2013
• July 9th 2013 – April 2nd 2013
• April 1st 2013 – July 18th 2012
• July 9th 2012 – August 31st 2011
• August 18th 2011 – December 20th 2010
• December 13th 2010 – January 11th 2010
• December 14th 2009 – May 7th 2009
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• November 25th 2006 – December 17th 2005
• December 15th 2005 – December 13th 2005

Tanzania: news

Tanzania bans shisha smoking over health concerns

Tuesday, July 5th 2016, 15:58

Tanzania bans the smoking of shishas or water pipes - popular with young people - over concerns of links with drug or alcohol abuse.
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Helium discovery a 'game-changer'

Tuesday, June 28th 2016, 12:40

Scientists say they have found a large helium gas field in Tanzania, amid concerns global supplies are running out.
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VIDEO: Bitter taste of Tanzania sugar price rise

Wednesday, May 25th 2016, 18:26

Tanzania is facing a sugar shortage, despite being a relatively large-scale producer of the commodity.
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Tanzania removes 10,000 'ghost workers'

Monday, May 16th 2016, 15:23

More than 10,000 "ghost workers" are removed from Tanzania's public sector payroll as part of an anti-corruption drive, saving an estimated $2m (£1.4m) a month.
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Uganda picks Tanzania for oil pipeline

Saturday, April 23rd 2016, 16:52
related countries: Kenya

Uganda says it will build a pipeline to export its oil through Tanzania, instead of Kenya, with security said to have been a factor in the decision.
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US pulls Tanzania aid over Zanzibar poll

Tuesday, March 29th 2016, 16:40
related countries: United States
related places: Zanzibar

A US government aid agency pulls $472m (£331m) of funding for a Tanzanian electricity project after criticising elections in Zanzibar.
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Tanzania civil servants' social media ban

Wednesday, March 9th 2016, 17:46

Government workers in Tanzania are told they will be sacked if they are found using social media at work.
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'Further arrests' over UK pilot killing

Saturday, February 6th 2016, 16:00
related countries: United Kingdom

Five people have now been arrested in connection with the killing of a UK pilot whose helicopter was shot down by poachers in Tanzania, his employer says.
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Tanzania arrests after UK pilot killed

Sunday, January 31st 2016, 20:48
related countries: United Kingdom

Tanzanian police arrest three suspects over the death of a British helicopter pilot whose aircraft was shot at by elephant poachers.
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Tanzania poachers kill British pilot

Saturday, January 30th 2016, 21:59
related countries: United Kingdom

A British helicopter pilot has been shot dead by elephant poachers he was tracking in Tanzania, the conservation charity for which he was working says.
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In pictures: Tanzania anger over Dar es Salaam demolitions

Thursday, January 14th 2016, 0:08
related places: Dar es Salaam

Anger over Tanzania demolitions to prevent flooding
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Tanzania mandarins jailed for lateness

Thursday, November 26th 2015, 15:43
related places: Dar es Salaam

Tanzanian rights activists condemn a decision by an official in the main city Dar es Salaam to lock up civil servants for being late for work.
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Tanzania scraps independence day revelry

Tuesday, November 24th 2015, 11:41

Tanzania's newly elected President John Magufuli cancels independence day celebrations, and orders a clean-up campaign instead.
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Freed Tanzania miners 'lived on insects'

Tuesday, November 17th 2015, 12:37

Five gold miners are rescued in western Tanzania after being trapped underground for 41 days, surviving on roots, soil and insects, police say.
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Five challenges for Tanzania's new president

Wednesday, November 4th 2015, 0:56

...and four other challenges for Tanzania's new president
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Zanzibar president's term extended

Monday, November 2nd 2015, 12:39
related places: Zanzibar

The term of Zanzibar's president is extended after elections on the Tanzanian archipelago were cancelled last week because of fraud allegations.
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Ruling party wins Tanzania presidency

Thursday, October 29th 2015, 16:46

Tanzania's governing party candidate John Magufuli has won Sunday's fiercely competitive presidential election with 58% of the vote, officials say.
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US alarmed that Zanzibar poll scrapped

Thursday, October 29th 2015, 9:35
related countries: United States
related places: Zanzibar

The US says it is "gravely alarmed" by the scrapping of tightly contested presidential and parliamentary polls on the Tanzania archipelago of Zanzibar.
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Zanzibar vote annulled after fight

Wednesday, October 28th 2015, 17:47
related places: Zanzibar

Elections in Zanzibar are annulled following fights between election commissioners - the opposition says it is being cheated of victory on the Tanzanian archipelago.
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