On Thursday, United States Vice President Kamala Harris during her visit to Tanzania as part of her week-long visit to Africa announced plans to boost trading activities between the two countries. Harris began her journey in Ghana on Sunday before travelling late on Wednesday to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s business hub, where she met President Samia Suluhu Hassan. During…
Summary Expectations are high that the coming of the US second in command will bolster ties with Tanzania in areas such as trade, tourism, education, health, agriculture, environment, information and communication technology (ICT), as well as security and defence Dar es Salaam. US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Tanzania today amid optimism for further improving bilateral ties between…
The UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak would host African leaders in London in the second UK-African Investment Summit expected to hold between April 23rd and 24th, 2024. The summit is expected to build on the £6.5 billion deals and £8.9 billion investment commitments achieved at the 2020 summit. A statement by the Senior Press and Public Affairs Officer, British…
POLITICAL analysts view the visit by US Vice-President Kamala Harris to Tanzania as a further step in recognising President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s 4Rs philosophy in promoting democracy and good governance. They said President Samia walks the talk in unifying the country as well as promoting multilateral cooperation through her philosophy. The 4Rs stands for Reconciliation, Resilience, Reforms and Rebuilding…
Tourism AS the ‘Air Force Two’ kisses the Julius Nyerere International Airport’s (JNIA) runway today, tourism stakeholders will definitely be rubbing their hands. Perhaps, this signals the prospects of the visit of the second in command in the Oval Office. A section of players in the 2billion US dollars (about 5tri/-) a year industry have expressed their optimism as…
Summary The firm announced on Monday that its gross profit jumped by 16.2 percent to Sh69.2 billion in 2022 from Sh59.6 billion in 2021 Dar es Salaam. Tanzania Cigarette Public Limited Company (TCC Plc) has increased its dividend for shareholders by 23 percent after the company braved challenges to register double-digit growth in profitability. The firm said yesterday that its…
Summary In her playlist that features 25 songs, Kamala Harris did not include Tanzania megastar Diamond Platnumz Dar es Salaam. The US Vice President Kamala Harris has released an official Spotify playlist of African music that features top 10 Tanzania artistes including Ali Kiba and Harmonize. Other artistes featured in Harris’ playlist are, Zuchu, Jay Melody, Mbosso, Jux, Marioo,…
Huawei today announced its ‘Non Stop Banking’ initiative. Unveiled at the Huawei Intelligent Finance Summit for Africa 2023, the initiative calls for hand-in-hand collaboration between the ICT and banking industries and facilitate a digital future of ‘non-stop’ services, ‘non-stop’ development, and ‘non-stop’ innovation. In a keynote speech announcing the initiative, Leo Chen, president of Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa Region spoke…
Wazima Health, Africa’s Integrated e-Health Telemedicine and Health management UK company, AXESS Networks, a global leader of satellite communications solutions provider, and COMITAS e-Health, a Spanish Telemedicine Service Provider, hereby announce their joint partnership. Three strong partners – one common goal: making healthcare accessible to everyoneThe collaboration brings together the expertise and resources of three of the most innovative…
The unusually heavy presence of US security staff encircling US Vice-President Kamala Harris during her arrival at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, on Sunday was a vivid sign of Washington’s psychological distance from Africa. Harris said that she was “very excited” about the future of Africa upon her arrival in Accra. But she should have done her homework…
By Imad Creidi DOHA, March 28 (Reuters) – Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film “Hotel Rwanda” about the 1994 genocide, has arrived in Qatar after being released from prison in Rwanda last week, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. Rusesabagina, a U.S. permanent resident, was sentenced in September 2021 to…
Click here to listen Right now, countries in Africa are being wooed by the world’s biggest powers. As China continues pouring billions into the continent and Russia escalates its military engagement, now the United States is stepping on the diplomatic gas, with Air force two landing in Ghana this week. Source www.abc.net.au
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 17th, 2023 – Her Excellency Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, has officially launched Africa’s Food System Forum 2023, the premier platform for advancing the agriculture and food systems agenda in Africa. The launch, which took place at State House, Tanzania, emphasized the importance of including youth and women…
Summary The Communications Authority of Kenya has sought to prevent television stations from broadcasting the demonstrations live, but the move was blocked by the High Court. Police fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protests on Monday over the high cost of living, after the opposition vowed demonstrations would go ahead despite a police ban. Security was tight, with riot…
The United States of America intends to increase investments on the African continent to propel economic growth. This was announced by Vice-President Kamala Harris on her arrival in Ghana as part of a nine-day working visit to the continent. She was in the company of her husband Douglas Emhoff and other top officials in the US government. Madam Harris…
Summary Tanzania is among the countries that are heavily affected by harmful alcohol consumption, which endangers the lives of consumers and innocent bystanders. A new initiative called global smart drinking goals is addressing this challenge. A few years back, a video of a drunken driver being pulled out of a regional passenger bus before departure made headlines in Tanzania….
The importance of having women in government cannot be overstated as it directly relates to building a more equitable society with a diverse range of interests and issues being lodged on a state level. Women bring a unique perspective and experience to governance that can lead to more comprehensive policies that better represent and serve all members of society….
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet Monday with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, a show of support for the West African leader who is facing rising discontent over inflation and fresh concerns about regional security. Harris is just beginning a weeklong trip to the continent that will also take her to Tanzania and Zambia, part of a concerted effort…
By Tonya Pendleton Lifetime announced Wednesday that Meagan Good will executive produce and star in the upcoming movie Buying Back my Daughter, part of their Ripped From the Headlines movie series. Good, 41, the star of the Prime Video series Harlem has moved more into behind-the-scenes roles lately. She directed a Season 2 episode for the streamer. This will…
Summary President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s pro-business approach has restored domestic and foreign investors’ trust and confidence Dar es Salaam. The ongoing efforts to improve Tanzania’s business climate have had a positive outcome on the attraction of investments, with latest data showing a 173 percent rise in the amount invested in the country during the past two years. Data from…
In recent tweets, Kenyan blogger Dikembe discusses the current state of politics in Kenya, drawing comparisons to the time before the Handshake agreement between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga. Dikembe notes that, just like before the Handshake, there are those on both sides who opposed the agreement. Raila’s men were shocked by his decision and accused…
Dar es Salaam. Tourists arriving from France outnumbered their counterparts from Italy and other parts of the world in the number of visitors who came to Zanzibar in February 2023, with Poland and Germany taking the third and fourth slots, the tourism statistical release shows. The document which was released on March 22, in collaboration between Chief Government Statistician,…
South African Hip-Hop artist, Shane Eagle hints at new music with new official cover art. Following the success of his sophomore album, “Green” released last year, South African star Shane Eagle may be on the verge of dropping new music again soon with a post of a cover art titled “JTHY”. After clearing his Instagram page, Shane Eagle came…
Madam Asseta Diallo, Senior Programmes Officer at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Ghana says the country’s dependence on organic fertilisers for soil nutrients may not help achieve food security. She explained that Ghana had a poor fertility status where about 65 per cent of agricultural land was depleted or severely degraded due to human activities…
THE maiden visit of US Vice-President Kamala Harris to Tanzania is expected to bolster bilateral ties between the two countries and promote a number of areas for cooperation, pundits have forecasted. Ms Harris and her delegation will visit three African countries – Tanzania, Ghana and Zambia from 25 March to 2 April to discuss regional and global priorities, including…
A new analysis from the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, shows that some 190 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats – inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); related diseases; and climate hazards. The study, released on Monday ahead of the historic UN Water Conference, reviewed household access to…
The UN 2023 Water Conference, which takes place at UN Headquarters from 22-24 March, is being hailed as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to accelerate progress towards universal access to safe water and sanitation by 2030. Water is at the core of sustainable development. It supports all aspects of life on Earth, and access to safe and clean water is a…
Forests are often called the lungs of the planet, because they absorb harmful carbon dioxide and produce life-giving oxygen so it’s no exaggeration to equate healthy forests with healthy people, the theme of this year’s International Day of Forests. Covering 31 per cent of Earth’s land and providing a home to 80 per cent of all land-based species, forests…
Arsenal have taken extra precaution to try and help ensure influential midfielder Thomas Partey avoids injury while on international duty with Ghana. The 29-year-old has been in outstanding form this season and represents an essential cog in Mikel Arteta’s relentless winning machine. Partey’s Arsenal career has been regularly undermined by fitness issues and his absence against both Manchester clubs…
Nearly 420 million children across the globe receive school meals – that’s 30 million more than in 2020 – the World Food Programme (WFP) said in a new report published on Tuesday. Amid the current global food crisis, with many families struggling to put food on the table, governments are increasingly seeing the value of these initiatives, according to…
Summary Called ‘The Barrick-Twiga Future Forward Education Program”, the objective is to build 1,090 classrooms, 1,640 ablution blocks and 270 dormitories across 161 schools nationwide Barrick Gold is pledging $30 million (about Sh70 billion) in support of the government’s plan to expand the education infrastructure in Tanzania. The affirmation was reached during yesterday’s meeting between Barrick president and chief…
Summary In 1962, President Julius Nyerere asked O. R Tambo to help recruit nurses from South Africa to reduce shortages of nurses in Tanganyika A nursing sister, Kholeka Rosemond Tunyiswa, who may not be all that well known in South Africa, passed away in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 5, 2023. She was born in Port Elizabeth, now…
When babies do not feed directly from their mothers’ breasts during the first six months after birth, it puts them at higher risk of contracting a number of fatal diseases most significantly, diarrhoea, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). By Rodgers Otiso Diarrhoea, according to the WHO, is the leading cause of death among infants in developing countries…
On 8 March 2023, five teenage girls uploaded on social media a video of themselves performing the Calm Down Dance Challenge. This is the choreography for the first verse of the Afrobeats hit Calm Down by Nigerian singer Rema (Divine Ikubor). The girls were following people across the world who’ve made this dance challenge go viral for over a…
A diplomatic deal in the Middle East was notable as much for a breakthrough between Saudi Arabia and Iran as it was for the absence of American input. Story by Brendan Cole The March 10 agreement between the regional rivals to imminently reopen embassies after a seven-year hiatus was brokered in secret by China. It raised questions over whether…
He continues to cement his place at the king of yanos. Amapiano is arguably South Africa’s hottest cultural export right now and to showcase the genre, Spotify is hosting media and influencers from across the continent on an Amapiano Tourism experience which shares the roots of the genre, the power of collaborations and how streaming is helping to export…
French journalist Olivier Dubois was hugged by emotional reporters at a briefing in Niger on Monday announcing the release of him and U.S. aid worker Jeffery Woodke who had been held hostage in West Africa for years by Islamist militants. Dubois was kidnapped in Mali in 2021, while Woodke was kidnapped in neighbouring Niger in 2016. Dubois had appeared…
By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian Despite the deeply rooted patriarchal system in our culture, women have still managed to beat the system and are taking over some of the leadership roles traditionally designated for men, including the highest seat in the country. Did you know that Africa currently has two female presidents and only a total of 10…
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has become a hub for food exports, feeding countries in the African region as well as rest of the world, latest statistics from the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) and the Ministry of Agriculture show. The central bank data shows that in the period of five years from 2018 to 2022 the country sold vegetables worth…
SIMBA Head Coach Roberto Oliveira congratulated his charges for steering the team to CAF Champions League quarterfinals while Horoya Assistant Coach Sekou Soumah conceded the big upset. The Msimbazi Street Reds were on rampage at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam over the weekend after purverising the Guineans with 7-0 blitz to sail into the last-8 of the…
The right to protest does not give anyone the right to infringe on any other person’s right to engage in their trade or profession without hindrance. President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg One hundred years ago, in May 1923, the first bill of rights in South Africa’s history was adopted by the African National Congress. It had no legal…
Summary The attack by “armed men” happened at about 5:00 am near Bambari, said the central town’s mayor Abel Matchipata Bambari. Nine Chinese mine workers were killed in an attack in the Central African Republic, sparking a rare call on Monday from China’s President Xi Jinping for the perpetrators to be “severely” punished. The attack by “armed men” happened…
ANALYSTS have commented that sports diplomacy has flourished under the two-year tenure in top office of President Samia Suluhu Hassan than ever before calling the development a catalyst for the growth of sports sector in the country. Without doubt, participation of Tanzania athletes in major international contests keeps jumping up day after day due to the existing good diplomatic…
Summary Authorities said there would be a heavy police presence to deal with any possible violence, after the third largest party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) urged South Africans to take to the streets and bring the country to a halt Johannesburg. South Africa braced for protests on Monday after a left-wing party called for a “national shut-down”, sparking…
Emphasizing the need for building local private-sector seed companies, fostering public-private partnerships, and promoting the use of improved seed varieties, AGRA Board Chair Hailemariam Desalegn has urged Tanzania to bolster its local seed production capacity to achieve food security and economic growth. To reinforce and augment its food system, Tanzania has been advised to enhance the abilities of local…
Summary The two countries have historical relations dating back to the struggle for independence in southern Africa in which Tanzania played a significant role Dar es Salaam. Tanzania and South Africa signed memoranda of understanding yesterday as the leaders of the two nations discussed cooperation in matters related to defense and security, trade, and investment, as well as education…
Summary India is one of Tanzania’s biggest trading partners, with data from the Indian High Commission in Dar es Salaam putting the value of trade between the countries at $4.5 billion (about Sh10.4 trillion) during the year ending March 2022 Dar es Salaam. Tanzania and India have agreed on an arrangement that will no longer make the US dollar…
Volvo Trucks delivers its first heavy electric truck to Morocco. The customer is the refuse collection company Arma, and this is the first heavy battery-electric truck from a global manufacturer to be in commercial operation in Africa. Deployment of heavy electric trucks is now spreading across the world. With Europe and the US among the leaders, the shift to…
Source | Daily News PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan day arrived in Pretoria, South Africa for a two-day State visit at the invitation of South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa. The State visit will crown the second session of the South Africa-Tanzania Bi-National Commission (BNC). The commission comprises four committees –Political and Diplomatic; Defence and Security; Economic Affairs, and Social and…
Three deaths of leading stars in the past six months have robbed the Democratic Republic of Congo of strong pillars of its music industry. The death on Tuesday night in the United States of guitar maestro Denis Lokassa Kasiya, popularly known as Lokassa ya Mbongo, follows those of saxophone wizard and Veve band leader Verckys Kiamwangana Mateta last October,…
King Mohammed VI of Morocco announced on Tuesday his country’s decision to present a joint bid together with Spain and Portugal to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. In a message to the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the king said this joint bid would bring together Africa and Europe, the northern and southern Mediterranean, and the African, Arab…
Footballers are some of the biggest celebrities in the world these days and stars from PSG, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona are some of the most Googled people in 2023. Plenty of the high-profile stars in the game today have attracted a mainstream audience, you only need to look at the most followed people on Instagram to tell you that….
Sabrina and Idris Elba are, as it turns out, just like the rest of us. “Idris would look at the 20 products on my bathroom counter and say: ‘Why do you need all those things?’ And I’d always say, I do,” Sabrina says with a laugh. The couple’s opposing skincare routines — Sabrina’s endless serums and acids versus Idris’s…
Staff Writer, Agence France-Presse (AFP) Four months since the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed a peace deal, medicine and food supplies were still insufficient Rebuilding schools and hospitals is the “number one priority” in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region after two years of brutal conflict, Janti Soeripto, head of the US-based charity Save the Children…
NEWLY appointed American Ambassador to Tanzania Michael Battle has listed his top priorities for promoting trade and investment between the two countries during his tenure in office. The former US Ambassador to the African Union said he would work with the government of Tanzania and its people to expand trade opportunities. According to him, all US ambassadors are responsible…
THE first Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) exhibition prepared by LPG EXPO Company from Singapore, Tanzania LPG Association (TZLPGA) with collaboration with the government of Tanzania, will take place next week in Dar es Salaam. Speaking to the media on Thursday in Dar es Salaam, the Director of LPG EXPO, Catherine Ho, said that the exhibition will take place from…
Award-winning musician Nomcebo Zikode was grateful to be awarded the Top Entertainer Award by Forbes Women Africa. It’s been one win after the next for Grammy Award winner Nomcebo Zikode, and this time, on 9 March, she took to Instagram to announce she was awarded the Top Entertainer Award by Forbes Women Africa and had her online followers congratulating…
Racism, xenophobia, anti-immigration. Violence on migrants. Hundreds driven out of their homes. Repatriation flights. No, it isn’t another xenophobic flare-up in South Africa — although it could be, given the government’s attitude to Zimbabweans and others. Black migrants in Tunisia have fled their homes to sleep outside their embassies or the United Nations buildings. There is a state-sponsored witch-hunt…
Women hold significantly fewer jobs than their male counterparts, despite global equality movements and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) programs taking hold in the workplace. According to the International Labour Organisation, the global labour force participation rate for women is just under 47%, compared with 72% for men. This gender gap in employment is even starker in project management,…
Aggrieved Chagossians must be heard in negotiations between the UK and Mauritius over who owns the Chagos Archipelago. Could the protracted dispute over the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean finally be drawing to a close? Britain steadfastly insisted for decades that it was the rightful owner of what it called the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). But it…
By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – As a human being, you have an inherent responsibility to accept and embrace your nature in all its forms and possible manners of acting. Don’t construct imaginary walls around yourself that become increasingly hard to break as time passes, or worse, invite others to join you in the…
Egypt has joined Africa Finance Corporation, the continent’s infrastructure solutions provider, as the first North African sovereign shareholder, further diversifying AFC’s expanding equity investor base. Egypt’s Minister of Finance, H.E. Dr Mohamed Maait. PH0T0 | Supplied An AFC Member State, Egypt’s equity commitment and its imminent representation on the AFC Board of Directors enhances the Corporation’s pan-African spread of…
Summary President Samia Suluhu Hassan pledged her support in ensuring that the 5th Assembly fulfilled its mandate of furthering the EAC integration agenda Arusha. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said Tanzania will leave no stone unturned in the quest for peace and security in East Africa. As she met the Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly, Joseph Ntakirutimana,…
Summary Hyatt Hotels Corporation shared that 45 percent of the properties that joined Hyatt’s system in 2022 were based in EAME markets and the region’s contribution to the Hyatt growth journey continues into 2023 through a strong pipeline with ten percent of Hyatt’s 117,000 rooms record pipeline, as of fourth quarter earnings, expected to join the portfolio in EAME…
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | The East African Business Council (EABC) has applauded Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan for allocating three hectares of land for building its headquarters in the East African nation’s northern city of Arusha, the EABC said in a statement late Friday. Hassan on Friday handed over to EABC CEO John Kalisa a title deed for a…
TANZANIA has been earmarked to host the Toastmasters East African Conference from May 19th to 21st 2023 in Dar es Salaam. Making the revelation recently in the city, Toastmasters International in East Division A Director, John Nzira further said there has been a satisfaction at the way East Africans are responding to organisation. “We are enthralled to see so…
THE government reforms in the mining sector has continued to yield results as Geita Region collected 400bn/- revenue from the sector in two years of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration. The reforms made by the government included the establishment of an international gold trading centre in the gold-rich region which has five buying centres that have made trading easier…
Summary A 44-year-old South African entrepreneur has not only ticked off a major bucket list item by climbing Kilimanjaro, but he has also done it for a great cause. Tiisetjo Tleane, who runs a small IT business in Yeoville, Johannesburg called GaMaja, summited Kilimanjaro last week Friday after commencing the gruelling 5 895 metre climb six days earlier. And…
Summary Libreville, Luanda, Brazzaville, Kinshasa – France’s President Emmanuel Macron is on a whirlwind tour of African capitals as he tries to shift French policy on the continent away from military involvement. He can hardly be accused of ignoring Africa – this is his 18th presidential trip – but this comes at a time of ever-increasing competition from China…